The winter holidays can be both joyful and stressful. Join Renée Camila for an exploration of the herbs that can boost physical immune health, emotional regulation, and spiritual protection. This episode focuses on preventative support and includes listener call-ins. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet … Continued


The global rise of the authoritarian right has confounded classification and led to contentious debates on the left. Do politicians like Modi, Bolsonaro, Orban, and Trump represent an extreme form of right-wing populism? Or are they fascists, as some claim? Historian and scholar of populism and fascism Federico Finchelstein argues that we’re seeing something new … Continued


On October 28th, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 104 Palestinians, including 46 children. Writer and journalist Eman Alhaj Ali joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to explain that the ceasefire exists on paper, but it is not implemented on the ground. She also talks about surviving the genocide. She was among a group evacuated … Continued


Law & Disorder

What is FLOCK surveillance w/ EFF’s Sarah Hamid; Oakland Police Commission w/ Ricardo Garcia Acosta and Omar Farmer

Flock Surveillance refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety, a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition  and vehicle-tracking networks to police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S. This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks without sufficient oversight, … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – November 4, 2025

On today’s show: From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races & the Future of Democratic Party “The Dark Side”: Dick Cheney’s Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program “Injustice”: How Biden’s DOJ Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

An examination of Trump’s push to oust Venezuela’s Maduro without war — and why dismantling the country’s entrenched corruption won’t be simple. Then, a call for Democrats to go on the offensive with real policy solutions to counter Project 2025, followed by a look at whether the Supreme Court will sacrifice its legitimacy by siding with Trump on tariff

Trump Wants to Take Out Maduro Without a War But Replacing Venezuela’s Corrupt and Criminal Hierarchy Will Not Be So Easy We begin with the increasing likelihood that the Trump administration will attempt to take out Venezuela’s Maduro and try to avoid a war with the country’s armed forces that have Russian missiles which could … Continued