A Review of Last Night’s Democratic National Convention and a Preview of Tonight’s
The Generational Change Underway In the Harris/Walz Democratic Party
China Sues Stanford For Mao’s Secretary’s Diaries With a Inside Look at the CCP From 1935 to 2018
We follow up on some stories – organizing against the recalls; diverse teachers trying to obtain the funds set aside for them by a donor; and then we delve into the issue of cell phones in schools.
A weekly talk show produced by Oakland School for the Arts high school broadcast students, Our World As We See It will focus on local and world issues giving a fresh youthful perspective on how to create change.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Of what use is utopian thinking? Is hope something we need to cultivate, or rediscover? Jon Greenaway looks at how the German philosopher Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) thought about history, human consciousness, revolution, Marxism, religion, and fascism. (Encore presentation.) Jon Greenaway, A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ernst Bloch ZerO Books, 2024 Mat … Continued
Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour Democracy Now, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour of today’s Democracy Now can be found here. Information about the topics covered on today’s Democracy Now can be found here.
This hour rebroadcasts the 5:00 am hour of today’s 2-hour Democracy Now special, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. For information about today’s show and audio for the second hour, see Democracy Now! (6am).
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
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
The pandemic highlighted the vital importance of care work—whether childcare, nursing home care, medical care or schooling – and the struggles many people face to get sufficient care. Would more public investment solve the crisis? Historian Premilla Nadasen argues that the problem lies with contemporary capitalism itself, as care has become an enormous arena for … Continued
