Meet the Miss USA Contestant Accusing Trump of Sexual Misconduct as Senators Call for Him to Resign; Roy Moore Attacks Doug Jones over Abortion Rights, Deflecting from Child Molestation Accusations; Cecile Richards: Mike Pence is “Orchestra Master” of Assault on Women’s Rights Under Trump; Rep. Gutiérrez on Passing the DREAM Act, Deaths in Puerto Rico … Continued
Former OC Weekly Editor-in-Chief Gustavo Arellano will be our special guest today to reflect on the changing media landscape as the OC Weekly and LA Weekly experience seismic shifts under new ownership, billionaire owners resist unionizing at other outlets, and journalists in general are facing a grim scenario. Arellano will also put the crisis in … Continued
Ralph and Washington Post columnist, E.J. Dionne debate the distinction between “Progressive” and “Liberal,” and Original Nader’s Raider, Robert Fellmeth tells us why he thinks speech on the Internet should not be anonymous.
Leading politicians in Nazi Germany saw the American Revolution as a great advancement for the Aryan race and were influenced by US race, immigration and eugenics laws in coming up with their own laws. Today we are in conversation about this history with Yale Law professor James Whitman. James Q. Whitman is a Ford Foundation … Continued
To start off today’s show, Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert discuss President Trump’s decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, prompting Palestinians to take to the streets in protests. In our second hour, we focus on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of the documentary Al-Nakba, which traces the historical … Continued
On Eve of Alabama Senate Election, a Look at Roy Moore’s Racism, Homophobia & Religious Fanaticism; NAACP Head: Roy Moore Is Using Racial and Religious Fearmongering to Sway White Alabama Voters; Black Leaders Boycott Trump Photo Op at Civil Rights Museum: “Why Should Our Legacy Be Tarnished?” Amid Worst Winter Wildfires in California History, Farmworkers … Continued
Despite overwhelming public and business opposition to repealing net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai has announced a vote on a rule change on December 14th. Overturning rules that protect net neutrality could jeopardize the future of the internet in favor of profits for a handful of telecomm giants like AT&T, ComCast, and … Continued
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Point of Departure explores the greatness of Miles Davis’ second great quintet (featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams) and how it rewrote the vernacular for Jazz Music, by presenting selections from “Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Volume 5” (A 3-CD Set). Hosted by Kevin Cartwright.
Excerpts of the lecture “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,” given on April 21, 2017 at a Town Hall, in Seattle. With Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Excerpts of the documentaries “Al Nakba and “The Price of Oslo” produced by Al Jazeera; “Occupation of The American Mind” Narrated by Roger Waters; and the Mustafa Bargouhti event “100 Years after the Balfour Declaration:The Anti-Colonial Struggle in Palestine” on November 6, 2017 @ First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert.
