On today’s show, we’ll turn to our foreign policy correspondent Rahul Mahajan to understand exactly what the current US-Turkey spat is all about, and who the American pastor at the heart of the conflict is. Then Trinity Tran, a Los Angeles-based activist will join us to discuss an exciting effort to create the nation’s first … Continued
Spend the afternoon celebrating the life and career of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin with Co-hosts Kevin Cartwright and Terri De Martini. They’ll share a treasure trove of Franklin’s vast recording life, as well as reflections from everyday people who have been impacted by her musical and cultural contributions. Hosts: Kevin Cartwright and Terri … Continued
On this edition of Making Contact we present, The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement. This year marks the 38th anniversary of Black August, first originated in the California prisons to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, George and Jonathan Jackson, Khatari Gaulden, James McClain, and William Christmas. Jonathan Jackson was gunned down outside the Marin … Continued
Updates on poverty in California, childhood obesity in US, economic fallout from (real meaning of) Trump steel tariff. Prof Wolff responds to questions by explaining how US politics has sustained US capitalism and what the politics of change will require. With Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.
Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin Offered to Post Bail For Me, Saying “Black People Will Be Free”; Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin “Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change”; Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, an Icon of the Civil Rights & Feminist Movements.
On todays show, first today’s headlines. Then, well cover how Republicans are moving at breakneck speed to confirm Trumps Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ahead of the midterms and whether Democrats will be able to stop them. My guest Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire.news will join us. Then, Jeff Cohen explains why he and others … Continued
Listen in as Sarah Holmes interviews herbalist and teacher Beverley Gray. Beverley also wrote The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North and resides in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
As President Trump revokes the security clearance for former CIA Director John Brennan we speak to former CIA officer Mel Goodman about what these type of clearances mean. Guest: Melvin Goodman directs the National Security Project at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for International Policy. From 1966 through 1986 he served as a senior analyst with the Central Intelligence … Continued
“This Church Is a Criminal Enterprise”: Former Priest & Survivor Speak Out on PA Catholic Sex Abuse; “I’m Bringing My Bullhorn to Congress”: Rashida Tlaib, Muslim Dem. Socialist, Appears Headed to D.C.; Shocking Investigation Reveals Pennsylvania Priests Abused 1,000 Children and Covered Up the Abuse.
0:08 – On Monday, President Trump signed into law a $717 Billion Dollar National Defense Authorization Act. This is an annual and critical piece of legislation which authorizes the policies under which funding for the military will be set by Congressional appropriators. It not only includes a ton of hardware – and hundreds of billions of … Continued
