We speak with Kyle Barry of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund about Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearings and we speak with writer Adam Mansbach about his new movie Barry, a look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Investigative journalist James Grundvig, author of Master Manipulator, discusses financial and scientific fraud as well as regulatory capture at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Nominee Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings for Attorney General with Mitch Jeserich, Cat Brooks, and Ames Grawert (Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program, and the John L. Neu Justice Counsel at New York University School of Law).
Nominee Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings for Attorney General with Mitch Jeserich and Cat Brooks with Attorney John Burris. Source: Wikimedia Commons
ACLU & NAACP: Jeff Sessions Unfit for Post Defending Civil Rights & Enforcing Laws on Discrimination
ACLU & NAACP: Jeff Sessions Unfit for Post Defending Civil Rights & Enforcing Laws on Discrimination; Florida Prepares to Expand Gun Rights After Second Mass Shooting in Six Months; New Intercept Exposé Uncovers SEAL Team 6’s Ghastly Trail of Atrocities, Mutilations, Killings.
Ralph talks to Israeli activist, Miko Peled, author of The General’s Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine about whether a two-state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is even possible. Also, Mark Green rejoins us to discuss whether president-elect Donald Trump has already violated The Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from negotiating on behalf … Continued
Richard Nixon conducted a number of acts against his enemies ranging from an assasination attempt agains a journalist and having the IRS go after anti-war activists. We talk about these incidents and the relevance that they may have for us today with historian, journalist and author Rick Perlstein. Perlstein is the author of “Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater … Continued
On today’s show we’ll focus on Islamophobia in the US – how pervasive it is and how people are combating it. First, author and academic Kumarini Silva will join us to discuss her book, Brown Threat: Identification in The Security State. Then Corey Saylor of the Council of American Islamic Relations will explore a comprehensive … Continued
The Potential Repeal of Obamacare, Anne Kirkpatrick, and From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
In the first half episode, resident physicians in the primary care internal medicine residency program at Highland Hospital (Alameda County’s safety net hospital and trauma center), Jessica Herrera and Ingrid Bauer discuss the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Then, independent journalist Pendarvis Harshaw joins us to talk about the recent appointment of Anne Kirkpatrick as the new Oakland … Continued
Senate Hearings Begin for Wealthiest Cabinet in U.S. History Despite Lack of Vetting; Protests Erupt in Kentucky After GOP Supermajority Passes Extreme Anti-Choice, Anti-Union Bills; Repeal & Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, But What Will Replacement Look Like? WATCH: Meryl Streep Slams Trump for Bullying & Calls for an Independent Free Press.