Jeffry Fawcett, PhD reviews and critiques recent research identifying the hormone glucagon rather than insulin, as the hormone responsible for high blood sugars. A discussion follows with Layna Berman about the lack of consideration of environmental factors and stress in the development of metabolic disruption and non pharmaceutical ways of treating instead of developing drugs … Continued
What happened in Cuba after 1959 wasn’t only Fidel Castro’s rise and the political maneuverings of a revolutionary government. There was also a fundamental transformation in culture and cultural production. Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt describes how cultural work was harnessed to the project of building a new society. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.
The Obama administration says it plans to continue with immigration raids, rounding up Central American women and children who are fleeing violence in their countries. We’ll be in conversation about the conditions of those countries, their gangs, and the history of the United States’ involvement in their civil wars and coups. With Roberto Lovato, writer … Continued
El Chapo is Caught, But Corruption, U.S. Consumption & Failed Drug War Keep the Cartels in Business; Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska on the Missing 43 Students, 1968 Massacre & U.S.-Backed Drug War Eric Garner’s Daughter: Instead of Black Supervisor, Charge the White Officers Who Killed My Father; Why is Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Police … Continued
Poisoning the people’s water supply in Michigan. Also; an update on the Aliso canyon storage disaster that continues to spew deadly toxins into Southern California skies. And we’ll feature a Native American perspective on the posse comitatus take over in southern Oregon
Brian Katz is the Artistic Director of Custom Made Theater in San Francisco, talks about the history of the theater and the current and past productions. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Every day we’re exposed to toxic chemicals in the air, water, food, and in the products we use. The more we know, the better chance we have of making good choices for our health and the health of our children. You can call in with your questions about pesticides, plastics, E-cigarettes, flame retardants, and other toxins in our environment. My guests … Continued
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With Linda Martin Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and author of the book The Future of Whiteness. And Vincent Brown, Professor of History and Professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard and Curator of “A Slave Revolt in Jamaica, 1760-1761,” an animated thematic map that narrates the spatial history of the greatest slave insurrection in the … Continued
Muslim Woman & Jewish Man Booted from Trump Rally for Silent Protest Against Islamophobia; Historic Settlement over NYPD’s Anti-Muslim Spying Imposes Oversight & Bars Ethnic-Based Targeting; “The National Shame Continues”: On Its 14th Anniversary, Will Guantánamo Ever Be Closed? Historic Trial Lets Activists Who Blocked Oil Train Cite Climate Change Threat in Their Defense.
