In a lively roundtable discussion Ralph talks to top political analysts Thomas Frank and Bill Curry about why, despite the obvious cold-hearted cruelty of the Republican agenda, the Democrats continue to lose.
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Donald Trump’s escalating actions and rhetoric from Afghanistan to North Korea are a dangerous moment for global peace. Days after the US dropped a 22,000-lb so-called “Mother of All Bombs” on Afghanistan we’ll turn to Codepink co-founder Medea Benjamin for a discussion. And, the airline industry’s practices are under intense scrutiny in the wake of … Continued
On today’s show we talk about Urban Shield, with Mohamed Shehk media and communication director of Critical Resistance and George Lippman is the vice chair of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission, also member of the Berkeley Police Review Commission. Californian Dried Riverbed in 2009 Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:California_Drought_Dry_Riverbed_2009.jpg Then, we talk about the politics of California’s drought with Richard … Continued
Advocates Urge Trump to De-escalate with North Korea, Not Ratchet Up Threats & Military Aggression; Legal Chaos in Arkansas as Judges Halt State Plan to Carry Out Unprecedented Spate of Executions; Is Turkey Becoming a Dictatorship?: Erdogan Claims Victory in Vote to Give President Sweeping Powers.
Hosted by Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson. With Special Guest Scoop Nisker.
68th Birthday Special
With Hosts Kris Welch and Philip Maldari
KPFA’s Elsa Knight Thompson interviews Paul Robeson.
U.S. Drops Its Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb on Afghans, Already Traumatized by Decades of War; Afghans Respond to Insult of U.S. Dropping Massive Bomb: “Would a Mother Do That to Any Children?”; Ralph Nader Explains Why United Airlines Has “Total Unbridled Discretion to Throw You Off a Plane”; 700 Immigrants On Hunger Strike at For-Profit Prison … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of strategies for a healthy digestive system; herbs and food included.
With Suzy Kim, professor of Korean History at Rutgers University. Author of the book Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950. About the book: During the founding of North Korea, competing visions of an ideal modern state proliferated. Independence and democracy were touted by all, but plans for the future of North Korea differed in … Continued