Anna Esaki-Smith joined Hard Knock Radio host Davey D for a timely and wide ranging conversation about the future of higher education, the narrowing of academic opportunity, and what is being lost when colleges are judged mainly by graduate earnings. Framed by recent developments in Indiana, the discussion explored how schools are increasingly being pushed … Continued
On today’s briefing: The Trump Administration’s Explanation of Why We Are at War With Iran…”We’re America Bitches” We begin with how, while American presidents have had their sights on Iran for a long time, we are now at war with a senior Trump administration official explaining the Trump doctrine, “We’re America, bitches.” Joining us is … Continued
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, locally and globally. The program explores alternative ways to organize, markets, and government policies.
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jovelyn Richards.
Emiliano Lemus interviews Betzy Bancroft about the science and magic of preparing plant medicines. Betzy is one of the founders of the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, and she has been teaching herbal medicine making for more than 30 years. Her new book, Herbal Pharmacy: The Science and Magic of Preparing and Administering Plant Medicine, … Continued
It’s widely recognized that vast amounts of wealth are now concentrated in the hands of the very few. But less well understood, scholar Ray Madoff argues, is how the U.S. tax code played a key role in that process. She delineates how progressive taxation and the estate tax — designed to tax the inherited wealth … Continued
Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with American filmmaker and reporter Ahmad Hussam, the founder of the media project Propaganda and Co, who recently traveled across Iran during the war. Israel launched one of the most intense airstrikes in Lebanon in recent memory. Electronic Intifada contributor Roqayah Chamseddine reports on the massacres of civilians. On the Resistance … Continued
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On today’s show: Headlines Exclusive: Former American & Iranian Negotiators on Ceasefire Talks & How War Could End President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have “Hands Full of Blood” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Hawaii: A US History of Occupation Guests: Camille Kalama is the Executive Director of Koʻihonua and a longtime advocate for Native Hawaiian rights and self-determination in Hawaiʻi. Kyle Kajihiro is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research focuses on U.S. imperial formations, Militarization, and Indigenous and decolonial social movements … Continued
