0:08 – Monday news roundup with Cat and Brian 0:34 – David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist who’s been covering Donald Trump for nearly three decades joins Cat and Brian to discuss our current administration. He recently founded the news outlet dcreport.org. He talks about his new book Even Worse Than You Think: What the … Continued
Head of Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Group: Trump’s Nuclear Policy “Puts Us on Path Toward Nuclear War”; As Paul Ryan Touts a Secretary’s $1.50 Weekly Pay Hike, Koch Bros. Reap $1.4B from GOP Tax Plan; 17 Arrested Outside Super Bowl, Capping NFL Season of Racial Justice Protests On and Off Field.
Turkish forces are attacking Kurds along its border with northern Syria in a move that could threaten to unravel the progress made on the Syria war. On our show today we’ll turn to Kani Xulam of the American Kurdish Information Network to find out why this is happening and what the consequences could be. Then, … Continued
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A special celebration of Black History Month with music and voices of resistance and revolution from the African American Experience including Archie Shepp, Paul Robeson, Abbey Lincoln, and Max Roach. Hosted by Art Sato.
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society, that the election of the first Black president spelled the doom of racism. In fact, racist thought is alive and well in America – more sophisticated and more … Continued
Writer, agitator, and commentator s.e. smith* joins us for the half hour. Based in Northern California, s.e. smith has a journalistic focus on social issues, particularly gender, prison reform, disability rights, environmental justice, queerness, class, and the intersections thereof, with a special interest in rural subjects. s.e. smith has been published in The Guardian, Bitch … Continued
Updates on corp tax savings not used for bonuses or wage increases, why tariffs fail to rescue jobs, UK and US universities react to economic change, Trump’s solar panel tariffs are political theater, and Ursula LeGuin’s critique of capitalism. Interview with Mary Douglas, Exec. Director of Democratize the Enterprise.
“Mr. Boston”: Meet the Man Who Secretly Helped Daniel Ellsberg Leak Pentagon Papers to the Press; “They Repress Us Because We’re Poor”: Immigrant Rights Activist Speaks from Sanctuary in Colorado.
Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan has been riddled right from the start with accusations of secrecy, conflicts of interest, and more. Just days after he demanded Congress produce a bill generating $1.5 trillion to fund new infrastructure, we’ll spend today’s show examining what his plan entails. My guest Charisma Troiano of the group Democracy Forward will … Continued
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Host Barbara Golden focuses on computer and electronic music with a blend of talk and music, mostly music.
