Up first on UpFront, California State Senator Nancy Skinner talks to hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks about gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas. She also talks about what California lawmakers can do to strengthen the state’s gun laws. Next, author and scholar Dr. Jorge Duany joins the show … Continued


As Las Vegas Massacre Toll Rises, Calls Grow for Background Checks on Nevada Gun Sales; After Las Vegas Massacre, Republicans in Congress Push Bills That Could Make Mass Shootings Deadlier; “They Don’t Care Who the Guns Go To”: Experts Warn Trump Admin. Plans to Widen U.S. Weapons Exports; Puerto Ricans Protest Trump’s Visit, Denounce Militarization … Continued


Womens Magazine

Culture and change: Reem’s journey from organizer to entrepreneur; Writing place-based mysteries

We speak with Reem Assil, who was a community organizer for ten years before deciding that her true passion is food.  Reem started Reem’s California, an Arab street corner bakery in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, with the help of several community initiatives including the Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment, La Cocina and ICA Fund Good Jobs. And in … Continued


Against the Grain

Credit Agencies and the Commodification of Personal Information

If you think the collection and selling of personal data began in the last twenty years, think again. Consumer credit agencies like Equifax have been gathering information about people’s intimate details since they were created in the late 19th century.  Scholar Josh Lauer discusses the history of credit agencies, their key role in capitalist consumer … Continued


Father of Lin-Manuel Miranda Slams Trump’s “Racist” Attack on Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria; Juan González: Puerto Rico’s Financial Control Board Worsened Crisis After Hurricane Maria; “We Cannot Wait”: Puerto Rico’s Residents Organize to Provide Food & Water after Hurricane Maria; Spanish Police Injure 800 in Crackdown on Catalonia Independence Referendum as Crisis Escalates.


Reporte del referendum en Cataluña con Angelina Llongueras. Como ayudar a Puerto Rico, con Arturo Masol, Marian Cabanillas, Silvia Torres y Denise Solis. Wanda Kruda, de Krudas Kubensi, sobre la situación en Cuba. Omar García sobre los tres años de la desapación forzada de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa. Nos visita la banda de Oakland … Continued