The top of this mornings episode opens with guest Congressmember Ro Khanna, who represents California’s 17th district, which covers western Santa Clara County and part of Alameda County. He recently introduced House Resolution 81, which directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from Yemen, and the GAIN Act, which would expand the federal Earned Income Tax … Continued
Russian Journalist Masha Gessen on Trump & Putin’s Autocracy and Media’s Refusal to Call Out Lies; Masha Gessen: Trump Doing “Incredible Damage” to Democracy While Media is Obsessed with Russia Probe; “It Was an Insult”: Rep. Nydia Velázquez on Trump’s Visit to Puerto Rico, Attacks on San Juan Mayor.
On today’s show we’ll examine two crucial cases being taken up by the US Supreme Court. On Tuesday justices heard arguments in a case about the length of immigrant detentions. My guest Michael Kaufman is Senior Staff Attorney with the ACLU who has worked on the case. Then, we’ll turn to author David Daley about … Continued
Today we are in conversation with Zoe Quinn, a video game producer and a leading voice in the fight against online harassment. She is the author of the book Crash Override: How GamerGate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life and How We Can Win the Fight against Online Hate. As a symbol of what online mobs are … Continued
Could Trump Actually Cancel Puerto Rico’s Wall Street Debt After Devastation of Hurricane Maria? After Las Vegas Massacre, Advocates Look to Australia’s Successful Fight to Curb Gun Violence; Rev. Barber: Systematic Racialized Voter Suppression is the “Election Hacking” the U.S. Must Address; Rev. Barber on NFL Protests: MLK Kneels, Prophets in the Bible Kneel, I … Continued
The streets of Catalonian cities have come to a stand still as pro-independence activists launch a general strike after Sunday’s vote. On today’s show we’ll turn to Sebastiaan Faber, a professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College about the vote, Spanish police violence, historical context, and what comes next in the fight for independence. Then, … Continued
Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Stephanie Seneff, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory discusses her research into how disruption in sulphur metabolism plays a role in many modern diseases/conditions, such as autism, heart disease, obesity, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness 2. Start your dау оff with … Continued
First we talk to Edgar Illas, Director of Catalan the Hispanic Literature Program at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, about the recent events around the Referendum for Catalonia’s Independence. Our host, Philip Maldari, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, is questioning the motivations of this movement and its issues and consequences. In the second part of … Continued
Up first on UpFront, California State Senator Nancy Skinner talks to hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks about gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas. She also talks about what California lawmakers can do to strengthen the state’s gun laws. Next, author and scholar Dr. Jorge Duany joins the show … Continued
