Berkeley’s city council takes up 10 — count ‘em, 10 — measures to try to address the affordable housing crisis. Councilmember Kriss Worthington joins us in-studio to discuss everything from affordable housing finance to a windfall rental profit tax. Plus: What’s under the hood of the “sharing economy?” We talk to Steven Hill about his … Continued
Despite Military Crackdown in Papua & Other Rights Abuses, Obama Hosts Indonesian President in D.C.; Massive Indonesian Plantation Fires Create Environmental Catastrophe Spewing Haze & Carbon Emissions; With Military Backing, TV Comedian Wins in Guatemala in First Vote Since Jailing of Ex-President; Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy”; In … Continued
We speak with independent journalist & filmmaker David Sheen about the heightened racist treatment of African asylum-seekers in Israel. Later we speak with filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi about immigration and the new film, Ellis Island.
Keally McBride casts a critical eye on Uber, Airbnb, and the rest of the “sharing economy.”
In the first hour Netanyahu thinks Hitler wasn’t so bad after all. We’ll ask Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University. In the second hour the Tea Party at Bengazi with Victor Menotti Director, International Forum on Globalization.
Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren’t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. They’re often not even thought of as legitimate work. On this edition of Making Contact, we’re going to meet people making work where there is no work for them. From recyclers, to border … Continued
This week’s program addresses the Black Lives Matter movement, and other efforts to challenge police brutality. Devonte Jackson, organizer with the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) speaks about uniting Black communities against abuses by police and other agencies of government. Attorney Izaak Schwaiger summarizes a pending civil rights lawsuit on behalf of inmates at … Continued
Hillary Clinton withstood 8-10 hours of questioning by GOP member of the House Benghazi committee. What was the result? PLUS: Palestinian activist and mother Sahar Baidon in the Bay Area to tell of Israeli arrests of Palestinian children. Which host Kris Welch.
Haiti Elections Voters in Haiti are heading to the polls this Sunday to vote in the first round of Presidential elections to replace Michel Martelly. 54 candidates are vying for the Presidency. It’ll also be the second round of legislative elections and local elections. The first round of legislative elections held in August was marked … Continued
Ignoring U.S. Destabilization of Libya, GOP Benghazi Hearing Asks Clinton All the Wrong Questions; “Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime”: European Rights Chief on Refugee Crisis & “Shameful” U.S. Response; Victims of U.S. Rendition & Torture Starting to Reclaim Rights Says Council of Europe Rights Chief; “Everybody is a Suspect”: European Rights Chief on Edward … Continued
