In conversation with Robert Spitzer, distinguished professor of political science at SUNY Cortland college in New York. He has written several books on gun control including The Politics of Gun Control and his latest Guns Across America: Reconciling Gun Rules And Rights.
After Orlando, it seemed like a really important time to foreground the stories, and the experiences, of the communities that become more vulnerable when this happens. We’re starting with a discussion of what it means to be Muslim in post-September 11th America, then a look at the surprising lineage of racist ideas in America. (Tomorow … Continued
“Our Nation is Under Attack”: Lawmakers Push Laws to End “Scourge of Gun Violence on Our Streets”; Successor to Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres: Her Death Is Tied to “Capitalist Neoliberal Policies”; Puerto Rico Is Being Left Voiceless: San Juan Mayor Condemns Bill to Create “Colonial Control Board”; Puerto Rico in Mourning: Nearly Half of the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Why is the Orlando shooter branded as a Muslim Instead of a Homophobe? Also, Professor Vijay Prashad talks about the confused declarations of support by the shooter: which group did he really support: Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, or the Islamic State: could it be all three
Advances in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Cancer. Guest: Astronomer Ken Croswell, summarizes advances in astronomy. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
We often hear the entreaty to consider the less fortunate, at least for a moment, including the homeless shivering in the winter months. But what do we miss when we look at the homeless through a moral lens? Craig Willse reflects on whether homelessness is actively produced by neoliberal capitalism. He discusses the sea change … Continued
The horror in Orlando has roots in U.S. foreign policy. We speak with Rebecca Gordon, who has been documenting this harvest for decades. With host Kris Welch.
Talk on Sunday’s massacre in an Orlando gay nightclub has focused Presidential candidates back onto the so called War on Terrorism or “the new face of the war on terror.” This war is now in its 15 year and what at one time seemed to be exceptional is now the normal. Today we are in … Continued
The abrupt resignation of Oakland’s was swiftly followed by news of a sex and prostitution scandal involving multiple officers from multiple agencies, some sergeants and captains, some trading sex for warnings about stings. So: how widespread was it? How high up did the cover-up reach? And is it unusual, or just unusually public? We speak … Continued
Nephew of Slain Gay Icon Harvey Milk: Orlando Massacre Marks One of the LGBT Movement’s Darkest Days; Activist: Latinx LGBTQ Community & Its Stories of Survival Should Be at Center of Orlando Response; When It Comes to Orlando Massacre, Domestic Violence Is the Red Flag We Aren’t Talking About.
