In the aftermath of the shutdown of far right celebrity Milo Yiannapoulos at UC Berkeley, there’s been much debate among progressives and leftists about the use of militant tactics against the right.  Some of the questions under contention are whether militant tactics bring down repression on the most vulnerable, and whether free speech—even for fascists—is … Continued


Happy Valentines Day !  Join Vylma V as she interviews couple’s therapist and author Winifred Reilly about her new book “It Takes One To Tango” on the Talkies. Winifred saved her own marriage, can she do the same for your relationship?  We’ll take listener calls and look forward to what you have to say live … Continued


In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Mel Goodman, the Director of the National Security Project at the Center for International Policy, about Michael Flynn’s resignation and the history of the National Security Adviser position. Goodman was a CIA intelligence analyst for over twenty years and Division Chief of the Office of Soviet affairs for ten … Continued


On today’s show, we discuss the Oroville dam spillway with Jay Lund (professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis and director of the Center for Watershed Sciences) and Laura Feinstein (senior research associate at the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank).  We also talk to Jean Felzer (professor of Asian studies and English at … Continued


Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser Over Calls With Russia; Pipeline Partners: Trudeau & Trump Meet as They Push for Keystone XL & Other Big Oil Projects; FCC Under Trump: Net Neutrality & Internet Freedom Faces New Attack; Criminalization & Trump’s ICE Raids: Two Immigrant Rights Organizers Facing Deportation Speak OutCrossing the Northern Border: … Continued


A special two-part interview with Bay Area human rights activist Reverend Phil Lawson. Reverend Lawson has spent his entire life on the front lines of social justice movements with the Methodist Church, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party, the immigrants rights movement, and as a Pastor in many churches throughout the United States. … Continued


ICE Arrests 600 in Nationwide Raids After Trump Order Expands Criminalization of Immigrants; California vs. Trump: Lawmakers Push to Become “Sanctuary State” Despite Threats from Washington; Secretary of Labor Violations? Opposition Grows to the Nomination of Fast-Food CEO Andy Puzder; Former Carl’s Jr. Worker Recalls Sexual Harassment & Wage Theft at Andrew Puzder’s Restaurant Chain; … Continued