Teachers in Revolt: Meet the Educators in Kentucky & Oklahoma Walking Out over School Funding; MLK’s Fight Against Racism, Militarism & Capitalism: Historian Taylor Branch on King’s Final Years.
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Donald Trump rails against immigrants and issues blanket immigration-related policy proposals on a whim. On today’s show we’ll speak with our immigration correspondent Juan Escalante about Trump’s latest decision to deploy the US military at the border, and his angry declarations about DACA, border security and more. Then we’ll turn to Professor Isabel Nuez about … Continued
The Legacy of Stephen Hawking. With Guest John Brinster, biographer of Einstein. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Greg Glaser, JD, General Counsel for Physicians for Informed Consent, discusses the barriers that prevent patients from making informed decisions about vaccines and how physicians are organizing to overcome those barriers. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
What can Star Trek tell us about life after capitalism? Peter Frase discusses four possible futures in a world where workers are increasingly being replaced by machines — ranging from communist and socialist societies to ones in which workers are literally disposable. Resources: Peter Frase, Four Futures: Life After Capitalism Verso, 2014
We talk about the potential trade war between the Trump administration and China as well as the history of US trade wars and policies with Douglas A. Irwin. He is the John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor in the Social Sciences Department of Economics at Dartmouth College. He is a research associate of the National Bureau of … Continued
Media Giant Sinclair, Under Fire for Forcing Anchors to Read Trumpian Screed, Is Rapidly Expanding; MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination & Support for Memphis Strike; He Gave His Life in the Labor Struggle: MLK’s Forgotten Radical Message for Economic Justice.
A Look Back at The Life And Legacy of Winnie Mandela, Plus: Padraic Kenney Discusses His New Book Dance in Chains: Political Imprisonment in the Modern World
7:34 – Walter Turner, host of Africa Today, which airs Mondays at 7 PM. Also chair of the social sciences department at College of Marin. 8:08 – Padraic Kenney, professor of history and international studies at Indiana University and author of Dance in Chains: Political Imprisonment in the Modern World 8:34 – Pam Vogel is a research fellow at … Continued
Media Giant Sinclair, Under Fire for Forcing Anchors to Read Trumpian Screed, Is Rapidly Expanding; MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination & Support for Memphis Strike; He Gave His Life in the Labor Struggle: MLK’s Forgotten Radical Message for Economic Justice.
A massive protest of Gaza’s residents near the border with Israel last Friday ended in blood and death. At least 15 people were killed and more than 700 injured. On our show today Amani Al Hindi Barakat Chair of Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition will join us to explain what happened and what comes … Continued