Caste — one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world — is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 billion people in the world. Every 15 minutes, a crime is perpetrated against a Dalit person. The average age of death for Dalit women is just 39. And the … Continued
Eleanor Goldfield speaks with Chip Gibbons, who details the acquiescence of academia and corporate media to the Trump administration and Israel and sets these in the historical context of prior federal attacks on First Amendment rights. Next, Gene Bruskin explains the connection between the militarized U.S. economy and the daily pocketbook issues that confront American workers. … Continued
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
In this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses certain minimum wages by the Trump administration, the costs of Germany’s rearmament, and how Trump’s tariffs and deportations have hit central America with economic catastrophe. The second half features a detailed discussion of the historical blaming of foreigners for the internal problems of capitalism … Continued
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).
On today’s show, I’ll start the hour off with the latest report by Climate Integrity’s Richard Wiles entitled, “PREMIUMS ON FIRE: How State Farm’s California rate hike forces the rising costs of climate disasters onto policyholders instead of the Big Oil companies fueling the crisis”. We’ll switch gears and speak to author and Fair Trade … Continued
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On today’s show: Reproductive Rights Crackdown: Planned Parenthood CEO on Supreme Court Case, Title X, and More “An Attack on Labor”: Washington Farmworker Organizer “Lelo” Detained in Trump Immigration Crackdown “Can’t Look Away”: New Documentary Examines How Social Media Addiction Can Harm — Even Kill — Kids
The Growing Grassroots Revolt Against the Slash and Burn of the American Government, Our Institutions, and Our Democracy by Trump and Musk
Trump’s Broadside of Tariffs, Amid a Blizzard of Lies From the Rose Garden
After Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr. Have Purged Scientists, Researchers, Innovators, and Experts, Who Will Make America Great Again?
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