In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Michael Mechanic, senior editor at Mother Jones and author of Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All, to discuss the implications of tariffs, wealth inequality, and the economic power of the ultra-wealthy. Their wide-ranging conversation dissected the economic policies of … Continued
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Today we talk with the leader of a group that helps young people to create wonderful music and at the same time to mend their hearts and spirits. And then we report on some of the myriad educational changes taking place.
A weekly talk show produced by Oakland School for the Arts high school broadcast students, Our World As We See It will focus on local and world issues giving a fresh youthful perspective on how to create change.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
The prominent sociologist, writer, and U.C. Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy passed away on February 3. We present excerpts from three interviews with Burawoy, about marketization and commodification (from 2016), Pierre Bourdieu and Karl Marx (2019), and W. E. B. Du Bois’s understanding of the period of Reconstruction (2023). In Memoriam: Michael Burawoy Michael Burawoy, … Continued
Dulce from CIMA WNC speaks about immigrant solidarity in times of escalated threat of deportation and Kristian Williams talks about the comic books of Alan Moore
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 – cleaning up white supremacy sounds odd, but some white supremacists are pushing wellness and health while continuing to pedal hate. Joining us to discuss is Mark Hay, a freelance journalist based in New York. He covers conspiracy and far right movements among other topics. His recent article that we’re discussing today … Continued
00:08 — Eoin Higgins is a reporter with IT Brew. His new book is Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.
