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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.
Bernie Sanders has introduced a Medicare-for-all bill in the Senate, with more than a dozen co-sponsors. On today’s show we’ll turn to Dr. Margaret Flowers, a prominent activist for single payer healthcare about the timing and the details of Sanders’ bill, and how Democrats and Republicans are responding. Then, the Supreme Court has temporarily upheld … Continued
The notorious former sheriff from Arizona, Joe Arpaio wants to have his guilty verdict thrown out and Trump’s Justice Department agrees. On today’s show we’ll speak with Ron Fein, legal director of the group Free Speech for People about why his group and others are challenging Trump’s pardon of Arpaio as unconstitutional. Then, Emmanuel Felton … Continued
ifaxThe US’s oldest credit reporting company, Equifax, recently revealed that the data of 143 million Americans was hacked. But what did Equifax know, when did they know it, and how have they treated those Americans impacted? On our show today we’ll turn to Jamie Court, President of Consumer Watchdog for more. Then, as Hurricane Irma … Continued
Jasmine Abdullah Richards, the founder of the Pasadena, California chapter of Black Lives Matter was arrested by police on Saturday. Richards garnered national attention last year for becoming the first African American to be arrested on a “felony lynching charge.” On today’s show we’ll speak with her attorney Jaime Gutierrez. Then, a new and terrifying … Continued
A new study in Climatic Change for the first time, links the impact of carbon emissions directly to those companies that produce the emissions. As the US and Caribbean reel from the devastation of back-to-back hurricanes, we’ll speak with the study’s lead author today and identify those companies that are most responsible for global warming. … Continued
Hurricane Irma, dubbed “one of the most powerful storms in history,” is wreaking devastation across the Caribbean as it heads to Florida, barely as Texans have begun their recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. On today’s show we’ll speak with Thanu Yakupitiyage of 350.org about putting these storms into the climate context. Then, California is disproportionately … Continued
KPFA has expanded it’s morning programming! Get an early start on progressive news coverage with Rising Up With Sonali at it’s new time, 5 AM Monday thru Friday and also a special edition airing at 8 AM on Fridays.
Is Donald Trump pushing North Korea into a corner and making war more likely? On today’s show we’ll turn to John Feffer of Foreign Policy in Focus about the developing story and if it is a war of words as usual, or something more. Then, Shaye Wolf of the Center for Biological Diversity will join … Continued
Donald Trump has ended DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leaving the fate of 800,000 young undocumented immigrants in the balance. On today’s show we’ll hear Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement justifying the move, and then turn to Joshua Stehlik of the National Immigration Law Center to find out what this means for … Continued
As the fate of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hangs in the balance, on our show today we’ll go to Racine, Wisconsin where an immigrant youth activist and DACA recipient Valeria Ruiz is on hunger strike outside House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office. Ruiz will tell us her story, how DACA has benefitted her, … Continued
