Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. Her most recent, Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, just came out in paperback. A former … Continued
Israeli refusenik Ronnie Barkan joins us to discuss the situation in Israel/Palestine, where Israeli forces have just set up roadblocks and checkpoints across East Jerusalem in response, they say, to Palestinian assaults on Israelis. We give you the background behind the conflict, and take the pulse of the state of dissent inside Israeli society. Then: … Continued
A New Snowden? Whistleblower Leaks Trove of Documents on Drones & Obama’s Assassination Program; Breaking Silence, Wife of Jailed CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Seeks Presidential Pardon; Norman Solomon: Clinton’s Debate Comments on Snowden “Give Hypocrisy a Bad Name”; Is This the Third Intifada? Violent Unrest Grows as Palestinians Seek End to Military Occupationl; Gideon Levy: … Continued
Host/producer Nina Serrano interviews Sara Cooper, founder and director of Cubana Books which translates and publishes contemporary Cuban women writers. Sara Copper is an extraordinary reader. She presents excerpts from the stories by two Cuban women writer’s, Aida Barr and Maria Elena Llana, and speaks about their work in the context of Cuba today. The … Continued
If Iran is (still) viewed as the enemy, how then must Iranian Americans conduct themselves? What kinds of concerns and anxieties do they harbor, and how do they go about forging identities and cross-cultural understanding? Siamak Vossoughi has written a collection of short stories that examine the Iranian American experience. Also: comments by Price Cobbs … Continued
Coverage of the first Democratic Primary Debate. With Ruth Conniff, Editor of the Progressive Magazine. And Gerald Horne, Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Then, a conversation with author, activist, and Ken Burns narrator Peter Coyote about his book The Rainman’s Third Cure. About the book: The guiding metaphor … Continued
Cities around the country are starting to grapple with the fact that new platforms are making it much easier to rent out homes by the night–which can leave tourists competing for housing with long-term renters. A group of San Francisco housing advocates have decided to try to fix it through the ballot box – we’ll … Continued
Hillary Clinton & Bernie Sanders Take Center Stage at First Democratic Debate of 2016 Race; O’Malley’s Baltimore Policing Record Criticized as Candidates Address Whether #BlackLivesMatter; Hillary Clinton & Martin O’Malley Spar over Immigration Reform; Has Bernie Sanders Been Tough Enough on Guns? Hillary Clinton Says No; Sanders Calls Iraq Worst Foreign Policy Blunder in U.S. … Continued
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Tonight’s program features: the newly released music album of Nicaragua’s hottest new band LA CUNETA SON MACHIN, “Mondongo” and an interview with the musicians by Vanessa Bohm; Greg Landau talks about about an upcoming December 2015 tour to Cuba to enjoy the Havana Jazz Festival for Bay Area listeners; Nelson Valdez, Cuban American historian tells … Continued
NASA new press release about manned missions to Mars. Guest; Dr. Seth Shostak talks about intelligent life in the universe. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
