Today, three to five giant corporations control up to 80% of almost every industry and marketplace. These monopolies depress wages, exploit workers, and decimate small businesses. Stacy Mitchell from the Institute for Local Self Reliance has been a leader in a growing anti-monopoly movement with a broad political base. Can this emerging movement – along with bold federal antitrust action – create a force that can challenge corporate power for the first time in decades?
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
Why is it that so many schools fail at teaching their students critical thinking skills that could help them understand the world? Political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that mass primary education from its origins was set up not to raise children’s prospects — but rather to teach them to obey. She locates the Right’s recent … Continued
On today’s show: Ralph welcomes author, statistician, and professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb to discuss the wars in Gaza and Lebanon and give us his take on the election results. Then, Ralph and journalist Ryan Grim speak about President-Elect Trump’s cabinet appointments and what we can expect from the upcoming Trump Administration. Finally, we’re joined by … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” His latest article in the Nation is John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So … 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 our weekly roundup of news from and about Palestine, today’s show starts with a conversation on the current political moment and Trump appointees in Israel with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Then, we speak with Amanda Gelender, a Jewish anti-zionist organizer … Continued
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Michael Wara is a lawyer and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment; also Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program there.
On today’s show: Live from COP29: Climate Justice Activists Demand Action, as Trump’s Return Looms Over U.N. Summit “The Finance COP”: Activists at U.N. Climate Talks Push Rich Countries to Pay for Green Transition Crackdown in Azerbaijan: COP29 Host Country Arrests Climate Activists and Journalists Ahead of Talks Trump Picks as Energy Secretary Climate-Denying Oil … Continued
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A Hari Krishna-Like Cult Member and Russian Asset in Charge of U.S. Intelligence!
Russia’s Military: It’s History and It’s War Today
