From charter schools to enterprises like Teach for America — profiteering off of public education has surged, supported by both Democrats and Republicans. But Noliwe Rooks argues that the plundering of taxpayer-funded education has a long history, going back to the era after Reconstruction. Rooks discusses that history — and whether we’re now seeing the … Continued
Today our host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with renowned religious scholar and public intellectual Reza Aslan. He is the author of the recently published New York Times best-selling book God: A Human History, which investigates our humanizing impulse in relation to the divine. We have a conversation on the evolution of religion and the changing image of God, … Continued
First thing on this morning’s show, Pat Kelly, founder and president of a Family Affair, an HIV-AIDS ministry at Victory Tabernacle Deliverance Temple in Orangeburg, South Carolina and a founding member of the Positive Women’s Network USA examines the intricacies of HIV status and how HIV impacts the black community. Nate Cardozo, a Senior Staff Attorney … Continued
In Surprise Move, Illinois Rep. Gutiérrez Won’t Seek Re-Election, Says He’ll Focus on Puerto Rico; As GOP Tax Plan Faces Senate Vote, Critics Say Bill Would Give Hundreds of Billions to Top 1 Percent; Graduate Students Plan Nationwide Walkouts Against GOP “Assault” On Post-Secondary Education; Cherokee Writer: Trump Pocahontas Slur Reflects Centuries of Colonial Violence … Continued
As Hondurans await election results from a crucial race we’ll turn to Suyapa Portillo of Pitzer College who just returned from Honduras after serving as an official election observer. With left-leaning Salvador Nasralla in the lead for President over incumbent Juan Hernandez, the Central American nation that has struggled since its 2009 US-backed coup is … Continued
Today on Flashpoints; The Keystone Pipeline and the safety PIG that was muzzled, so it couldn’t squeal. Greg Palast joins and the PIG. Also, Flashpoints correspondent, Randy Credico, is subpoenaed to appear before the House Russia Gate Committee. And more threats and tests as the US continues to face off with North Korea.
Dr. Robert Hagen, astro biologist, is there life in outer space? and Dr. Carl Zimmer, on new insights into evolution on earth. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Layna Berman explores self care not as self-indulgence but as the hard work and radical action of the examined life. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
We begin today’s show by speaking with John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, about the ongoing political battles in D.C. In conversation with our host Mitch Jeserich, Nichols discusses tax reform, the battle over the directorship of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the threat to net neutrality. We then speak with Blaire Briody, award-winning journalist and author … Continued
First thing on UpFront this morning, Cat Brooks interviews Minister Rob Newells, Executive Director of AIDS Project of the East Bay in Oakland and Associate Minister at Imani Community Church. The two discuss the ways in which Oakland’s black community is directly impacted by HIV/Aids, and the systemic ways marginalized bodies suffer most from the … Continued
