Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump wants ground attacks on Venezuela, as controversy swirls over attacks on alleged drug boats; 12 year old Gaza girl suffers faints, nightmares, lung surgery, as family seeks aid after deaths of her siblings in Israeli attacks … Continued
Today on The Show: From Reformer to Living Martyr: The Legend of Imran Khan still reverberates in reactionary-lead Pakistan. we’ll feature a special frontline report from Islamabad, Pakistan from Junaid Ahmad. And we’ll feature a powerful interview with Culture Clash founder, Richard Montoya that was recorded last Thursday on Alcatraz Island during the Unthanksgiving days celebrations
Host Davey D opens Hard Knock Radio by framing housing and policing as intertwined crises, then centers the conversation on Rahim Kurwa’s book Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. Kurwa begins with the story of Michelle Ross, a Section 8 voucher holder who moved from Los Angeles to Palmdale in 2008. Once there, she … Continued
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Needs to Step Down Now! We begin the woefully unqualified and dangerously out-of-his-depth Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the hot seat for ordering a war crime which he is now trying to blame on the Admiral in charge of Special Operations Command. We explain why both Trump and Hegseth had … Continued
In this episode we hear about health care inequities in the prison system with three first hand accounts by Tylon T Boogie Sizemore, Tony Cyprian, and Pamela Keane. A 2013 analysis found each year of incarceration shortens a person’s life span by two years. The poor quality of healthcare staffing and facilities, lack of oversight … Continued
The winter season is an ideal time to prioritize rest. Sleep is vital for physical, emotional, and spiritual restoration, and yet challenges with sleep is more common than not. During this hour Renée Camila looks at the plants and practices that can support casting sleep spells. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. … Continued
This week on the show, we take a break from the news cycle to discuss the history and development of the Hamas political party and its armed wing. Writer and analyst Justin Podur joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to talk about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s novel The Thorn and the Carnation. He gives insight into Sinwar’s thinking and how … Continued
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On today’s show: “A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean “This Is a Union Town”: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders Join Striking Starbucks Workers’ Picket Trump’s Cuts to AIDS Prevention Are Devastating LGBTQ+ Communities Globally: Steven Thrasher Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news … Continued
On today’s show, we’ll speak with Jamal Abdi, the president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on the Trump administration’s plans to “rigorously reexamine” the status of every green card holder from nineteen nations, including Iran, and to allow for “negative, country-specific factors to be considered when vetting” nationals of those same nations applying for … Continued
