Hosted by Kris Welch. Guest: Isaiah J. Poole is the Editorial Manager of the The Next System Project at The Democracy Collaborative. Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash
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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.
Barack Obama speaks live at John Lewis funeral. PLUS: A growth of an anti-BLM militia in Utah. With host Kris Welch. Guest: Nicolle Okoren, freelance investigative journalist. Her article The birth of a militia: how an armed group polices Black Lives Matter protests, can be found in the Guardian. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Federal paramilitaries in Democratic cities could provoke an Election Day constitutional crisis, say voting rights and legal experts. Host Kris Welch talks to Candice Bernd, senior editor/staff reporter at Truthout. Her latest piece is Trump’s Federal Police Surge Could Provoke an Election Day Constitutional Crisis. Photo by Max Pixel
Camouflaged anonymous federal troops have created violent havoc in Portland, and are scheduled for a city near you next. We discuss process, legality, response. PLUS Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier, with a new poem. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Host Kris Welch talks to award-winning investigative reporter, author, and documentarian, Greg Palast. His latest book is “How Trump Stole 2020”.
“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