President Trump has announced a new trade deal to replace NAFTA – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. On today’s show, Patrick Woodall of Food and Water Watch will give us an in-depth breakdown of what’s in the deal and why, other than a few bright spots, it is worse than NAFTA. Then, award winning writer, activist, … Continued
NYT Exposé: “Self-Made Billionaire” Donald Trump Built Empire on Father’s Money, Tax Dodging & Fraud; Trump Faces Probe into Tax Fraud After NYT Exposes How He Helped Parents Scam Millions from Gov’t.
Spurred by grassroots activists, California has just passed a slew of progressive bills from police accountability to net neutrality, that were just signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. On today’s show we’ll speak with Brian Leubitz of Calitics.com to survey the new laws and what they mean for the nation as a whole. Then, … Continued
A conversation about how corporations have used the courts to win rights that were made for people and not for businesses. Guest: Adam Winkler, is a historian and law professor, specializing in American Constitutional Law. He us the author of We The Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights. Support your radio station, donate … Continued
Mental Health Experts Demand Psychological Assessment of Kavanaugh for Drinking, Instability; Is Donald Trump Mentally Fit to Be President? Dr. Bandy Lee Questions Trump’s Capacity to Govern; Lift Us Up: Meet the Activists on the Frontlines of the Battle for Educational Justice in America.
As conflicting reports emerge of the scope of the FBI probe of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh we’ll dig deep into what law enforcement agents could explore including the lies that Kavanaugh appears to have told last Thursday. My guest will be Marjorie Cohn, Professor Emerita of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Then we’ll … Continued
Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide by Rosemary Gladstar. With Host Kris Welch.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the Ur-epic inscribed onto damp clay tablets several millennia before Odysseus or the priest of Ecclesiastes found their voices. The Sumerian versions date back almost 5000 years. Scholar Kent H. Dixon explains what’s the Epic story of Gilgamesh, and how Bildungsroman of a bad king learning to become a proper human being … Continued
Kavanaugh Schoolmate Urges Georgetown Prep Grads to Break Silence on Sexual Assault, Party Culture; ACLU Formally Opposes Kavanaugh, Citing Credible Sexual Assault Allegations & Partisan Temperament; Trump Admin Sends 1,600 Kids to Texas Tent City as Number of Detained Children Hits Record High; What Does Trump’s “New NAFTA” Trade Deal Signal for Workers, Corporate Power … Continued
On todays show well go to Washington DC to speak with Rachel OLeary Carmona of the Womens March where activists have been protesting for days against the Kavanaugh nomination. Then Megan Peterson of the group Gender Justice will analyze Thursdays Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh. Finally well go to … Continued
