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.
Petro Metro: A Toxic Tour of Houston from Refineries to Superfund Sites in Wake of Harvey; Will Houston’s Post-Harvey Recovery Exacerbate Inequities or Build a More Just City?
Okinawan feminist activist Suzuyo Takazato, Co-Chair Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, discusses the deadly ecological and social consequences of the massive US military presence on Okinawa. Okinawan Women Act formed exactly 22 years ago, in response to the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US soldiers. And we speak with San Francisco writer, teacher … Continued
Host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Louis S. Warren about his book Gods Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America, which describes the pan-Indian religious movement that swept across the west and the great plain as a form of resistance and reconciliation to colonialism. This book is critical to understanding how the Ghost … Continued
In the first hour “Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America” with author, John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation. In the second hour, Free Speech or Hate Speech with Dan Siegel, an Oakland civil rights lawyer who is active with the Anti Police Terror Project and the … Continued
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Featuring new music from animator/producer/multi-instrumentalist Chad VanGaalen with a track off his 6th studio album Light Information. Listen to a track from the free-jazz motorik krautrock outfit Crown Larks with a song off their new album Population. Back from hiatus is Brooklyn’s LCD Soundsystem featuring a track off their newly given album American Dream. Familiarize … Continued
