Q and A why do we use dogs to find explosives? what causes dreams? why go to Jupiter? Guest: Dr. Seth Lloyd of MIT: quantum computers. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
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In these anti-utopian times, many of us long for a place that’s free from the reach of capitalism and the repressive arm of the state. But we assume such things, even in partial form, don’t exist. Historian Andrej Grubacic discusses the spaces where people have attempted to operate outside of the state and market—and some … Continued
Chaos on Convention Floor: Protests, Boos and Chants of “Bernie” Mark Opening of DNC; Jill Stein vs. Ben Jealous: Should Progressives Reject Hillary Clinton & Vote Green? “It’s a Sad Day for Many of Us”: Bernie Delegates Boo Sanders After Endorsing Clinton; Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges on Tackling … Continued
Bernie Sanders closed the first night of the Democratic National Convention by warning about a Trump presidency and throwing his full-throated support behind Hillary Clinton. We talk to Carroll Fife about what’s happening inside the convention, then go to Joshua Holland for a reality check on the language, and the hype, surrounding the rift in … Continued
Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention on its opening night. So does progressive favorite Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Obama. Sanders supporters marched in the hot sun ahead of the convention’s opening, chanting protests against the Democratic National Committee and its outgoing chair, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Sanders supporters are angry … Continued
There are many ways to understand depression. Nurse Rona and her guests, David Frankel, PhD, and Dr. Teray Kunishi, will discuss traditional and alternative ways of helping people understand their moods and how lifestyle changes can be powerful medicine. Join us on “About Health.”
Barbara Brenner changed our understanding of breast cancer and women’s health activism. As director of Breast Cancer Action for nearly 20 years, she challenged corporate fundraising, the emphasis on awareness campaigns and the false representation of early detection as prevention. When she was diagnosed with the fatal disease ALS, she used her skills and scientific knowledge … Continued
Who wants to be Muslim in post-9/11 America? Many of the characters in Ali Eteraz‘s new novel Native Believer have no choice in the matter; they deal in a variety of ways with issues of belonging and identity in a society bent on categorizing, stereotyping, and targeting Muslims.
EXCLUSIVE: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange on Releasing DNC Emails That Ousted Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Assange: Why I Created WikiLeaks’ Searchable Database of 30,000 Emails from Clinton’s Private Server; Julian Assange: Choosing Between Trump or Clinton is Like Picking Between Cholera or Gonorrhea; Clinton v. Bernie Debate: As Turmoil Rocks Democratic Party, How Can Progressives Move Forward? … Continued
A sweeping new history of the war on drugs that debunks what we think we know about addiction. Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Johann Hari about his book, Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs. Hari’s research is based on his travels from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and Portugal. He explains why … Continued