Today on Flashpoints: a special breaking news edition of the Elections Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. Also, a report from the people justice and peace campaign carrying forth in the streets of Cleveland, outside the republican campaign. And we take a close look at how both campaigns are dealing with or ignoring life and death … Continued
On Friday, the whole world was abuzz about what was happening in Turkey and whether there was a coup underway. A few short hours later, President Erdogan, ironically using the same methods he had denounced for years when used against him, beseeched his supporters to “Go to the streets and give them your answer!” And that is … Continued
Are children inherently creative? What might be taken as a given is actually a relatively new notion. And, as Amy Ogata argues, it took hold in the United States under particular circumstances: driven in part by Cold War anxieties about the health of the nation, along with the desire by toy manufacturers to sell products … Continued
John Nichols: The GOP is More United in Disdain for Hillary Clinton Than in Support for Donald Trump; The Fall of Roger Ailes: Can Sexual Harassment Claims Oust the Biggest Man in Conservative Media?; Ban Guns, Not Tennis Balls: As NRA Addresses RNC, CodePink Protests Ohio’s Open-Carry Law; Debunking Republican Claims Linking Immigration to Crime; … Continued
Mitch Jeserich joins us from on the ground at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Ohio for an update. Plus, an interview with African Feminist Purity Kagwiria who tells us about growing up as a woman in Kenya and how she has been an agent of change and empowerment for the women in her country. … Continued
Donald Trump secures the Republican Party presidential nomination tonight — a development that few political observers would have predicted when he announced his presidential bid thirteen months ago. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell address the gathering. Other speakers include the top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association. Protests continue … Continued
Robert Callum, author of the Unnatural History of the Sea, about degrading the oceans; and Dr. Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia, why do we like music so much? Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
RNC Descends into Chaos as “Never Trump” Movement Attempts Revolt on Convention Floor; “Never Trump” vs. Unite Behind the Candidate: A Debate on the Future of the Republican Party; GOP Delegate & Schoolteacher: Melania Trump Gets a “Zero” for Plagiarizing Michelle Obama Speech; Third Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Death, But Activists Face Charges for … Continued
We get a live update from Hard Knock Radio Host Davey D who is on the ground at the Republican National Convention. The Oakland City Council is set to vote tonight on placing a renters protection measure on the November ballot. But which one? We talk to Camilo Sol Zamora and Jill Broadhurst. The Oakland City Council will … Continued
This Monday Women’s Magazine speaks to the authors of a new article called “For Slow Scholarship: A Feminist Politics of Resistance through Collective Action in the Neoliberal University”, which is a call for a feminist ethics of care that challenges the neoliberal working conditions of the university and replaces it with a feminist and collective … Continued
