Host Kris Welch talks to award-winning investigative reporter, author, and documentarian, Greg Palast. His latest book is “How Trump Stole 2020”.
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What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
“Trump’s occupation of American cities has begun”—with Portland. We get an eyewitness report. PLUS: the U.S. Postal Service, vital to vote-by-mail, among many other things, is nearing bankruptcy: thanks to Charles Koch! Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Tito Texidor III on Unsplash
Guests: David Bacon is a photo journalist, writer, activist. Lately he has been documenting the farmworker populations and the COVID-19 spikes Raymond Nat Turner is a poet-in-residence for Black Agenda Report. Harry Britt obit, by Dr. Ellen Shaffer Photo by Liz Caldwell on Usplash.com
Why and how the wealth of the very rich has grown, while all other public and private wealth has shrunk during COVID 19. Detailed analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. With host Kris Welch.
Schools Barbara Madeloni is the Education Coordinator at Labor Notes. She recently served as president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and is a longtime writer and educator. Harley Litzelman is a high school history teacher at Skyline High School and a union organizer in Oakland, CA. Social Security Max Richtman, former staff director, Senate … Continued
Talkies – July 9, 2020
On today’s Talkies: A strong right-wing tilt among governments around the world, including here at home, has put the word fascism back into the conversation. But an exact definition remains elusive. We know fascism when we see it, but no one definition seems to pin it down. Yale University Philosophy Professor Jason Stanley is in … Continued
Talkies – July 8, 2020
On today’s Talkies, guest host Max Pringle speaks with legal scholar and author Kim Wehle about her new book “What You Need to Know About Voting and Why.” It’s a thorough examination of the American voting system, it’s vulnerabilities and what can be done to improve this critical piece of our democracy. It makes for … Continued
Talkies – July 7, 2020
On today’s edition of the Talkies, guest host Max Pringle speaks with author and journalist Sarah Kendzior about her new book “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America.” Kendzior’s latest book lays bare the endemic corruption, criminality and incompetence of Donald Trump and the Trump organization from decades … Continued
Talkies – July 2, 2020
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies – July 1, 2020
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.