Indigenous scholar and organizer Nick Estes explores how Indigenous land-based and Earth-centered societies are advancing regenerative solutions and campaigns to transform capitalism. “Eco-nomics” puts Indigenous leadership at the forefront of assuring a habitable planet. Nick Estes, Ph.D. (Kul Wicasa/Lower Brule Sioux), is a Professor at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Oak … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the FDA’s continuing failure to regulate toxic chemicals, how a group of mothers are suing manufacturers of plastic food containers, and how the Trump administration is rolling back drinking water standards for certain PFAS chemicals. Then Rick Smith, author of “Death by Rubber Duck” and … Continued
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
No one escapes trauma or avoids stress. But what happens to our ability to imagine and pursue justice when individual and collective trauma goes unaddressed? Hala Khouri lays out a framework for understanding trauma; she also points to the important role that embodied practices can play in processes of healing and self-care. (Encore presentation.) Tessa Hicks … Continued
As the terrible Trump tax bill moves through Congress, Ralph invites Sarah Anderson who directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the massive tax loopholes huge companies like Amazon get that allow them to pay far less in taxes than ordinary working people. Then, Greg LeRoy from Good Jobs … Continued
Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. He is the author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past, and his latest, Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Reporter Nico Lang has been a recurring guest on this show as we continue to cover the dizzying and dangerous demagoguery and anti-trans legislation against trans youth. They join us today to share about some of the people they met in small town America, trans kids and their families directly impacted by the anti-trans policies … Continued
00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023]
On today’s show: “Sinners”: Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots, and Vampires The Injustice of Justice: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life “I’m Innocent”: Keith LaMar Speaks Live from Death Row About His Case, Conditions, and Pending Execution
