7:08 – Nicaragua uprising Protests that began in Nicaragua in April of this year over the government’s lack of response to the forest fire at the Indio Maiz natural reserve, have escalated into a massive uprising. Next week The Caravan for Solidarity with Nicaragua comes to the Bay Area. We speak with protester Julio Martinez … Continued


A conversation with Carolyn Shapiro about the history of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominees. Guest: Carolyn Shapiro, associate professor of law and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law.  Click here to read her article Putting Supreme Court confirmation hearings in context. … Continued


We’re often told that the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians rises out of a unique historical situation. But the dispossession of the Palestinians, rather than being exceptional, has strong echoes in other historical dispossessions. Gary Fields discusses the enclosure of the lands of the English peasantry, Native Americans, and the inhabitants of historic … Continued


Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention we are in conversation about the political career of Hubert Humphrey, who won the Democratic nomination without running in a single primary.  We’ll talk about Humphrey as a civil rights champion and a serious cold war warrior. Guest: Arnold A. Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History at Lafayette … Continued