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
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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
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With Guest Award-winning Investigative Journalist Bob Hennelly. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.
Salima Hamirani hosts friday’s show, discussing the emergence of Hookworm infecting residents of Lowndes County, Alabama. With 1 in 3 residents testing positive for infection, the devastating lack of sanitation and infrastructure is to blame. Salima speaks with Rohelo Mejia, Founder of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise and author of the study from the … Continued
Report from Puerto Rico: Death Toll Higher Than Reported Amid Water Shortage & Health Crisis; Michael Moore on His Broadway Show, “The Terms of My Surrender,” Trump, Puerto Rico & the Media.
Donald Trump has announced the brief outlines of his tax plan, which he plans to push through Congress and sign into law by December. But the plan appears crafted to benefit him and his wealthy buddies. On today’s show we’ll speak with Morris Pearl, chair of the group Patriotic Millionaires, about the tax plan. Then, … Continued
