In conversation with political analyst Thomas Frank talking about the transformations of both, the Republican and the Democratic parties. Thomas Frank is a historian of culture and ideas. He analyzes trends in American electoral politics and propaganda, advertising, popular culture, mainstream journalism, and economics. His topics include the rhetoric and impact of culture wars in American … Continued
“All He Has is a Toy Truck”: The Shocking Police Shooting of Therapist Caring for Autistic Patient; Movement for Black Lives Calls for Reparations & “End to War Against Black People”; “Stop the Cops & Fund Black Futures”: Voices from First Day of New York City Hall Park Occupation; Section 60: 2008 Film Captures Khizr … Continued
With Host Philip Maldari
On this special fund drive show, we talk with author, poet, teacher and activist Aya de Leon about her first novel, Uptown Thief, her writing career and growing up in the movement in Berkeley. Uptown Thief is the story of a Puerto Rican/Nuyorican sex worker-turned-feminist health worker who turns to robbing rich men to save her clinic. Aya discusses her views … Continued
Terence McKenna gave a talk entitled “Dreaming Awake at the End of Time.”
Ralph talks to the President of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, about that organization’s storied history fighting and winning against the perfidies of corporate power. And in our listener question segment, Ralph defends his position on autonomous cars and talks about what he might do differently if he had it to do all over again.
Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target African Americans with “Surgical Precision”; Society Is Failing Our Families: Sister Simone Campbell on Inequality, Donald Trump & Women’s Health; Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain U.S. Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency”.
In the first hour Mark Danner discusses his latest book, “Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War”. In the second hour the audio book, “A People’s History of the United States” read by Howard Zinn.
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Larry Bensky features an interview with Ming Luke, Director of the Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra (BCCO) about their performance of Benjamin Britten’s monumental War Requiem.
