We speak with Twilight Bey about the Brexit, where it stands and the influence of Trump. We also talk about the possibilities of a Calexit and what all this means for Black people.
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Guest: Dr. David Archer, will our cities one day be under water? Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
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On today’s show, we hear an interview with Guardian political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui about the Muslim ban. Then, we talk to Elizabeth Dwoskin (Silicon Valley Correspondent for The Washington Post) about the tech industry under the Trump administration. We also talk to Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia (co-founder and executive director of POOR Magazine/ Poor News Network) about the … Continued
Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education; Iranian Student Blocked from Entering U.S.: Trump Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis; Muslim: From Israel to Iran to Mexico, Trump Has Already Blown It on Foreign Policy; Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Should Be Impeached If He … Continued
The Surgeon General calls social isolation our nation’s biggest health problem. The risk of death among people who are socially isolated is similar to those who smoke. Join Dr. Will Courtenay discussing the health effects of social isolation and what can be done about this problem with his guests Dr. Matt Pantell and Anne Richards.
Until the last year or two, most people had never heard of the alt-right. But the lead up to the election of Donald Trump has highlighted its noxious influence, including in the corridors of power. Is the term the “alt-right” just a fig leaf for neo-Nazism? Or is the alternative right a new formation of … Continued
Ralph welcomes former Labor Secretary and Chairman of Common Cause, Robert Reich, to talk about how to fight back in Donald Trump’s America. And children’s studies scholar, Heidi Tilney Kramer, talks about her book Media Monsters: Militarism, Violence, and Cruelty in Children’s Culture.
Donald Trump’s appointments to the State Department and the EPA pose a direct threat to the health of the planet. We’ll turn to Lindsay Meiman of 350.org to discuss how Rex Tillerson and Scott Pruitt could undo progress on the climate. And, a number of young Americans who have launched a lawsuit against the government … Continued
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Larry Cohen (chair of Our Revolution) about the struggle over the direction of the Democratic party. Then, we talk to Hannah Gurman, Associate Professor at New York University’s Gallatin School and author of The Dissent Papers, about the history of the State Department’s dissent channel and how Trump is a threat … Continued