Young Muslim and Arab Americans are being targeted by FBI surveillance, and this, says Sunaina Maira, colors the way they think and act. Maira describes who and what’s being monitored and why; the range of emotions surveillance generates; and the ways in which Muslim Americans are pushing back against post-9/11 regimes of surveillance and repression. … Continued
On today’s show, host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Depression-era scholar Robert S. McElvaine about the trickle-down economics approach and massive tax cuts of the 1920s that preceded the Great Depression. Robert McElvaine is a professor of History at Millsaps College in Mississippi, he is author of the book The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941. His latest piece … Continued
Undocumented immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was acquitted and found not guilty in the death of Kate Steinle two years ago. Matt Gonzalez, chief attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender joins us this morning on UpFront to discuss the acquittal and its implications. Dr. Mona El-Farra, Director of Gaza Projects for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, and … Continued
Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Tax Bill Would Reorder Society & Create “Hereditary Aristocracy” for Rich; Honduras: Protesters Defy Military Crackdown and Flood the Streets to Protest Alleged Vote-Rigging; Rep. Keith Ellison Says Franken & Conyers Should “Examine Their Conscience” over Sexual Harassment; Rep. Ellison Condemns Apparent Election Tampering in Honduras & Calls for Halting U.S. … Continued
A new investigation in The Nation explores the army of lawyers behind Jack Phillips, the so-called “Cake Artist” central to a case going before the Supreme Court on the right of a baker to refuse service to a gay couple. On our show today we’ll speak with investigative reporter Sarah Posner about the legal group … Continued
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Pianist, composer, author, educator MARK LEVINE will be my guest in the first hour (4-5pm) of In Your Ear. The second hour of Flamenco/Tango will kick off with one of Mark’s favorites – Vicente Amigo. Hosted by Art Sato
Two neighborhoods — Boyle Heights in Los Angeles and Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York — are experiencing the gamut of changes associated with gentrification. And some are pushing back against those who would cash in on the eviction and displacement of longtime residents. On this edition of Making Contact we hear how one Crown Heights … Continued
Laurie joins us to talk about how living with diabetes, the Epstein-Barr virus, fibromyalgia and other problems has been improved by 12 Step Programs.
After Uber got hacked, 57 million costumers and drivers’ information has been compromised for a year; and Stephanie Kelton, former advisor to the Bernie Sanders campaign, on the current state of the economy. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.
Salima Hamirani hosts Friday’s show. She speaks with Robert Grant about the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis known as PrEP and asks some questions about how PrEP works and its efficacy. Robert Grant is the Associate Director of the UCSF Center for AIDS Research, directing a research laboratory, and clinical practice in the Division of Pulmonary and … Continued
