Education Today

Education Today – January 8, 2025

A Brazilian educator talks with us about Paul Freire and his impact on education.  In addition he will talk about  espouses teaching philosophy to children and teens, something which is not done in the U.S..   Education Today is hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein.  It airs weekly with news and views about schooling … Continued


It was the first of its kind program of mass surveillance: the surreal, and initially-secret, deployment of an unmanned plane flying in circles over the city of Baltimore. Sociologist Benjamin Snyder discusses the Baltimore Police Department’s short-lived experiment in spying on the city’s residents. He considers how technologies like the spy plane are both embraced … Continued


Law & Disorder

Antioch Police Department Under New Oversight; Clovis Teacher Threatens to Cut Native Student’s Hair

The US Justice Department has reached an agreement with the Antioch Police Department following a series of  scandals including a racist text messaging circuit amongst officers. In this episode we discuss the Department of Justice’s oversight ruling on the Antioch Police Department with Antioch City Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker. Then, a long-term substitute teacher in Clovis, California, … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – January 8, 2025

On today’s show: “Outrageous”: Representative Jim McGovern Slams Trump’s Rhetoric on Taking Panama, Greenland, Canada Will Biden Exonerate Ethel Rosenberg Posthumously? Declassified Docs Show FBI Knew She Was Innocent Will Biden Pardon Steven Donziger, Who Faced Retaliation for Suing Chevron over Oil Spill in Amazon? With Trudeau Out and Conservatives Set to Win, Canada Needs a Real … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

Scott Horton / Stephen Kinzer / Alexander Cooley

The Normalization of Trump By the Press and Social Media, as Its Owners Bezos and Zuckerberg Move to Flatter Rather Than Fact-Check Him
At Today’s Rambling Press Conference, Trump Does Not Rule Out Military Force to Take Back the Panama Canal, Grab Greenland, and Make Canada the 51st State
Why is Trump Attacking Our Closest Allies, While Cozying up to Our Worst Adversaries?