Background Briefing

Background Briefing – July 29, 2024

Venezuela’s Maduro Defies Most of the World, Claiming Victory When the Vote Was as Much as 70 to 30% Against Him We begin with the election results in Venezuela and the victory claimed by Maduro that are widely seen as fraudulent. with Chile’s leftist president saying “Maduro’s regime must understand that the results are hard … Continued


Womens Magazine

Tribute to musician and activist Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon

Jovelyn Richards and Margo Okazawa-Rey pay tribute to Dr  Bernice Johnson Reagon and listen to clips of her music and talks . Bernice Johnson Reagon (October 4, 1942 – July 16, 2024) was an American song leader, professor of American history, composer, historian, musician, scholar, curator at the Smithsonian, and social activist who, in the early 1960s, was a … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post: The Latest w/ Khury Petersen-Smith

As we do each Monday, today’s show focuses on the latest from Palestine. We’re joined by Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. This week’s Artist Resistance in Residence is San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin. Follow Tongo Eisen-Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tongogara_ Follow Tongo Eisen-Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_tongogara_ — Subscribe … Continued