Join Karyn Sanders and her guest, Paul Red Elk, herbalist, seed saver and teacher. Paul lives and works in Minnesota and discusses the importance of seed saving. Previously aired 7.5.18.
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A conversation with Carolyn Shapiro about the history of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominees. Guest: Carolyn Shapiro, associate professor of law and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Click here to read her article Putting Supreme Court confirmation hearings in context. … Continued
From the Grassroots to the Ballot Box: How Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Won In Florida; “Mississippi Is Failing”: As Prisoner Deaths Reach 13 in August Alone, Advocates Demand Answers; Update on Prison Strike Demanding End of “Slave Labor”: After 10 Days, Protests Spread to 11 States.
On todays show well address a major environmental issue thats rearing its head in electoral politics: the massive toxic algae blooms off of Floridas coast. Bart Johnsen-Harris of Environment America will join us. Then, Onnesha Roychoudhuri will discuss her new and hopeful book The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America. Hosted by … Continued
Cynthia Lim discusses her memoir, “Wherever You Are,” due for release September 1st, with host, Jovelyn Richards
This is the second of two shows in which Jack celebrates his 78th birthday and his thirty years at KPFA. (His first show was broadcast in 1988.)
We’re often told that the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians rises out of a unique historical situation. But the dispossession of the Palestinians, rather than being exceptional, has strong echoes in other historical dispossessions. Gary Fields discusses the enclosure of the lands of the English peasantry, Native Americans, and the inhabitants of historic … Continued
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention we are in conversation about the political career of Hubert Humphrey, who won the Democratic nomination without running in a single primary. We’ll talk about Humphrey as a civil rights champion and a serious cold war warrior. Guest: Arnold A. Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History at Lafayette … Continued
Meet Crystal Mason, the Black Texas Mother Facing 5+ Years in Prison for Voting in the 2016 Election
Meet Crystal Mason, the Black Texas Mother Facing 5+ Years in Prison for Voting in the 2016 Election; Top Student Loan Watchdog Resigns over Trump Admin Doing Bidding of Predatory Lenders; Books, Not Magazines: Outcry Grows over DeVos Plan to Divert Federal Funds and Put Guns in Schools; Puerto Rico Raises Official Death Toll to … Continued
On todays show, first our daily news headlines. Then, well examine what Trumps announced bilateral trade deal with Mexico means in the context of NAFTA renegotiations and why Canada is being snubbed by the US. My guest is Patrick Woodall of Food and Water Watch. Then, well go to Little LA in Mexico City to … Continued