Investigative journalist / activist Harvey Wasserman with his latest on the threats to the vote: Strip and Flip. PLUS: Ozomatli! playing the New Parish in Oaktown this Friday. With host Kris Welch.
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In conversation with Gillen D’Arcy Wood on the history on how Indonesia’s Mount Tambora eruption in 1815 unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The eruption plunged Europe into winter and America into its first economic crisis. Gillen D’Arcy Wood is professor of English at the … Continued
Baton Rouge has exploded into riots since the death of Alton Sterling. The police are responding very intensely, with assault rifles, mass arrests and tanks in streets. Then, this week activists in Oakland handed Libby Schaff a notice that they’re circulating a recall petition. Is the mayor at risk of losing her job? Plus, thousand’s of … Continued
Ex-Seattle Police Chief Condemns Systemic Police Racism Dating Back to Slave Patrols; Black Ohio Cop to Prejudiced White Officers: Take the Uniform Off and Put on KKK Hoodie; Ex-Seattle Police Chief Defends Citizens Filming Cops: It’s 100% Lawful for an American to Do It; Black Father in Letter to His Son: “I Thought of You … Continued
Today we are in conversation with British author and journalist Gordon Corera on the history and future of cyber warfare and espionage. Corera is a Security Correspondent with the BBC news and specializes in computer technology. He is the author of the book “Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage.“ About … Continued
Rebecca Gordon, talks about her new book American Nuremburg: The U.S. Officials who should stand trial for post 9-11 war crimes. Then a number of Olympic athletes have pulled out of the upcoming games in Rio, Brazil due to concerns about the Zika virus, a new infectious disease sweeping through Brazil. Guests: Rebecca Gordon, professor of … Continued
Meet Abdullah Muflahi: He Filmed Alton Sterling Shooting & Was Then Detained by Baton Rouge Police; Police Arrest, Detain Air Force Vet for 26 Hours After He Posted Alton Sterling Shooting Video; Two Years After Eric Garner’s Death, Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed Police, Is Only One Heading to Jail.
Juno probe orbits around Jupiter. Fatal accident with self-driving car. Black hole eats up a star. Guest: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Today we feature a special edition of Letters and Politics with host Cat Brooks to talk about police brutality, racial profiling, lack of accountability by law enforcement, militarization of the American Criminal Justice System and the need of real reforms to shift the country’s current state of emergency. Guest: Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D- San Diego) … Continued
The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability in Law Enforcement issued a report on Monday criticizing the San Francisco Police Department. In response, the department says that its implementing new training and rules. We get reaction from Sergeant Yulanda Williams. Plus, the “War on Terror” is the longest war in American history and our … Continued