2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: Fridays
Covering the movements, the issues, and the people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang.
Radical thinkers, military resisters and longtime movement activists reflect on the past 40 years of resistance movements in the US, where we are today, and what to do next. Featuring: Noam Chomsky, RESIST founder, leading radical thinker, Professor of Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Semantics, Philosophy of Language at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mandy Carter, founder … Continued
Beyond Bars: Community Resistance to Prison Expansion (Encore) In the U.S., more than 2 million people live behind prison bars. Dr. Ruth Gilmore, a professor and long-time prison activist, extracts lessons from over two decades of community organizing against what’s been termed the "biggest prison building project in the history of the world." Featuring: Dr. … Continued
Looking Back, Moving Forward 2007 As the year 2007 ends, we reflect on three key issues we covered this past year and hear the voices of: the immigrant labor force in post-hurricane New Orleans, domestic workers in the United States, and Iraqi refugees on the streets of Damascus. Featuring: First segment from New Orleans: Arthur … Continued
Investing in Insecurity Along U.S. Borders. In 2006, the Bush Administration’s Secure Border Initiative outsourced the surveillance of all U.S. land borders to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. We will visit the Boeing security site in Arizona and we’ll talk to "No One is Illegal" organizer, Harjap Grewal.
For several years, Native Americans and Non-Native Americans have gathered to discuss meaningful ways of living together and rectifying relationships between First Nation and North American peoples. Blair Brown, actress and board member of People for the American Way and the New York Cultural Advisory Council; Shirley Hager, the Center for Vision andPolicy; Gkisedtanamoogk, spiritual … Continued
