The Groveland Four: Florida Pardons Men Falsely Accused in Jim Crow-Era Rape Case in 1949; As Gov’t Shutdown Drags On, IRS Continues to Aid the Rich & Corporations While Targeting the Poor.
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On today’s show, we’ll analyze the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to head the EPA with Keith Gaby of the Environmental Defense Fund. Gaby will explain why Wheeler is unfit to lead the EPA and also discuss how the partial government shutdown is undermining the EPA’s essential work. Then Robert Friedman joins me to discuss his … Continued
Updates on New York City council votes minimum wage for ride-hailing drivers (Uber, Lyft, etc.), Trump store is 85% goods made abroad, charter school teachers strike in Chicago, contradictions in US-China trade war, VW ends gas car production in favor of electric in evasion of need for mass transit. Interview Victor Wallis author of Red-Green … Continued
Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked.
Visioning & Action, a customized Visionary Activist Opportune Time. First half of show, we host Permaculture Action Network (PAN) wizard, community organizer, guide, Ryan Rising. www.PermacultureAction.org Second half – Confluencing of all Allies! We welcome the return of Sarah James, Gwitch’in defender of Arctic Wildlife Refuge now under urgent threat from the #waronlife that we may … Continued
Join guest host, Renée Camila in conversation with Panquetzani of Indigemama: Ancestral Healing. Panquetzani honors the 4,000 year-old traditions of her foremothers. Today we discuss Mesoamerican medicine, Mexican folk healing, and basic womb health.
Mike Pence’s drive for power, perhaps inspired by his belief that God might have big plans for him, explains why he shocked his allies by lending Christian credibility to a scandal-plagued candidate like Trump. We are in conversation with author Michael D’Antonio about the history of Mike Pence and his role in the Trump administration. … Continued
There Are Thousands of Cyntoia Browns: Mariame Kaba on Criminalization of Sexual Violence Survivors; From EPA to TSA, Agencies Devoted to Nation’s Health and Safety Are Going Unfunded During Shutdown; Public Citizen: Frightening Prospect If an Authoritarian Like Trump Declares State of Emergency; Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status; National … Continued
We’ll examine the latest developments in the push for a “Green New Deal,” with Varshini Prakash the founder of the Sunrise Movement. We’ll discuss what the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis is capable of, and how Democrats are or are not backing the Green New Deal. Then, our news correspondent Rosa Clemente will … Continued
Judy Wells reads from her new exciting poetic work including the poem that is the preface to the book that chronicles the incidents that link Judy Wells to her ancestors. This includes her distant cousin Emily Dickinson! If you like laughter, don’t miss this episode where laughter mixes with the painful historic memory that lingers … Continued