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Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
As the Republican Party and Donald Trump reach a spending agreement to avert a government shutdown, we’ll turn today to Hunter Blair of the Economic Policy Institute to explore a progressive vision of government spending. And, Allan J. Lichtman, the professor who controversially predicted that Trump would win the election is now predicting that he … Continued
On Monday May Day 2017, tens of thousands of people marched in cities around the country to stand up for labor rights and immigrant workers. On today’s show we’ll spend the hour hearing the voices of those who marched in Los Angeles, our home base. We’ll feature workers such as a home healthcare worker who’s … Continued
On May Day, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to mobilize against Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s anti-immigrant and anti-worker agenda. On today’s show we’ll bring you a report from the streets of Los Angeles where May Day has a long tradition. And, immigrant workers at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island, New … Continued
While Donald Trump has not had any legislative victories during his first few months as promised he would, the resistance to Trump has made huge gains. On today’s show we’ll turn to John Cavanagh from the Institute for Policy Studies for a look at the resistance victories during Trump’s first 100 days. And, 25 years … Continued
Monday’s May Day protests and strikes in cities around the country could be the largest in the nation as activists gear up to send a strong message to Donald Trump about immigrant rights and workers rights. On today’s show we’ll go to Seattle, Washington to speak with city council member Kshama Sawant, who has been … Continued
The state of Arkansas has been on a deadly killing spree, rushing to execute death row prisoners before its stores of a lethal injection drug expire. We’ll discuss the story with Jessica Brand. She is with the group Fair Punishment, an initiative of Harvard Law School. Then, we’ll hear part 2 of a 2-part conversation … Continued
Donald Trump’s State Department comes under fire for promoting his private luxury, members-only club in Florida. The billionaire businessman-turned-President has so many conflicts of interest that it’s hard to keep track. On our show today Paul S. Ryan of the group Common Cause will discuss this latest report of how the Presidency could be lining … Continued
On today’s show we’ll spend the entire hour reporting from the March for Science in Los Angeles. As tens of thousands of people demonstrated all over the country on Earth Day demanding that Donald Trump take science and research seriously, we’ll bring you the voices of scientists, non-scientists, children, parents, and activists who are worried … Continued
The Venezuelan government continues to face mass opposition protests in the streets as its economy falls amid reports of GM pulling out. But there is so much distortion about Venezuela in the US media that it’s hard to make sense of what is really happening. On today’s show we’ll turn to Miguel Tinker Salas, a … Continued
As the GOP announces its plan redo the repeal and replace of Obamacare, California has decided to take up a single payer healthcare bill, SB 562. We’ll speak with Michael Lighty of the National Nurses United about what the bill would do and whether it could pass. And, a new coalition of privacy advocates called … Continued
