Today host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Anna Feigenbaum, author of Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of Today, about the history of this chemical weapon. She shows how its use has evolved for one hundred years, from the hands of French soldiers in the trenches to the ones of police officers in the streets. … Continued
Alexis R. Santos-Lozada is a demographer and professor at Pennsylvania State University. He joins us on the air this morning to discuss the unreported deaths missing from post-Maria estimates. Santos-Lozada found more than 1,000 deaths missing from the official count of Puerto Rican casualties from Hurricane Maria. Déborah Berman-Santana, retired professor of geography and ethnic studies at Mills College … Continued
“When They Call You a Terrorist”: The Life of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors.
The Trump administration allows states to begin imposing work requirements on recipients of Medicaid – yet another blow to low-income Americans. We’ll turn to Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project for more. Then, we’ll go to France to speak with a member of an organization called Stop Planned Obsolescence. Camille Fabacher will explain why … Continued
we speak with Cat Brooks, a member of the ONYX Organizing Committee and the co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) about the 96 Hours of Direct Action, Non-Compliance Over King Day Weekend. The direct action, is an act of resistance in the face of domestic terrorism waged on America’s most marginalized communities.
On today’s Making Contact, journalist Juan González discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in America’s cities – from redlining and racial covenants in the early 20th century, to land grabs and privatization in the 21st – and the rise of progressive alliances to reclaim them. Featuring: Juan González, … Continued
An informative program about the distinct disabilities of autism and cognitive disorders with two disability advocates. Austin Tam will discuss his observations and insights about cognitive disorders and disability in the Asian/Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. Tam attended the California Renters Power Assembly and helped organize the “Making the Invisible Visible” Disability Summit in Alameda … Continued
Updates on UN report on poverty in the US, oreos produced in Mexico, US households with zero or negative net worth, Germany’s negative utility prices, Germany’s bold labor strikes, Iceland law on equal pay for equal work, the myth of US economic “recovery,” and Canada’s Tim Horton sabotages rising minimum wage. Interview with Dr. Harriet … Continued
“Completely Racist”: Edwidge Danticat on Trump’s “Shithole Countries” Remark Targeting Africa, Haiti; Time’s Up: Meet Five of the Women Who Staged Protest at Golden Globes Against Gender Violence; NYC: Immigration Rights Activist Ravi Ragbir Detained at ICE Check-in Amid Protest, Police Violence; Time’s Up Activists Warn Trump’s “Shithole Countries” Remark Will Embolden White Supremacists..
The House has passed a bill extending warrantless surveillance of foreigners and the Americans that communicate with them, despite Donald Trump’s stated opposition to that bill and his subsequent flip flopping. On our show today we’ll turn to Shahid Buttar of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for more. Then, as the deadline for Trump to extend … Continued
