Education Today – October 26, 2018
Actor, producer and activist Danny Glover dialogues with Kitty Kelly Epstein about the San Francisco State Strike and other influences which shaped his social justice activism.
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Vanessa Zamora en Vivo; Estrenos Musicales e Información Sobre el Día de los Muertos en la Bahía.
Vanessa Zamora en vivo en los estudios de KPFA. Estrenos musicales e información sobre el día de los muertos en la Bahía. Conducción y producción por Miguel Guerrero. https://kpfa.org/program/rock-en-rebelion/
Updates on political economy of Trump/GOP attacks on China and their long term costs; parallel analysis of attacks on immigrants; Michelle Alexander on who today is “The Resistance;” and record funds pouring into US midterm elections. Interview with Lee Carter, a socialist elected to Virginia House of Delegates on why and how he won.
Trump Admin Opens Up Alaska for Drilling, Threatening Already At-Risk Arctic Biodiversity; While Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax, Hurricane Michael Damaged US Fighter Jets Worth $6 BIllion; “I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science”: How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm; Saudi Ties to U.S. Universities Under Question Amid … Continued
On today’s show we’ll dissect the White House Council of Economic Advisors’ recent report called The Opportunity Costs of Socialism. Our guest Dr. Richard Wolff is one of the nation’s preeminent Marxist economists and he’ll also take on the popularity of a Medicare-for-All system. Then we’ll turn to Scott Simpson of the group Muslim Advocates. … Continued
Pete Simi, ; California Neo-Nazi Group Members Arrested for Role in Violence at Rallies in CA and Charlottesville; Gustavo Arellano: Could Longtime GOP Stronghold Orange County Go Blue in Midterms?; Renters vs. Landlords: California’s Prop 10 Would Expand Rent Control Amid Affordable Housing Crisis.
Afghans went to the polls to vote for Parliamentary representatives for only the second time since the US toppled the Taliban government in 2001. On our show today we’ll turn to Kathy Kelly with Voices for Creative Nonviolence to discuss the elections and the on-going US war. Then we’ll speak with Ruby Corado, founder of … Continued
The ideas of French thinker and Situationist Guy Debord were crucial in shaping the politics of the Sixties and providing an understanding of everyday life under contemporary capitalism. Independent scholar Anselm Jappe discusses the Marxist influences on, and enduring legacy of, Guy Debord. Resources: Anselm Jappe, Guy Debord PM Press, 2018
A conversation about what a big turnout could mean for the midterm election, the credibility of the process and the online political manipulation. Also, we talk about the bombs sent by mail to the Obama’s, The Clinton’s, George Soros and CNN. Guest: Steven Rosenfeld, is a senior writing fellow of the Independent Media Institute, where he covers national … Continued
Stacey Abrams Slams Brian Kemp on Suppressing Vote as He Worries Too Many Georgians Will Vote; Greg Palast Sues Georgia’s Brian Kemp for Purging 340,000 from Voter Rolls Ahead of Election; Stacey Abrams Stands By Burning the Racist, Segregationist Georgia State Flag in 1992; Latino Voter Suppression in Kansas: Dodge City’s Only Polling Site Is … Continued