We follow live developments on the Senate floor this morning as senators go into day 3 of deliberations on what to do about the healthcare reform that they hate, and also hate to get rid of. Hosts Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert look at where the battle lines are being drawn. We hear Senator Rand … Continued
The First Openly Transgender Infantry Soldier in U.S. Army Speaks Out on Trump’s New Military Ban; What Role Should the Military Play in the Fight for Transgender Rights? The Rolling Resistance: Meet Three Disability Rights Activists Fighting to Save Healthcare.
Who are your favorite characters in popular song? Pancho and Lefty? Ziggy Stardust? Mr. Bojangles? Eleanor Rigby? Happy Jack? (Ode to) Bille Joe? Tune in to find out what Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson have selected from their all-time favorites. It’s a fund drive special, from 8 p.m. until midnight. You can make a pledge … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Senator Al Franken in Berkeley to talk about his new book. And the former police chief of Seattle Stands side by Side with Black Lives Matter
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with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, an assistant professor of African American History at the University of Florida. Discusses his latest book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course … Continued
In “I Am Not Your Negro,” Haitian director Raoul Peck, through the lens of writer James Baldwin, examines why racial oppression is at the heart of the American experience.
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich interviews Alec Ryrie about the Protestants as a group you cannot avoid if you want to understand the world today. Alec Ryrie is Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University and a licensed minister in his local church. An expert on the Reformation in England and Scotland, … Continued
Chris Hedges has been telling truth to (and against) power since his earliest days as a radical journalist. He is an intellectual warrior who confronts American empire in the most incisive, challenging ways. The insights he provides into the deeply troubled state of our nation cannot be found anywhere else. Like many of our most … Continued
As the Senate prepares to vote to repeal Obamacare within two years without any immediate plan to replace it, access to life-saving healthcare hangs in the balance for tens of millions. We break from our fund drive format to bring you special coverage. Guests: Ken Jacobs, Chair of the UC Berkeley Labor Center Anthony Wright, Executive Director … Continued
In “Dangerous” Move, Republicans Push to Strip Healthcare from Millions Without Holding Any Hearings; Is Trump’s Base Turning on the President over His Humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Joshua Green on the “Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump & the Storming of the Presidency”; A Look at How a Racial Theorist Tied to Mussolini … Continued
