Six years ago Andy Stern was the head of one of the country’s largest, most powerful, and fastest-growing unions. He had visited the Obama White House more than any other outsider. And then, he announced he was quitting. Since then, one of his major projects has been exploring the questions of what happens when work … Continued
Report from Istanbul: Uptick in Bombings Comes as Turkey Drifts Toward Islamist, Authoritarian Rule; “A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited from Public Subsidies & Political Favors; Vice President’s Daughter Karenna Gore Arrested in the Trenches of a Climate Protest; Tim DeChristopher Arrested Again in the “Age of Anticipatory Mass Graves” for Climate Victims.
After the Istanbul’s Ataturk airport attack on Wednesday that have left a toll of 41 dead and 230 injured, we are joined from Istanbul by Gareth Jenkins to talk about the Geo-politic dynamics in the region and what this bombing could mean for its future. Then, David Whitehouse, author of Journey to the Centre of … Continued
Investigative Journalist Thomas Peele tried to put together a list of the guns that local law enforcement lost over five years, and the numbers are staggering: 944 weapons that the agencies who responded know about. We’ll discuss how a machine gun from the Richmond Police wound up in the possession of the Aryan Brotherhood, three … Continued
A Dark Day for the People of Puerto Rico”: U.S. Senate Moves to OK “Colonial Control Board”; Meet the Attorney Who Just Won the Historic Abortion Rights Case at the Supreme Court; Former Chilean Army Officer Found Liable for 1973 Murder of Víctor Jara After U.S.-Backed Coup; Who Is Getting Rich Off the $1.3 Trillion … Continued
Q and A: describe the Juno mission to Jupiter; why is cancer so hard to cure? can animals see colors? Guest: Nobel Laureate Dr. Gerald Edelman, talking about the brain. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Health educator Layna Berman discusses the inter-relationship between sex hormones, thyroid, and stress hormones. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
The right is in great disarray these days, propelled by the unexpected popularity of presidential candidate Donald Trump. But its successes have been remarkable. As Doug Henwood points out, at mid-century, the right was marginal in American politics — wild-eyed Birchers wandering in the wilderness while the business class had firmly accommodated itself to the … Continued
In conversation with Gray Brechin talking about the social benefits and legacy of the New Deal. How President Franklin D. Roosevelt was pushed to the left and launched the New Deal during the Great Depression, and the current dangers of being reversed. Guest: Professor Gray Brechin is founder and project scholar of The Living … Continued
Bernie Sanders ran on his opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership. Hillary Clinton came out against it during the campaign. So why did the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee kill a plank opposing it? We talk to John Nichols about the the politics of platforms, and the likelihood of floor fights at the Democratic National Convention. … Continued
