Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright connects the dots, from evolutionary psychology to the science and power of Buddhism. Wit, a hallmark of his writing, makes the medicine go down. With host Kris Welch.
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Today we’re in conversation with Angela Nagle to talk about the roots and the rise of the far-fetched subcultures dominating the internet culture wars. Angela Nagle is an expert on the online culture wars, anti-feminist online, and the alt-right. Angela Nagle’s work has appeared in the Baffler, Jacobin, Current Affairs, the Irish Times and many … Continued
On today’s show, we touch base with Salvador Tio, a veteran civil rights attorney and Nelson Carrasquillo, a member of CATA the Farm-workers Support Committee, about the damage done by Hurricane Irma in Puerto Rico. Then, we move to a discussion between Christine Hong, Executive Board Member of the Korea Policy Institute and Jonathan Pollack … Continued
“We Have Never Had Anything Like Them”: Bill McKibben on Floods, Winds & Fires Devastating U.S.; “Talks Can Work”: As Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula, Advocates Call for Demilitarization; Is the Burmese Military Carrying Out a Genocide Against Rohingya, World’s Most Persecuted Minority?
Is Donald Trump pushing North Korea into a corner and making war more likely? On today’s show we’ll turn to John Feffer of Foreign Policy in Focus about the developing story and if it is a war of words as usual, or something more. Then, Shaye Wolf of the Center for Biological Diversity will join … Continued
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Songhoy Blues
A desert punk / blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali.
What can Hinduism’s meditative traditions offer to movements for social change? In especially Tantric principles Farah Godrej finds resources for challenging gender, class/caste, and other hierarchies. Of particular significance, in Godrej’s view, is Tantra’s rejection of the matter/spirit dualism that pervades orthodox Hindu philosophical systems. Farah Godrej, “Orthodoxy and Dissent in Hinduism’s Meditative Traditions: A … Continued
DACA! Marc Bamuthi Joseph!
Well, he did it; rescinded DACA. Now what, for Dreamers and progressives? PLUS: award-winning poet, performance artist, playwright Marc Bamuthi Joseph introduces a new performance festival in SF. The theme? Why Citizenship? with host Kris Welch.
Today we spend the hour talking about Washington politics and the Trump presidency. Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs writer for The Nation magazine. He is also a contributing writer for The Progressive magazine and In These Times, an associate editor of the Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, and a co-founder of … Continued
Meet Cesar Espinosa: After Surviving Harvey, He’s Fighting for his Future as Trump Rescinds DACA; Reclaiming Gotham: Juan González on Cities Leading the Revolt Against Trumpism & Neoliberal Policies.