Will Trumps budget cuts in science hinder the economy and kill jobs? Topic: How Thomas Edison harnessed science to create prosperity? Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
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Carolyn Biggerstaff, Weston A. Price Houston Chapter, and Gary Granata, Slow Food New Orleans, discuss local food activism by chapters of national and international food movement organizations. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
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Award-Winning Author IBRAM X. KENDI
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Hosted by Kevin Cartwright
First, Mitch Jeserich speaks with environmental journalist Mark Hertzgaard, about the Trump administration’s recent executive order’s attempting to overturn environmental regulations from the Obama era. Then, Mitch interviews David A. Nichols, author of the book Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy, about the history of the Red Scare and echoes of … Continued
Donald Trump has sharply escalated US military involvement in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, amid disturbing new reports of mass casualties in Mosul and Raqqa from US strikes. We’ll turn to foreign policy expert Phyllis Bennis on today’s show. And, we’ll look back at last week’s political debacle at the healthcare vote that didn’t happen. Dr. … Continued
On today’s show we talk to Sadia Abdi is the Country Director of ActionAid Somaliland, she is an activist who is passionate about education, women’s rights and good governance, and has been working in the development sector for the past 20 years, and to Marie Clarke, ActionAid USA’s Executive Director. She is a food rights specialist and keen … Continued
Local Lawmakers Fight Back Against AG Sessions’s Threats to Cut Funding to Sanctuary Cities; Rebecca Solnit on Climate Change, Resistance, Misogyny and “The Mother of All Questions”; ICE Retaliates Against Immigrants in Austin After Sheriff Limits Cooperation with Federal Agents; As ICE Retaliates Against Austin, Learn How New Haven Fought Back Against a 2007 ICE … Continued
Transitions On Traditions with Gabrielle Wilson – March 27, 2017
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Join Gabrielle Wilson as she celebrates the birthday of Sarah Vaughan and Women’s History Month!
Given Trump’s massive military budget proposal and the 14th Anniversary of the United States war in Iraq, we bring you this program from our archives with the voices of U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis reflecting on the costs of war. Special thanks to KALW News in San Francisco. Photo Credit: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War present … Continued
House Republicans have pulled a bill to repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act after failing to secure enough votes despite heavy lobbying from President Trump. The bill was opposed by the entire Democratic party as well as some moderate Republicans and many members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus. House Republicans have pulled … Continued