Maria LaGanga, Seattle bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, with responsibilities for the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii. We’ll discuss her article This is climate change: Alaskan villagers struggle as island is chewed up by the sea. John Mutter, professor at Columbia University and author of the book The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich … Continued
A flood of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa is sending shockwaves through European politics–we discuss what’s driving the crisis, and what’s next, with John Pfeffer. Plus: is smoking back? The Center for Environmental Health says some e-cigarettes they tested produced higher levels of cancer-causing chemicals than the real thing. We discuss the … Continued
Guatemalan President Resigns in “Huge Victory” for Popular Uprising; “Did God Tell You to Treat Us Like This?”: Protests Grow over Clerk’s Denial of Same-Sex Marriages; As Syrian Colonel Faces Charges in Maher Arar Torture Case, Will U.S. Ever Apologize?
Today on Flashpoints: A special report on the current migrant crisis in Hungary and the immediate region. Also, a preview of the 2015 Soil Not Oil International Conference: Practicing Sustainable Agriculture to Restore Ecosystems and Mitigate Climate. And we speak with Harvey Wasserman on Obama in Alaska and alternative energy.
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Sandy Cressman, vocalist and saxophonist Harvey Wainapel of Homenagem Brasileira with saxophonist, Mr SPOK one of the main frevo composers in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil These artists will all be performing at: BrasArte Presents: Sunday of Labor Day Weekend! SF Bay Brazilian Day Festival & Lavagem 2015 Celebrating 450th anniversary of the founding of the … Continued
The history and psychology of solitary confinement with forensic psychiatrist Terry Kupers, professor at the Wright Institute Graduate School of Psychology. Ishmael Reed, renowned literary figure, on his book The Complete Muhammad Ali. About the book: More than a biography and ‘bigger than boxing’, The Complete Muhammad Ali is a fascinating portrait of the twentieth … Continued
New research says the world’s oceans are rising faster than we thought – so where does that leave all the developments going up next to the bay? We speak to two people behind a massive investigation for San Francisco Public Press. But first: After years of organizing, hunger strikes, and litigation, California prisoners have won … Continued
After Mass Hunger Strikes & Lawsuits, Prisoners Force California to Scale Back Solitary Confinement; Is Guatemala’s President Going to Jail? Legislature Strips Perez Molina of Immunity After Protests; With a Record Backing Coups, Secret War & Genocide, Is Kissinger an Elder Statesman or War Criminal?
Robert Callum, author of Unnatural History of the Seas; and Tribute to the work of Dr. Oliver Sacks, noted neurologist. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Mike Smith, foreign correspondent for AFP news agency and former Western Africa bureau chief, based in Nigeria. He has extensively covered the Boko Haram insurgency and is author of the book Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War. And Niles Eldredge, a paleontologist formerly on the curatorial staff of the American Museum of Natural History. He developed the theory of … Continued
