The Immigration Nightmare Continues
Today on show: The immigration nightmare continues for thousands of Central Americans seeking asylum from the storm. We’ll feature an extended update on the deadly situation that is growing worse by the day.
Featured Episode
We speak with individuals in Antioch about the latest challenges involving a racist publication. Guests: Frank Sterling is the Technical Director First Voice Media · KPFA and The Pacifica Network. Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker, who is Black and represents District 1 in Antioch, CA.
Rising Up With Sonali – March 18, 2021
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 Visionary Activist Show – Praying as Orpheus
“Not Praying to Orpheus, but praying as Orpheus,” encourages Caroline’s guest, Sophie Strand: a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the history of religion, environmentalism, and feminism. She is currently selling a historical fiction novel about Miriam the Magdalene and completing a book of essays tentatively called … Continued
interviews with playwright Lauren Gunderson, author of “The Catastrophist,” and co-author of “The Flats” both streaming now, and with Katya Cengel, author of “From Chernobyl with Love.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Sochie Nnaemeka, director of the New York State Working Families Party, on the awfulness of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Susie Bright, the original “sexpert,” on what the pandemic has done to our libidos.
The horrific killings in Atlanta express the deadly hates of misogyny and racism. We hear from a sex worker. PLUS: immigration is becoming THE GOP weapon against Biden. What needs to happen? PLUS; the latest from poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Barbara Zandoval on Unsplash
Guest: Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese- American author. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. He is the author of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize The Sympathizer. He is also the author … Continued
Democracy Now – March 18, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – After the mass shooting of spa workers in Atlanta, what it’s like on the ground George Chidi (@neonflag) is a journalist and columnist for the online news site Decaturish.com, based in Atlanta, GA. 0:20 – On organizing against anti-Asian hate and combatting white supremacist violence Jung Hee Choi (@jungheechoi) is Deputy Director of … Continued