On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Ruth DeFries MacArthur fellow and Columbia University professor, she is the author of The Big Ratchet. About the Book: Our species long lived on the edge of starvation. Now we produce enough food for all 7 billion of us to eat nearly 3,000 calories every day. This is such … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks to Robert English for a Russian Perspective on Russia. Robert English is a scholar, author and historian specialized on East Europe and Russia. Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia-USA.svg Then, Cat Brooks interviews Judith Weisenfeld on her last book New World A-Coming. On the book: When Joseph Nathaniel Beckles registered for the draft … Continued
North Carolina Claims It Repealed HB 2, But LGBTQ Activists Say New Law May Be Just As Dangerous; Trump Meets Egypt’s el-Sisi, Amid Wave of Repression, Jailings & Extrajudicial Killings in Egypt; Silence is Not an Option: Rev. Barber on Dr. King’s Historic “Beyond Vietnam” Speech 50 Years Later; Rev. Barber: New North Carolina Law … Continued
There is a new national effort to decrease smoking in the U.S. Join Dr. Will Courtenay and his guests, UCSF professors Steven Schroeder, MD, and Valerie Yerger, PhD., in discussing smoking, cigarettes and strategies for successfully stopping smoking. Whether you’re trying to quit or concerned about tobacco disparities in your community, call us with your … Continued
Josh Elwood talks with Mitch Jeserich about President Trump’s attitude toward disability. Then, we seek out disabled and deaf artists in South Africa with Leroy F. Moore Jr. and Simon Manda. Leroy F. Moore Jr is the founder of Krip Hop Nation. He recently visited seven South African cities with Simon Manda, the cofounder of … Continued
Progressive activists nationwide are pressuring Senate Democrats to hold firm against the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court. On today’s show we’ll speak with Demand Progress’ Carli Stevenson about how people can get involved. And, immigrant workers at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island, New York, are resisting an effort by Homeland … Continued
Scholar: Moscow Sees Hypocrisy in Allegations After U.S. Interfered in Russian Elections in 1990s; Rex Tillerson Fails to Acknowledge Concerns over Turkey’s Slide Toward Dictatorship in Ankara Visit; Is ICE Targeting Undocumented Activists for Arrest? Organizers Speak Out After 11 Days in Jail.
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of herbs to support your kidney and bladder health.
Mitch Jeserich interviews Robert English Professor of International Relations at USC, who has just written a piece for Foreign Affairs that is critical of the US’s reaction to allegations of Russian interference in the election.
Donald Trump just signed an executive order undoing the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. On today’s show, Mary Anne Hitt, Director of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign will join us to discuss whether Trump really can keep his promise of jobs to coal miners and undo the steady progress on climate change. And, we’ll turn … Continued
