Today we spend the hour talking about Washington politics and the Trump presidency. Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs writer for The Nation magazine. He is also a contributing writer for The Progressive magazine and In These Times, an associate editor of the Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, and a co-founder of … Continued
Meet Cesar Espinosa: After Surviving Harvey, He’s Fighting for his Future as Trump Rescinds DACA; Reclaiming Gotham: Juan González on Cities Leading the Revolt Against Trumpism & Neoliberal Policies.
Donald Trump has ended DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leaving the fate of 800,000 young undocumented immigrants in the balance. On today’s show we’ll hear Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement justifying the move, and then turn to Joshua Stehlik of the National Immigration Law Center to find out what this means for … Continued
With Astronomers Dr. Neil Tyson and Dr. Fulvia Melia Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku
Health educator Layna Berman discusses the assaults on your nervous system and what you can do to help it. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
How we remember the past appears innate: a look back to the lost innocence of childhood and adolescence, to the sounds and sensations of our early years. But historian Gary Cross says that how we remember the past, and what past we even choose to remember, has everything to do with contemporary capitalism, based on … Continued
The imperial Trump presidency, a far greater threat to democracy than just the Tweeter. Veteran Washington reporter John Nichols shows where ALL the bodies are buried. PLUS! Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater has a movie! With host Kris Welch.
Today the Trump Administration announced the end of the Obama-era program that protects from deportation undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. To address this issue we are in conversation with guest: Cathi Tactaquin, Executive Director and a co-founder of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Then we talk to Professor Ronald L. Feinman about … Continued
As the fate of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hangs in the balance, on our show today we’ll go to Racine, Wisconsin where an immigrant youth activist and DACA recipient Valeria Ruiz is on hunger strike outside House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office. Ruiz will tell us her story, how DACA has benefitted her, … Continued
Today’s show features an interview with James Forman, Jr. about his book Locking Up Our Own and the complex history of mass incarceration. Later in the hour we discuss the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA.
