Law & Disorder

The history of Appalachian Roadside Theater in ‘Art in a Democracy;’ plus Resistance in Residence artist Jenn Johns

Roadside Theater is a professional ensemble of storytellers and theater makers hailing from the mountains of central Appalachia. In its decades since its founding in 1975, the ensemble has taken on the task of people’s theater, engaging social issues and abandoning the ‘fourth wall’ concept in order to bring audiences into the process of cultural … Continued


UpFront

Chicago City Politics and Policing Policy During the DNC; Plus, Joe Biden’s Economic Record

0:08 — Shawn Mulcahy is News Editor at the Chicago Reader, Chicago-based non-profit newsroom. Sam Stecklow is an investigative journalist with Invisible Institute, a nonprofit public accountability journalism organization in Chicago. He also reports on the CPD for the Chicago Reader. 0:33 — Ryan Cooper is managing editor of The American Prospect managing editor, and … Continued


Special Programming: Call-in Show

Today’s episode of Thom Hartmann is preempted by a special, live call-in show discussing the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the presidential election, and Gaza. Mitch Jeserich from Letters & Politics hosts.