“We Do Not Want to Die in Silence”: Indigenous People Demand Rights as Draft Climate Deal Reached; Activists Dragged Out of Climate Expo for Protesting Corporate Influence over COP21 Negotiations; Airstrikes Against Syria are a Trap, Warns Former ISIS Hostage Nicolas Hénin; Former ISIS Hostage Nicolas Hénin: Welcoming Refugees is the Best Strategy Against ISIS.


Humankind

Humankind – December 6, 2015

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We journey to two California jails and to other venues to examine gentle techniques used in encouraging the cultivation of compassion by inmates and others. Also: how different religious traditions see this essential spiritual quality.


Top Ten Best Books and Theater of 2015

Everyone is doing a top ten list at the end of the year. Here’s my list for the best books and best theater experiences of the past year, in no particular order.  – Richard Wolinsky Non-fiction GHETTOSIDE by Jill Leovy IN MANCHURIA by Michael Mayer FOLLIES OF GOD by James Grisson IT’S WHAT I DO by Lynsey … Continued


Featuring music from 3-piece experimental pioneers Animal Collective with a new song off their forthcoming album Painting With due for release in 2016 on Domino. Surf/Soul/Exp. 4-piece Spooky Mansion with a track off their debut self-titled EP due on Wave Dweller in 2016. Amsterdam’s fourtet Naive Set with a song of their sophomore release Dragon. … Continued



Peter and Mickey spend the hour in conversation with political author Chris Hedges; his latest book is “Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt.” The discussion covers issues from freedom of information to U.S. Middle East interventions, and the ideas of intellectuals from W.E.B. Dubois to Cornel West to Sheldon Wolin.


We Do Not Want to Be An Accomplice: Nicaragua Rejects Global Consensus On Voluntary Emission Cuts; U.S. Accused of Shifting Responsibility of Climate Crisis Despite Role as Largest Historic Polluter; Will Nicaragua Build Massive Canal Despite Environmental Opposition? Climate Scientist James Hansen Warns World is on Wrong Track to Prevent Runaway Global Warming; African Women, … Continued