Salam-Shalom! “Peace is not the absence of war – but the presence of One!” sayeth Deborah Felmeth, whom Caroline welcomes as her guest today. Deborah files scouting reports of Defiant Joy, having returned from 3 months in Syria, her beloved home. She is the author of the beautiful book of her photographs: “Syria-Remember Me” http://syria-remember-me.com/ ” The … Continued
Join guest host Vylma V as she welcomes SF Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia and Sandra Garcia Rivera from Galeria De La Raza’s monthly Lunda Poetry series.
On today’s show, we talk to California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris about the current political landscape and resisting Trump. Then, we hear an interview with Ira Shapiro (author and international trade lawyer) about the weakening of congressional ability to provide checks and balances.
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Ira Shapiro (author and international trade lawyer) about the deterioration of congress as a check on presidential power. Then, we talk with Ali Abunimah (co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine) about the new settlements that the Israeli parliament has approved in the … Continued
Meet the ACLU Attorney Interrogated by Border Agents About Her Work, Nationality & More; Human Slaughterhouse: Amnesty International Says Up to 13,000 Hanged at Syrian Prison; “Made Me Feel We Were Back in 1950s” Coretta Scott King Memoirist on Silencing of Elizabeth Warren; Syrian Refugee Crisis Linked to Rampant Torture, Disappearances & Arrests of Civilian … Continued
In this episode, host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Jared Bernstein, former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden, about the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the state of the US economy. Then he speaks with Joel Friedman, Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy at the Center on Budget … Continued
Donald Trump’s widely condemned nomination of billionaire Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary was pushed through by a tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence. We’ll turn to our education correspondent Kevin Kumashiro on the political fight that transpired. And, Trump has declared war on the nation’s wealthiest and most populous state. In the battle of … Continued
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Jared Bernstein (Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden in the Obama Administration) about attempts to roll back Dodd-Frank. Then, some refreshingly good news. We talk to Jane Kim (SF District 6 representative, chair of the Government Audit and … Continued
ACLU: We’re in a Dangerous Situation as Gov’t Claims That Courts Have No Role Reviewing Muslim Ban; A Violation of Tribal & Human Rights: Standing Rock Chair Slams Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline; Water Protectors Call for Global Mass Mobilizations as Army Plans to Approve Dakota Access Pipeline; Inside the ACLU’s Fight Against Trump’s Muslim … Continued
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.
