Historian Tomas Sandoval joins to make the case that Latin America’s very first melting pot was here, in San Francisco, where the first miners in the Gold Rush were from Chile. But first: there are labor actions across the nation today pushing for a $15 minimum wage — we’ll go live to a protest, look … Continued
Black Student Revolt Against Racism Ousts 2 Top Officials at University of Missouri; How Black Football Players at University of Missouri Changed the Game on Racism; “Another Yale is Possible”: Students Confront Racism at Ivy League School; Egypt Frees Top Reporter Hossam Bahgat After Chilling Reminder That Crackdown Continues.
Today on Flashpoints: The Neoconservative American Enterprise institute honors Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu in DC this evening. We’ll talk about the visit of the Israeli PM and have a report on a protest happening in response. Also we’ll feature an encore of an excerpt of a recent speech on Israel’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine. … Continued
We listen to the sounds of the rally for church in the streets in west Oakland in response to gentrification. We hear the voices of Rebbecca Kaplan, Mayor Libby Shaaf, Lynnette Machelany and many more.
Join Nurse Rona and guests, Dr. Will Courtenay and Niiobli Armah, to discuss the mental health disparities for men and boys, and current strategies that are being implemented to reduce suffering and strengthen wellbeing. What are some of the societal issues facing men that impacts their mental health? What programs do you know of that engage men and boys in … Continued
In 2008 artist Maya Gonzalez talks to U.C Berkeley Professor Laura E Perez about her 2007 book “Chicana Art: The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Alterities.” One of the only books of its kind dedicated to Chicana feminist artists, Perez looks at over 40 local and national artists who challenge biased notions of gender, sexuality … Continued
Is a romantic partner a replacement for the community that people used to rely on to meet their material and emotional needs? Mitch Monsour thinks so; he points to the competitive and individualistic nature of our society, the way economic rationality gets enacted in the romantic arena, and the structural obstacles to real intimacy. For … Continued
President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline that would have moved oil from Canada’s heavily-polluting tar sands to refinery complex on the US gulf coast. Is it just a symbolic victory, or will it actually impact oil extraction? We’ll talk to analyst Antonia Juhasz. Then: a look at how an asian mega-state is managing … Continued
Rejecting U.S. Claims, MSF Details Horrific Bombing of Afghan Hospital & Demands War Crimes Probe; A Carbon Bomb Defused: Obama Rejects Keystone XL in Historic Win for Environmental Activism; “A Devastating Decision”: No Charges for Border Guards in Beating, Taser Death of Mexican Immigrant.
In the first hour, Which Child Left Behind? with Diane Ravitch author of “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools”. In the second hour Float Your Boat on the Trans Pacific with Isaiah Poole, with the Campaign for America’s Future, and editor of OurFuture.org.
