In this episode, host Mitch Jeserich speaks with renowned UC Berkeley Linguistics Professor George Lakoff, about the effectiveness of Trump’s political language, and the neuroscience of how to combat it.
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As thousands of people gather in downtown Los Angeles for an immigrant rights rally we’ll air a special report today featuring immigrant voices speaking with our correspondent Tami Hamada Woronoff. And, as the House moves to strip funding from Planned Parenthood and even eliminate abortion rights, we’ll speak with Christine Grimaldi of Rewire News who’s … Continued
On today’s show Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich give you the latest news about the future travel ban according to memos from the Homeland Security Department. For us to inform you everyday on the Trump administration we need your help during this fund rise. Then, a great speech by Professor Michael Eric Dyson, author … Continued
A Message to Trump from a Swede: My Real Concern is Rise of Militant Anti-Muslim Neo-Nazis, Fascists
A Message to Trump from a Swede: My Real Concern is Rise of Militant Anti-Muslim Neo-Nazis, Fascists; A Champion of the People or Wall Street? Trump Pushes to End Dodd-Frank & Consumer Protection Agency; #StopTrump: Protests Erupt Across Britain as Lawmakers Debate Canceling Trump’s State Visit; Black Edge: New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar on Wall Street’s … Continued
Part Tow of the 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 … Continued
Join Nurse Rona and her guests Dr. Lealah Pollock, Amanda Giordano RN, and Guadalupe Rodríguez, for a conversation about family planning, contraception, abortion, and current issues facing Planned Parenthood. How can women get the advice and care they need? Call us with your questions at 1-800-958-9008
Today hear a recent talk by Professor Sarah Haley about her new groundbreaking book “No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity.” Drawing upon black feminist criticism and a diverse array of archival materials, Sarah Haley uncovers how black women were imprisoned and brutalized in the late 19th century and early … Continued
Ralph talks to literacy expert, Nancy Newman about how to raise passionate readers; and law professor, Alexandra Lahav tells us how a “litigious society” is actually vital to a functioning democracy.
As President Trump moves to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., we look at two moments where we found ourselves at a similar crossroads. First, the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans 75 years ago. Then, how people fought to stop the Muslim registry after 9/11. Featuring: Satsuki Ina, documentarian; Mutsu Homma, Roy Ebihara, George Murihiro, … Continued
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa with Guest Ilan Pappé
With Host Ilan Pappé. Co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.