Today, we air a special show featuring thirteen interviews from influential thinkers, strategists, and activists spanning the fields of racial equity, immigration, environmental justice and more about the impact of Donald Trump’s first year in office. Tune in as we ask them what the biggest impact to their work has been, where they see the … Continued
David Cay Johnston: Trump is Determined to Provoke War to Draw Focus from Racist & Erratic Behavior; “It’s Even Worse Than You Think”: David Cay Johnston on Trump’s First Year in Office; Trump Biographer: Trump is the “Most Racist” President in at Least 100 Years; How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists … Continued
A major activist pop-up show featuring an art exhibit and panel discussions called Into Action is taking place in Los Angeles this week and we’ll be bringing you coverage from the event space this week and next. We’ll begin today’s show with a conversation with the event’s executive producer Yosi Sargent, known for commissioning and … Continued
we speak with Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter about her new book, “When They Call You a Terrorist – A Black Lives Matter Memoir,” co-written with Asha Bandele, Cullors challenges the terrorist label while providing a backstory to the group’s cause. image credit @ patrissecullors.com
One oft-ignored consequence of mass incarceration is the release of massive numbers of people from prison each year. Where do these people go, and how likely are they to find decent housing and the other resources they need? Over the course of his ethnographic work in Oakland, California, Alessandro De Giorgi discovered how neoliberal economics … Continued
Host Mitch Jeserich talks to Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director and Co-founder of the National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights about the controversial debate on immigration. The controversy seems to be part of the deteriorating negotiations over how to handle the potential expiration of deportation protections for the so-called Dreamers. All this comes as the … Continued
NYC Immigration Activist Jean Montrevil Speaks Out After Deportation to Haiti: “My Heart Is Broken”; “Letter From an Immigration Jail”: Hear the Words of Detained Immigrant Leader Ravi Ragbir; Is ICE Targeting Immigration Activists? Family Members of Detained & Deported Leaders Speak Out; “ICE Is Sending Us a Message”: Activist Maru Mora Villalpando on Being … Continued
On September 19th, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake impacted Central Mexico. The destruction that followed was widespread. UpFront checks in again with the post-disaster Mexico to follow up on the story from 2017. Lora Jo Foo, an environmental activist with No Coal in Oakland joins this morning’s show to discuss a Lawsuit against City of Oakland for … Continued
NYC Immigration Activist Jean Montrevil Speaks Out After Deportation to Haiti: “My Heart Is Broken”; “Letter From an Immigration Jail”: Hear the Words of Detained Immigrant Leader Ravi Ragbir; Is ICE Targeting Immigration Activists? Family Members of Detained & Deported Leaders Speak Out; “ICE Is Sending Us a Message”: Activist Maru Mora Villalpando on Being … Continued
How destructive have Donald Trump’s denigrating comments about Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations been here at home and abroad? On our show today we’ll turn to American freelance journalist and activist Sameer Dossani who is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Then, as Aziz Ansari becomes the latest target of the #MeToo movement, we’ll ask … Continued
