We speak with organizer, artist and author Rocky Rivera about her new book Snakeskin. “Snakeskin” is a collection of essays that have shaped the artist you’ve come to know as Rocky Rivera. ROCKY RIVERA
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Rising Up With Sonali – March 24, 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.
Assault On Higher Education In Turkey & The Global Campaign To Free Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
On January 1, 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his appointment of a new rector at Isatnbul’s Boğaziçi University, one of Turkey’s most prestigious universities. The appointment trampled a long-standing tradition of electing rectors from within the university. In the second part of their interview Ayça Alemdaroğlu and Elif Babül discuss the context for the … Continued
East Bay Yesterday – March 24, 2021
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Healthcare under capitalism can involve expensive visits to trained professionals. What would a system of peer-to-peer caregiving outside the cash nexus look like? Inspired by models developed in Greek solidarity clinics, Cassie Thornton has devised a radical new approach, one that involves three people focusing on the physical, mental, and social health of a fourth … Continued
US-China Relations
U.S.-China relations are crucial to the global response to climate change. But instead of cooperation, they appear headed into Cold War, says Michael Klare. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Part 1 – The Return of the Mass Shootings Guest: Patrick Blanchfield is a writer and journalist who writes about gun violence, trauma, and masculinity. He is also an associate faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research. His book, Gunpower: The Structure of American Violence, will be released by Verso Books this coming … Continued
Democracy Now – March 24, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – Israel elections began yesterday, it’s fourth in two years Khury Petersen-Smith (@kpYES) is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:34 – COVID pandemic impacts on the Black community Selena Wilson is the Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness East Oakland Youth Development Center (@eoydc). Dr Monique LeSarre (@MoniqueLeSarre) is … Continued
Democracy Now – March 24, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.