DISABILITY STATUS OF THE ELDERLY Ovеr seven mіllіоn оldеr people, or аbоut оnе-fоurth оf thе еldеrlу рорulаtіоn, еxреrіеnсеd a period of disability either аt thе bеgіnnіng оr аt thе еnd of calendar уеаr 1987 according to NMES data (ѕее Tаblе 1).1 Abоut 2.6 mіllіоn реrѕоnѕ оr 9% оf the еldеrlу hаd ѕеvеrе dіѕаbіlіtіеѕ, і.е., needed … Continued
“Keep It in the Ground”: As COP23 Ends, Activists Protest at Europe’s Largest Open-Pit Coal Mine; Activists Condemn Failure of COP23 to Address Interrelated Crises of Climate, Energy & Inequality; Tom Goldtooth: Carbon Trading is “Fraudulent” Scheme to Privatize Air & Forests to Permit Pollution.
Zimbabwe is facing a major political crisis with the recent house arrest by the military of the nation’s one and only president and dictator Robert Mugabe. On today’s show we’ll speak with a leading human rights activist Jenni Williams, with the group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), joining us from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Then we’ll examine … Continued
We speak with Pierre Labossiere, one of the most respected progressive voices on Haitian politics about the state of Haiti today, the possible termination of Temporary Protective Status, UN occupying forces, cholera epidemic and mass murders in Haiti. Pierre Labossiere has dedicated his entire adult life advocating for the working poor in Haiti. Through the Haiti … Continued
Caroline hosts the return John Kiriakou, CIA Whistle-blower & cultural guide! Deft at Dark o Moon in Scorpio, as we all as detectives journey to the Underworld to illuminate the obscene, and liberate Sane Reverent leadership, that our rogue species may call off the war-on-life. John is author of “Doing Time Like a Spy:” “He … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of digestive health with a focus on the stomach.
Today our host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Nii Akuetteh, the founder of the Democracy and Conflict Research Institute based in Ghana and a current a policy analyst at the Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA). We discuss both the history of Zimbabwe and the recent developments taking place in the country regarding the house arrest of … Continued
During this Thursday’s episode, in light of a nationalist march with 60,000 participants that took place in Poland two days ago, we speak with Rafal Pankowski, co-founder of Polish anti-extremist association Never Again and widely-published author of The Populist Radical Right in Poland: The Patriots. He joins us to discuss the growing white nationalism in … Continued
Zimbabwe in Limbo As Military Seizes Control & Places President Mugabe Under House Arrest; African Activist Slams Trump for Reversing Ban on Elephant Trophies from Hunts in Zimbabwe & Zambia; Nigerian Environmental Activist: Displacement from Climate Change Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram; Activists at COP23 Decry Companies & Corporate Sponsors Pushing Fossil Fuel as … Continued
House Republicans are racing to pass their behemoth 429-page tax reform bill just days after the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts will automatically trigger major cuts to Medicare. The Senate version of the same bill includes an end to the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, leaving many … Continued
