On tonight’s show, we analyze the US elections that took place last week. In a historic sweep, the Republicans led by former president Donald Trump won the elections, well defeating a historic candidate in Kamala Harris, a female South Asian and Black candidate – three historic firsts that once more eludes the American presidency. What … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services. Gazans struggle with banking system collapse amid cash shortages and rising inflation. House Oversight Committee reviews pandemic lessons and future preparedness. San Mateo County supervisors … Continued
Today on the show: Dealing with Trump and his expanding crackdown on indigenous people, and millions of brown and black folks, who are now directly caught in Trump’s crosshairs. Also what happens to the Dreamers, who are now facing deportation by the thousands under Trump’s America. And Farmworker communities call “separate and unequal” a new … Continued
In an impactful episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged in a profound conversation with Arthur Reed, known as Silky Slim. Reed, a former street leader turned peace advocate and filmmaker from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shared his transformative journey from a life steeped in violence to one focused on advocacy and storytelling. Now … Continued
Trump’s Choice to Head the DOJ is an Unqualified and Incompetent Ideologue Who Has Been Investigated for Sex Trafficking an Underaged Girl Across State Lines
Trump’s Choice of a Fox Propagandist, Grifter, and Supporter of For-Profit Colleges That Rip off Veterans to be Secretary of Defense
Trump Wants a Member of a Fringe Hindu Cult and Fan of the Syrian and Russian Dictators to be the Next Head of Our Intelligence Agencies
Grief & Mourning artfully expressed becomes a Sacrament of Kinship Caroline welcomes Eiren Caffall, author of “The Mourner’s Bestiary” “Lyrical reports from the apocalypse” The Mourner’s Bestiary is a meditation on grief and survival told through the stories of animals in two collapsing marine ecosystems—the Gulf of Maine and the Long Island Sound—and the lives of … Continued
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground,” which focuses on games — on land, in artificial intelligence, and under the sea. Also, unaired excerpts from a recent interview with Anne Hillerman, and a review of “Kimberly Akimbo” at the Curran Theatre through December 1, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Anatol Lieven tries to divine a Trump foreign policy out of unreliable rhetoric and early appointments • Alex Vitale tries similar on Trump and criminal justice
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: Rafael A. Martínez is an assistant professor in the Southwest Borderlands Initiative at Arizona State University whose work focuses on immigrant rights, mixed-status families, and Latinx cultural and historical productions in the Southwest borderlands. He is the author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States and is the founder of the podcast … Continued
