Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. 23 states including CA file lawsuit over suspension of SNAP food aid during shutdown; Shutdown enters 4th week of stalemate as more people feel pain, Dems prepare legislation to keep food aid flowing; Zimbabwe security agents reportedly … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 28, 2025

Today on the show: U.S. Continues its extrajudicial killing off the coast of Venezuela: Also Food and Hunger in America: The SNAP programs, also known as Food Stamps will shut its doors on Saturday, leaving OVER 42 million Americans in jeopardy: we’ll be joined by Food Not Bombs founder and Executive director Keith McHenry, in … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with Akinyele Umoja: The Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams (Encore)

In this powerful and timely conversation, Dr. Akinyele Umoja joins us to discuss The Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity. Umoja, a scholar of African American history and co-editor of the memoirs, explores the legacy of Robert and Mabel Williams”radical Black freedom fighters who advocated for armed … Continued


Renée Camila interviews clinical herbalist Kelly McCarthy, RH (AHG), on weaving ancestral connection to Ireland through traditional plant wisdom. Kelly explores the plants and practices of Irish herbalism, and the ways she tends this lineage across distance. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find … Continued


Despite the monumental scale of destruction in Gaza, Palestinians have begun efforts to rebuild their lives. Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with Asem Alnabih, spokesperson for the Gaza Municipality about life in Gaza since the announcement of the so-called ceasefire. On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer covers the Israeli military’s … Continued


Law & Disorder

Hurricane Melissa’s Impact on Caribbean Communities w/ Tuff Like Iron and Pierre Labossiere

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Forecasters said the storm is expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish … Continued