On todays show well cover the brutal US-Saudi war in Yemen that has received so little media attention. Our guest Isa Blumi will explain what is happening in the port-city of Hodeidah, how bad the famine is, and what is needed to end the war. Then well tackle a number of climate-related stories including Californias … Continued
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The second annual #MeToo Survivors March took place on Saturday November 10th in Hollywood, California. On todays show well bring you a report back from the march as part of our series Rising Up In the Streets. Then, author Edgar Villanueva joins us for a discussion about his provocative and powerful book critiquing philanthropy called … Continued
Was the post-9/11 use of torture by U.S. personnel unprecedented, as many have claimed? Alexa Koenig reveals that in the early decades of the twentieth century, police in the U.S. routinely employed torture during interrogations. Koenig draws parallels between those abuses, which were part of a cluster of practices known as “the third degree,” and … Continued
Ralph welcomes longtime colleague Mark Green and law professor from Wisconsin, Joel Rogers, to break down what the results of the midterm elections will mean for both the Trump agenda and the direction of the Democratic Party.
A Century After End of WWI, Trump Snubs Peace Summit While Macron Warns of Growing Nationalism; Emma Goldman, Eugene Debs, Jane Addams: Honoring Antiwar Resisters on the 100th Anniv. of WWI’s End; A Century After WWI’s End, Adam Hochschild Cautions: “Think Long and Hard Before Starting a New War”; On Veterans Day, Advocates Warn Against … Continued
On today’s show we’ll explore the consequences of Trump firing Jeff Sessions and replacing him with Matt Whitaker. Stephen Spaulding of Common Cause will clarify what this means for the Special Counsel’s investigation into election-wrong doing. Then we’ll go to Georgia where a fight over the gubernatorial race has emerged as Democrat Stacey Abrams refuses … Continued
