On today’s show we’ll look back at the protests around the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings with Jessica Juarez Scruggs of People’s Action. She was one of the thousands of women who mobilized against Kavanaugh. We’ll also discuss what the political impact of the Kavanaugh confirmation might be. Then we’ll go to Brazil to speak with Maria … Continued
The Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with safeguarding the public from toxic exposure. But Jonathan Latham, executive director of the Bioscience Research Project, says that The Poison Papers — an enormous trove of documents — indicate that the EPA and the chemical industry often work hand in hand to mislead us into thinking that toxic chemicals … Continued
This week the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report that we are set to see significant changes caused by the earth warming in the next two decades. We discussed the report with professor Kristie L. Ebi co-author of the report. Guest: Kristie L. Ebi is professor of Public Health Sciences and Director of the … Continued
As the battle over Brett Kavanaughs nomination to the Supreme Court reached a fever pitch we turn to Megan Peterson, Executive Director of Gender Justice for analysis of how Senators said they would vote and what a court with Kavanaugh on it would look like. Then, filmmaker Frances Causey will join us to discuss her … Continued
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Alexandra Ruiz Castillo discusses the film HOME TRUTH with filmmakers April Hayes and Katia Maguire. Their new film Home Truth is a powerful documentary about domestic violence and how the trauma from these tragedies can linger through the generations Ayoltzinapa: La Raza Chronicles joins the international commemoration of the 4th anniversary of the disappearances of the 43 Mexcian students with a moving poem excerpted … Continued
Innovation of Thomas Edison. Quantum computers, the next big thing? Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discusses why the natural world doesn’t exist, how talking and acting otherwise gets us into ecological trouble, and how to get out of it. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Can we understand gender relations in today’s neoliberal world without understanding colonialism? As Raka Ray points out, colonialism put in place new understandings about gender and gender relations, many of which continue to affect how people in countries like India think and interact and are governed. Colonialism and its legacies have also influenced how feminists … Continued
A conversation about the use and abuse of social media and how it affects our democratic principles with author Siva Vaidhyanathan. Guest: Siva Vaidhyanathan is the Robertson Professor of Media Studies and the Director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many books on technology, law, and society, including his … Continued
Brazil’s Eroding Democracy: Rise of Far-Right Demagogue Follows Ouster of Dilma & Jailing of Lula; Climate Scientist: As U.N. Warns of Global Catastrophe, We Need a “Marshall Plan” for Climate Change; 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate: Amid Talks with North Korea, It’s Time for U.S. to Abandon Nukes, Too.
