We discuss the importance of the international Hip Hop community with speakers Adyanna Odom, Renita Washington and Hip Hop artist Bocafloja. Trinity Hip Hop Festival Guests: Adyanna Odom – Trinity College Hartford Bocafloja – Aldo Villegas (born 12 July 1978), better known by his stage name Bocafloja, is a rapper, poet, spoken word artist, and … Continued
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Can an intensely private emotion like shame – for who one is, or what one has done – serve as an impetus for political engagement? Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s writings on Jewish politics, Manu Samnotra ascribes a political role to shame; he argues that shame can motivate people to create political spaces and engage in political action. … Continued
What’s good, and what needs work, in the Biden infrastructure plan. PLUS: the venture vultures’ plans to suck that plan dry. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Greg Grandin is professor of history at Yale University. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction in 2020 for his book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. He has also republished his book from 2006 Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – The Biden Administration and the detention and deportation machine Jacinta Gonzalez is a senior campaign organizer with Mijente (@ConMijente) an advocacy hub for Latinx and Chicanx people seeking racial, economic, gender and climate justice. 0:34 – A crucial statewide education race in Wisconsin John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. His latest … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
