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A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities.
Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
As the deadline for DACA recipients to renew their status passes Donald Trump issues a wishlist of hardline demands on immigration, turning the dreams of immigrants into more of a nightmare. On today’s show we’ll turn to Chicano Studies professor, Roberto Flores for more. Then, as stories about filmmaker Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assaults snowball, my … Continued
Donald Trump is engaging in Twitter diplomacy that appears anything but diplomatic. On today’s show we’ll turn to our Empire and Foreign Policy correspondent Rahul Mahajan about Trump’s positioning on North Korea, Iran, and Turkey and how to make sense of current US foreign policy overall. Then, Israeli born attorney and first time film maker … Continued
Well start todays show with a look at a new and terrifying study about microscopic plastics in drinking water has found massive contamination worldwide. My guest Chris Tyree is a journalist with Orb Media and hell discuss the story he has co-authored called Invisibles: The Plastic Inside Us. Then, we’ll turn to academic William Robinson, … Continued
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
The electoral college, voter suppression, gerrymandering, filibusters, deportations, incarceration, unequal pay, a healthcare crisis and more – these are only some of the many issues that plague the United States and our government. On today’s show we’ll examine the root causes that are actually embedded in our own Constitution. My guest will be Sanford Levinson … Continued
On today’s show we’ll examine two crucial cases being taken up by the US Supreme Court. On Tuesday justices heard arguments in a case about the length of immigrant detentions. My guest Michael Kaufman is Senior Staff Attorney with the ACLU who has worked on the case. Then, we’ll turn to author David Daley about … Continued
The streets of Catalonian cities have come to a stand still as pro-independence activists launch a general strike after Sunday’s vote. On today’s show we’ll turn to Sebastiaan Faber, a professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College about the vote, Spanish police violence, historical context, and what comes next in the fight for independence. Then, … Continued
Nearly 60 people were killed and more than 500 injured in the worst mass shooting in modern US history on Sunday night, early Monday morning in Las Vegas at a concert. As details are still emerging about the suspected shooter, we’ll take on the issue of gun control and the myths of the gun industry … Continued
Activists with Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles are confronting LA County DA Jackie Lacey over why she has refused to charge a single police officer during her tenure. LA County leads the country on police killings. On today’s show we’ll speak with Prof. Melina Abdullah with BLM LA about it. Then, a new study … Continued
