After Arrest, NAACP Pres. Calls For More Civil Disobedience to Oppose Sessions as Attorney General; NAACP President on Dylann Roof’s Lack of Regret for Massacre: “It’s About the State of America”; Glenn Greenwald on “Dearth of Evidence” Linking Russia to WikiLeaks Release of DNC Emails; Glenn Greenwald: Mainstream U.S. Media is Culpable for Disseminating Fake … Continued


Historian Matthew Delmont discusses the controversy over school desegregation in the 1960s and 70s and how it was reduced by the media and politicians to the frame of “busing” students.  He reflects on the political implications of turning civil rights and segregation in the North into the narrow issue of school transfers. Resources: Matthew F. … Continued


New Trump Immigration Memo Revives Call for Obama to Pardon All Undocumented Immigrants, Extend DACA; Rep. Grijalva: Power of the People Key to Stopping Repeal of Obamacare & Worst Instincts of Trump; Trump Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin’s Bank OneWest Accused of Widespread Misconduct; Privacy Advocates Warn of Potential Surveillance Through Listening Devices Like Amazon Echo, … Continued


Without Warning or Public Input, House Republicans Vote to Dismantle Ethics Oversight Office; Craig Holman: Trump Administration Gearing Up to Be “Most Scandal-Ridden in History”; “Dreadful Year” of Attacks in Turkey Capped by 39 Dead in Istanbul Nightclub Attack; “Strange Fruit:” History of Anti-Lynching Song Rebecca Ferguson Has Demanded to Sing at Inauguration.


About half of Americans make New Year resolutions –  often to improve their health – but most are unsuccessful in sticking to them. Dr. Will Courtenay’s guests will be Professor John Norcross, author of “Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions,” and Jill West, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Health Coach. Join … Continued


Creative destruction is the hallmark of capitalism, as the economist Joseph Schumpeter argued.  But the destructive side is often overlooked.  Francesca Ammon discusses the enormous wave of demolition that accompanied the postwar boom — transforming the rural, urban and suburban landscape, and displacing the residents of scores of communities around the United States. Resources: Francesca … Continued