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Host Luis Medina will feature an interview with renowned Cuban vocalist Fito Reinoso. Fito Reinoso has been a fixture in the SF Bay Area Salsa scene for over 30 years since his days singing for Tumbao Y Cuerdas to leading his band Ritmo Y Armonia and his side project Los Clasicos De Cuba. The interview … Continued
This is a special encore edition. On today’s show we’re exploring how some women have been dehumanized to the point of indifference. We ll learn how one community is undoing the silence around the violence women of color face. We ll also hear about how serial killers were able to hunt down mostly Black women … Continued
After a major climate bill loses its teeth, Governor Brown says he’s ready to go it alone – so, what would that actually look like? We discuss climate policy and the changing balance of power in Sacramento. Then: California’s massive retirement funds are struggling to maintain their funding levels – and critics are starting to … Continued
In Victory for Obama & “Stinging Defeat” for Israel Lobby, Iran Nuclear Deal Survives Senate Vote; Military Curfews, Firebombings, Airstrikes & Shattered Peace Deal: Is Turkey on Brink of Civil War? “I Saw With My Own Eyes That They Killed People”: Afghan Speaks Out As U.S. Reopens War Crimes Probe.
Rebecca Herzig is professor of women and gender studies at Bates College and the author of the book Plucked: A History of Hair Removal. About the book: From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of … Continued
The story of Mario Martinez, who died from something his family says could have been stopped by a simple medical procedure; a procedure they say even multiple court orders couldn’t get him–because he was in jail. We look into a for-profit healthcare company that was supposed to care for him, the public officials it contributes … Continued
“A Very Undemocratic Way to Run the Democratic Party”: Martin O’Malley Slams DNC for Rigging Debates; “We Need to Step Up”: Martin O’Malley Proposes Welcoming 65,000 Syrians & Passing Immigration Reform; Martin O’Malley: Climate Change Helped Spark Destabilization of Syria, Rise of Islamic State; Martin O’Malley on #BlackLivesMatter, Freddie Gray & David Simon’s Criticism of … Continued
Albena Azmanova on how capitalism developed and where it stands now.
Where does capitalism stand today? If the system is crisis-ridden and hasn’t delivered the goods to large sectors of the population, why aren’t we in a revolutionary moment? And what has happened to the neoliberal version of capitalism that first emerged in the 1970s? Albena Azmanova contends that we’ve entered a new stage of capitalism, one … Continued
The United Kingdom is poised to elect a socialist, anti-war pro-palestinian activist to head the party that took that country into Iraq–we look at why, and what it means. Plus: some deep political history from the UK, when we discuss the history of the commons, with Peter Linebaugh. Guests: DD Guttenplan, writes for The Nation … Continued
