The city council of Seattle just voted through an municipal income tax for its wealthiest residents, and the vote was unanimous. Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks to socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant about how that happened, then takes a look at the push to do something similar in San Francisco. Plus: Cat Brooks talks to filmmaker Jon Else about … Continued
The White House is in disarray following revelations that President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., supported an effort by the Russian authorities to share information incriminating Hillary Clinton in an attempt to help Trump win the election. The latest development in the ongoing saga of whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian authorities came … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth conversation with Emmy awarding winning filmmaker and noted investigative journalist, John Pilger on the recent G-20 meeting in Germany and on the future for peace in Palestine. More from John Pilger at http://johnpilger.com/
A quick look at the state of play in the Senate, where Republicans are running out of room to delay the release of a new effort at Obamacare repeal. Then, we turn to Sacramento and ask: could California create its own single-payer healthcare system? Finally, a history of the movements, organizations, and tactics that fed … Continued
Fida Jiryis, a Palestinian from the Galilee, now living in Ramallah, discusses the experience of returning from exile to live inside Israel’s borders, the differences between writing in English and Arabic, and why she chose to write a women’s fiction book with a Canadian non-Palestinian protagonist. Fida is one of the contributors to the best-selling … Continued
In 1871, the lower classes of the city of Paris rose up and established a worker-run government. They flew the red flag, championed the rights of women, and separated church and state. The Paris Commune had little time to put into place many of the Communards’ ideals before it was violently crushed by the French … Continued
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson holds a hearing today that will determine whether the Oakland Police Department becomes the first in the nation to go into federal receivership – we talk to investigative journalists Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham about the scandal and coverup that brought things to this point. Plus: Cat Brooks discusses the lives … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. As President Donald Trump meets with world leaders at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany, European activists held a G20 alternative summit—the Global Solidarity Summit. We speak to Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat about the G20’s policies and … Continued
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro is one of the founders of the Progressive Caucus, and a committed fighter for the common good. We talk about her new memoir,The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable. PLUS; it’s the Dalai Lama’s birthday! We talk with filmmaker Mickey Lemle. with host Kris Welch
In a major speech in Poland, President Donald Trump said Western civilization is at stake, as he warned about the threats of “terrorism and extremism.” He was cheered on by supporters of Poland’s right-wing government, who were bused in to the speech. Meanwhile, Trump is facing criticism after becoming the first U.S. president in decades … Continued
