5:00 AM PT: Friday
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.
We’ll begin our show today with a look at Iran. After nearly a week of mass protests the government has declared the unrest over. My guest Ahmad Sadri, a professor at Lake Forest College will explain what sparked the protests, how the US is involved, and what’s next for the democratic aspirations of the Iranian … Continued
As Donald Trump begins the second year of his we’ll spend the hour today featuring our regular correspondent Arun Gupta helping us review what has been lost over the past 12 months, discussing how the left can confront Trumpism and find hope in dark times. We’ll also explore the intersection of food and politics. Hosted … Continued
On todays show we present a one-hour special on muslim youth. First, a new documentary about a young Syrian refugee named Dalya who emigrated to the US some years ago called Dalya’s Other Country, touches on refugees and immigration, religion, gender, and more. We’ll speak with the filmmaker Julia Meltzer and the subject of the … Continued
On todays show we present a one-hour special on muslim youth. First, a new documentary about a young Syrian refugee named Dalya who emigrated to the US some years ago called Dalya’s Other Country, touches on refugees and immigration, religion, gender, and more. We’ll speak with the filmmaker Julia Meltzer and the subject of the … 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.
Four out of 16 women who have accused Donald Trump of sexual harassment and assault are speaking out once more as momentum for a congressional investigation of the President’s conduct builds. On our show today we’ll hear the voices of the women who spoke out. Then, we’ll re-air an interview with did several months ago … Continued
With the recent stories of strife between US intelligence agencies and the White House, a new, timely book sheds light on internal strife and corruption within the CIA. Melvin Goodman, a CIA analyst and division chief from 1966 to 1990, has written a new book called Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the … Continued
Former OC Weekly Editor-in-Chief Gustavo Arellano will be our special guest today to reflect on the changing media landscape as the OC Weekly and LA Weekly experience seismic shifts under new ownership, billionaire owners resist unionizing at other outlets, and journalists in general are facing a grim scenario. Arellano will also put the crisis in … 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.
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.
