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Culture and change: Reem’s journey from organizer to entrepreneur; Writing place-based mysteries
We speak with Reem Assil, who was a community organizer for ten years before deciding that her true passion is food. Reem started Reem’s California, an Arab street corner bakery in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, with the help of several community initiatives including the Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment, La Cocina and ICA Fund Good Jobs. And in … Continued
Credit Agencies and the Commodification of Personal Information
If you think the collection and selling of personal data began in the last twenty years, think again. Consumer credit agencies like Equifax have been gathering information about people’s intimate details since they were created in the late 19th century. Scholar Josh Lauer discusses the history of credit agencies, their key role in capitalist consumer … Continued
Last night a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country music festival in Las Vegas. This is the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history with 58 dead and at least 515 injured. Today we speak with Patrick Blanchfield, writer and journalist who writes about American culture and violence. He is also a faculty member … Continued
Father of Lin-Manuel Miranda Slams Trump’s “Racist” Attack on Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria; Juan González: Puerto Rico’s Financial Control Board Worsened Crisis After Hurricane Maria; “We Cannot Wait”: Puerto Rico’s Residents Organize to Provide Food & Water after Hurricane Maria; Spanish Police Injure 800 in Crackdown on Catalonia Independence Referendum as Crisis Escalates.
Activists with Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles are confronting LA County DA Jackie Lacey over why she has refused to charge a single police officer during her tenure. LA County leads the country on police killings. On today’s show we’ll speak with Prof. Melina Abdullah with BLM LA about it. Then, a new study … Continued
Reportes de Cataluña, Puerto Rico y Cuba; Ayotzinapa a 3 Años; y La Misa Negra.
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Reporte del referendum en Cataluña con Angelina Llongueras. Como ayudar a Puerto Rico, con Arturo Masol, Marian Cabanillas, Silvia Torres y Denise Solis. Wanda Kruda, de Krudas Kubensi, sobre la situación en Cuba. Omar García sobre los tres años de la desapación forzada de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa. Nos visita la banda de Oakland … Continued
Making Contact’s Community Storytelling Fellow Vincent Medina is a Chochenyo Ohlone Native American who is a part of a young generation working to revitalize the Chochenyo language for future generations. Making Contact’s Community Storytelling Fellow Isabella Zizi is a young native-american environmentalist shaped by the 2012 Chevron Refinery Explosion and by her indigenous women elders … Continued
Dave Zirin and Etan Thomas remind us to not believe the hype and remember Racial Justice is what NFL players are protesting by “taking the knee.” Dave Zirin’s article from the Washington Post: Sports is a hub for protests against racism. ESPN shouldn’t silence Jemele Hill. My name is Dave Zirin. I’m a sportswriter. … Continued
Strikes and the Labor Movement Today
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With Guest Award-winning Investigative Journalist Bob Hennelly. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.