John Bolton Names Professional Islamophobe & Bush Official Fred Fleitz to National Security Staff; Palestinians Demand Human Rights & Medical Care in Fight to Break Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza; Indigenous Activist: Trudeau’s Purchase of Kinder Morgan Pipeline Is “Huge Step Backward” for Canada.
7:34 – Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi is a filmmaker, educator, and organizer and the co-founder of Defend Puerto Rico, a group organizing relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico. 7:45 – Alex Post is with the Democratic Socialists of America and an opponent of San Francisco’s Prop H tasers initiative. 8:18 – Christina Gutierrez is an organizer with the Mothers Against … Continued
A Harvard Study has concluded that nearly 5,000 people were likely killed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year – a massive jump from the official death toll of 64. On our show today we’ll share a recent speech by former political prisoner and Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera, discussing the history … Continued
Building solidarity across racial lines has been one of the thorniest problems of the left in the US, stymying struggles against capitalism over generations. David Roediger talks about race, class, and solidarity — as well as the radical scholar George Rawick and the organization Facing Reality. Resources: David R. Roediger, Class, Race, and Marxism Verso, … Continued
Virtually no part of the modern United States—the economy, education, constitutional law, religious institutions, sports, literature, economics, even protest movements—can be understood without first understanding the slavery and dispossession that laid its foundation. Historian Gerald Horne digs deeply into Europe’s colonization of Africa and the New World, when, from Columbus’s arrival until the Civil War, … Continued
Deadlier than Katrina & 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico, 70 Times Official Toll; Glenn Greenwald: Why Did ABC Ignore Roseanne Barr’s Hateful Tweets Against Arabs & Palestinians? 39 Arrested Protesting Industrial Farm Supplying So-Called “Cage-Free” Eggs to Amazon & Whole Foods; Bred to Suffer: Glenn Greenwald on the “Morally Unconscionable” U.S. Industry … Continued
Voters in Ireland went to the polls just days ago and overwhelmingly affirmed women’s reproductive choice. My guest Sarah Jaffe traveled to Ireland to cover the historic vote to repeal the country’s 8th Amendment. She’ll explain what happened and what’s next. Then, we’ll cover another election – in Venezuela. Nicholas Maduro recently won reelection as … Continued
Meet Two of the Activists Behind Ireland’s Historic Vote to Repeal a Ban on Nearly All Abortions; After Ireland’s Historic Abortion Vote, Calls Grow for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland; “Don’t Treat Us Like Animals:” Outrage Builds After Border Agent Kills Indigenous Guatemalan Woman; 1968: A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, … Continued
In race after primary race the establishment wing of the Democratic Party is choosing moderates over progressives in this, most critical of midterm election years. On our show today we’ll turn to David Dayen who will cite research about how the electability argument doesn’t hold water. Then, Shaun Richman will join us to discuss a … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn interviews guest Randi Bryant, a corporate diversity trainer and author, about proven communication and diversity strategies she has found effective in the workplace. They examine how the principles of Nonviolent Communication Across Differences align or contrast with the strategies Randi has found effective in her corporate programs. In 2001, Randi founded and … Continued
