This morning’s episode includes clips of Dick Gregory, who died this past August, speaking throughout his long career as a comedian, civil rights activist, and social critic. Gregory speaks at the Congress of Racial Equality in June 30th, 1967, takes comedic shots at Richard Nixon as part of a standup set from 1974, and delivers an … Continued
“Pivotal Moment in American History”: Sen. Sanders Unveils Medicare-for-All Bill with 15 Co-Sponsors; Background Checks for Voting?: Inside the Trump Election Commission’s Contentious Second Meeting; “Will the 9/11 Case Finally Go to Trial?”: Andrew Cockburn on New Evidence Linking Saudis to Attacks.
ifaxThe US’s oldest credit reporting company, Equifax, recently revealed that the data of 143 million Americans was hacked. But what did Equifax know, when did they know it, and how have they treated those Americans impacted? On our show today we’ll turn to Jamie Court, President of Consumer Watchdog for more. Then, as Hurricane Irma … Continued
Daniel DeBaun, author of Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology and former executive at Bell Labs, discusses the health risks of wireless and electronic technologies and how to reduce those risks. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
In the wake of the devastation of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, while wildfires continue to rage across the West, it would seem like the perils of global warming are self-evident. And in fact, there’s one part of the U.S. government that, unlike President Trump, sees climate change as an undeniable danger: the military and Homeland … Continued
Host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Richard J. Evans about his book The Coming of the Third Reich, which describes the ascent of Nazism in 1930s Germany and Hitler’s rise to power. This book is critical to understanding the intricacies of fascism and explores how a liberal republican government allowed for the moral collapse that provoked … Continued
Michael F. Wehner, a senior staff scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discusses the impact of warming on the intensity of storms and the danger of increased participation. Andrew Alden, a longtime geology writer, details what happens if a 7.0 earthquake happens along the Hayward fault. Jennifer Strauss, the scientific liaison … Continued
After Irma, a Look at Why Cubans are 15 Times Less Likely to Die from Hurricanes Than Americans; A Storm of Silence: Study Finds Media Is Largely Ignoring Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change; Special Report: How Decentralized Mutual Aid Networks Are Helping Houston Recover from Harvey; Austerity, Divestment & Irma: Juan González on Why … Continued
Jasmine Abdullah Richards, the founder of the Pasadena, California chapter of Black Lives Matter was arrested by police on Saturday. Richards garnered national attention last year for becoming the first African American to be arrested on a “felony lynching charge.” On today’s show we’ll speak with her attorney Jaime Gutierrez. Then, a new and terrifying … Continued
Entrevistas con Lucho Ramirez, Director de Cine + y con Agustín Castañeda, Director del filme Ruta Madre. Conducido y producido por Miguel Guerrero
