Turkey shot down a Russian warplane it claims had crossed its border, the first time a NATO country has downed a Russian plane since the beginning of the cold war. Now Vladamir Putin’s lashing out, and Turkey has called a NATO meeting: we talk about what’s behind the conflict, and where it’s headed. Plus: interfaith … Continued
Journalist on Shooting of Laquan McDonald By Chicago Police Officer: “It Was An Horrific Execution”; Chicago Activist: City’s Call for Peace over Laquan McDonald Video Does Not Extend to Police Dept.; “Nativist Hysteria” Against Syrian Refugees Echoes U.S. Rejection of Jewish Refugees in 1930s.
Today on Flashpoints: France in the Aftermath: we’ll have an in-depth interview with Paris-based journalist and historian, Diana Johnstone. Also, the implications of the expanding bomb-fest over Syria. And eye-witnesses in Minneapolis offer conflicting testimony about the recent killing by police of an unarmed black man.
Climate change, utopianism, and what the way we think about the future says about how we’re living today — Hal Nedzviecki joins us to discuss his book Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future. But first: the American Anthropological Association has just decided to send its members a ballot that would make it the … Continued
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, But Will Europe Address Muslims in “Marginalized Ghettos”? A Paris Every Day: As 100 Americans Die from Guns Daily, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Calls for Reform; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Elected After Popular Uprising, Defends Local Control of Schools; “A Mayor That’s Radical”: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Reflects on His Poet Father … Continued
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In time for Thanksgiving, we consider the basic human impulse to be grateful and how, according to psychological research, people who consciously practice gratitude improve their emotional and even physical health.
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Boletos de regalo para el concierto de La Castañeda, Inspector y Tijuana No en San Francisco. Y algo de lo mejor de la música Latina Alternativa.
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Featuring music by the 3-piece Givers with a track off their sophomore album New Kingdom released on Glassnote. Los Angeles’ trio Crescendo return with the new single off their forthcoming album Unless due for release in 2016 on Italian label We Were Never Being Boring. Solo project of French artist The Dictaphone featuring a cut … Continued
Meet Charlene Love—formerly homeless, on the fringe, disabled, and an activist.
We usually don’t think of homeless people as part of the disability community but in Sonoma County, just for one example, nearly two-thirds (63%) of the homeless reported one or more health issues in 2015.
Matthew Shepherd of Xerces Society and Professor Claire Kremen of UC Berkeley discuss the environmental crisis facing bees and pollinators, and what this means for the future of food.
