Why are struggles over Oakland schools’ budget and policies always in the news? Is it really because Oakland is irresponsible? Or has it actually been a 30-year struggle about the forcible installation of a state administration that spent $100 million dollars without accountability to Oakland residents?
Julie McEnery is a NASA Project Scientist and Astrophysicist, and describes what she says is a major breakthrough in astrophysics and the most extraordinary scientific event of her career: this year, scientists heard the universe for the first time. The witnessed two neutron stars circle and circle, and smash into each other with such force that … Continued
Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Means It Cannot Be a Peace Broker; Stoked! Journalist Alexei Wood & First J20 Defendants Found “Not Guilty” as 188 Still Face Trial; Catalan Separatists Win Slim Electoral Majority Despite Jailing & Exile of Pro-Independence Leaders..
On the winter solstice, after a few appropriate songs for the changing of the seasons, host Derk Richardson will remember beloved man-of-all-reeds (and other instruments) Ralph Carney, who died last Saturday at the age of 61, after a fall at his home in Portland, Oregon. The Akron, Ohio native, and San Francisco resident for 28 … Continued
“We shouldn’t be afraid. We should be ready.” (Edward Snowden, blessings be upon him) To get ready, Caroline welcomes fellow astro*mytho weaver of the guiding meta-narrative, Daniel Giamario, that we may partner with our resilient wiley woof! Delineate the dire danger, and the against all odds redemption proffered to us. Saturn in Capricorn Solstice: dedication … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion about stress and anxiety. Sarah covers herbs and other strategies for support during challenging times.
On today’s show, we are in conversation with writer, historian, and activist, Rebecca Solnit. Her latest book is The Mother of All Questions, a follow-up to her national best seller Men Explain Things to Me. She explains dynamics behind the fabric of a misogynist society, and how we should deal with the movement #metoo to go toward a … Continued
This morning’s episode highlights some of our favorite coverage from this year. Listen to audio clips from the best of our best interviews in 2017!
DACA Recipients’ Message to Democrats: Stop Playing with Our Lives, and Pass a Clean DREAM Act Now; Jailhouse Interview: Denied Asylum, Mexican Reporter Emilio Gutiérrez Faces Death If ICE Deports Him; ACLU Investigation Reveals Texas Troopers Are Turning Traffic Stops of Immigrants into Deportations.
The Republicans are drunk on victory from their passage of a deeply unpopular tax bill as the year comes to a close. On our show today we’ll first bring you an analysis by Chuck Collins director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good about how the bill will impact ordinary Americans. Then RJ … Continued
