Today host Mitch Jeserich interviews Manal Al-Sharif, a Saudi computer security engineer, about her memoir “Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening.” Al-Sharif was a religious radical in her teens but eventually became one of the women to lead the movement to support women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia, a fight that the women ultimately won.
Progressive populist and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower joins us for a discussion on Donald Trump and our current political moment. I spoke with Hightower at the People’s Summit in Chicago. Also at the conference was Mary Watkines, a founding member of Organization United for Respect at Walmart, or OUR Walmart in Washington State. … Continued
On today’s show, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich talk with journalist John Hamilton about Minnesota courts’ decision to acquit Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who shot and killed African American man Philando Castile last year, from second-degree manslaughter. Hamilton was present at the protests which ensued in Minnesota this weekend. Then Brooks and Jeserich interview Mavis Anderson, … Continued
“Philando Can Be Any of Us”: Black Lives Matter Protests Acquittal of Officer in Minnesota Killing; Civil Rights Lawyer: Philando Castile’s Skin Color Ended Up Being a Death Sentence; Advocates Resign En Masse from Trump’s HIV/AIDS Council: Trump “Simply Does Not Care” About HIV; Crackdown in Egypt: Seven Men Tortured in State Custody Face Execution; … Continued
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Mix of new, unusual and experimental music, hosted by Dean Suzuki. Heard the first, third and fourth Sundays.
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Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time String Band, Country Jazz, hosted by Tom Diamant.
Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, … Continued
Author Lisa E Davis discussing undoing the New Deal, FBI paid informers & destruction of the CPUSA.
As a federal judge issues an unexpected ruling in favor of water protectors against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we’ll turn today to Judith Le Blanc, Director of the Native Organizers Alliance. I spoke with her at the People’s Summit in Chicago before the decision and she’ll explain the importance of the movement at Standing Rock. … Continued
Standing Rock Sioux Chair on Militarized Repression & Ongoing Lawsuit to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline; Rep. Ellison Responds to Scalise Shooting: Wild West Atmosphere of Firearm Regulation is Ridiculous; Keith Ellison: GOP Is Pushing “Tax Cut Wrapped in Veneer of a Healthcare Bill” Under Extreme Secrecy; Did Trump Violate Emoluments Clause from Day One by … Continued
