As questions swirl about the accusation made by Christine Blasey Ford of her sexual assault at the hands of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, well take a tour today how of right wing media have vilified Ford in an effort to save Kavanaughs seat on the court. My guest Julie Millican is the Vice President … Continued
The banana is a ubiquitous and comforting staple of the American kitchen, yet its history is anything but benign. And, as a documentary film illustrates, one simple fruit illuminates so much about the history of capitalism and imperialism in the Western hemisphere. We feature highlights from the film “When Banana Ruled”.
A conversation with Joanne B. Freeman about the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress, and how legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, caning, flipped desks, punches and all-out slugfests during the decades before the Civil War. Guest: Joanne B. Freeman, is a professor of history and American studies … Continued
Michael Moore: Senate Must Take Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Seriously & Postpone Kavanaugh Hearing; Rev. William Barber: Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court Would Endanger Rights of Women, Workers & Voters; Rev. Barber: North Carolina Has Two Storms, Florence & the Policies that Keep People in Poverty; “A Matter of Life and Death”: Trump Admin Slashes … Continued
Michael Moore: Senate Must Take Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Seriously & Postpone Kavanaugh Hearing; Rev. William Barber: Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court Would Endanger Rights of Women, Workers & Voters; Rev. Barber: North Carolina Has Two Storms, Florence & the Policies that Keep People in Poverty; “A Matter of Life and Death”: Trump Admin Slashes … Continued
As Hurricane Florence continues to pound North Carolina relentlessly, well examine the dangers residents face from coal ash and hog waste pits flooding, as well as take a look at what came out of the Global Climate Action Summit in California last week with Peter Miller of the Natural Resources Defence Council. Then, David Dayen … Continued
“The Long Shadow,” a documentary film written and directed by Frances Causey, investigates the history and legacies of slavery and anti-Black racism in the U.S.
A conversation with Professor Jason Stanley on how American racism is the United States own form of fascism. Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of several books including his latest How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. Please helps us reach our goal! Click here … Continued
Intercept Report Reveals Senate Ignored Federal Court Employees Willing to Testify Against Kavanaugh; Immigrants Seeking Shelter after Hurricane Florence Fear Deportation as FEMA Shifts Funds to ICE; Ten Years Since Economic Collapse Sparked Occupy Wall Street, the Cooperative Movement Is Surging.
A new investigative report by Reuters has found that Donald Trump ignored his own governments review concluding that it was safe to preserve the US refugee program. On our show today Melissa Keaney of the National Immigration Law Center will explain how Trumps administration is strangling the refugee program to death. Then well spend the … Continued
