DuPont vs. the World: Chemical Giant Covered Up Health Risks of Teflon Contamination Across Globe; A Warning from the Center of the World: Pacific Nation Kiribati Is Disappearing as Sea Level Rises.
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On today’s show we’ll wrap up our coverage of the Los Angeles Into Action pop-up art exhibit and conference covering social justice issues and activism. We’ll begin with Paola Mendoza the artistic director of the Women’s March National, who will reflect on this year’s marches nationwide as well as address some of the controversy surrounding … Continued
we speak with two undocumented siblings Santi Salazar and Layidusa Salazar about the impending ICE raids in the Bay Area. image credit @ Joe Brusky on Flickr
All too often health care providers prescribe medications and treatments without digging deep into the root causes of illness. My guests Dr. Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, Phd. will discuss their new book, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?”
Capitalism depends on various inexpensive things to stay robust, including labor — both paid and unpaid — energy, food, and nature. What happens when they all stop being cheap at the same time? Jason Moore discusses whether capitalism can survive the rising costs of business as usual. Resources: Raj Patel & Jason W. Moore, A … Continued
Ralph welcomes back ocean conservationist David Helvarg, who talks about offshore oil drilling and June 9th’s March for the Ocean and Steven Shafarman, author of Basic Income Imperative: For Peace, Justice, Liberty and Personal Dignity.
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with British philosopher A. C. Grayling about the limits of the democratic system. He highlights what he calls the ‘dilemma of democracy’: the power belongs to the people but, at the same time, the power needs to be stable to be efficient. A. C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy … Continued
Tio Brooke of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee joins UpFron to speak with us about the labour strike in Florida’s prisoners, where those incarcerated are forced to work for no pay under brutal conditions. The strike is expected to start this week. “The Birthday Party” at ACT’s Geary Theatre is running through February 4th. We hear about the … Continued
“The Year of Our Awakening”: Global Protests Mark Anniversary of Women’s March & Trump Inauguration; Amy Goodman Questions Ruth Bader Ginsburg About #MeToo Movement at Sundance Film Festival; “RBG”: New Documentary Celebrates Life of Groundbreaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.zalez.
Pig In A Pen – January 21, 2018
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Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time String Band, Country Jazz. Hosted by Ray Edlund