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On today’s show: 0:08 – OJ Semans (@ojsemans), Co-Executive Director of Four Directions vote, and enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, discusses the Native American Voting Rights Act, which was introduced in Congress earlier this month. The legislation is designed to protect the right to vote and ensure equal access to the electoral … Continued
:08 John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, on what we learned from the House Democratic Caucus’ showdown over infrastructure legislation. :33 Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker, author of a story comparing how heavily states leaned on management-consulting firms for their pandemic response — and what happened. :51 Marcel Castanchoa, a Member of AFSCME Local … Continued
0:08 Fouzia Azizi is Director of Refugee Services at Jewish Family & Community Services; she works on settling Afghan refugees in the Bay Area. 0:33 Dr. John Balmes is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF, a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and the physician-member of the California Air … Continued
0:08 Damon B. Akins, professor of history at Guilford College, co-author of We are the Land: A History of Native California 1:08 Ben Christopher covers California elections and politics for the nonprofit newsroom Calmatters, and recently profiled the top-polling replacement candidate on the recall ballot, conservative talk-radio host Larry Elder. 1:33 Rhonda Pagnozzi is the Lead Curator of … Continued
:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich on the passing of Oakland Symphony conductor Michael Morgan, and the path ahead for Democrats’ infrastructure and budget bills as the house gavels back into session :34 COVID Call-ins UC Berkeley infectious disease specialist Dr. John Swartzberg discusses the implications of the Pfizer vaccine getting full FDA approval, and … Continued
Friday, August 20th, 2021 Census data will lead to redistricting; we look at what this might mean for Oakland. Continuing Black August highlights, we look at Dr. Mutulu Shakur; his history and struggle for freedom. All this plus headline news! photo: Ronan Furuta via Unsplash
Thursday, August 19th, 2021: Updates on situation in Afghanistan as the pullout continues. California’s changing racial demographics. We continue our roundup of what re-opening public schools amidst the pandemic looks like. Faye Carol joins us to talk about the Black Women’s Blues Festival this weekend. All this plus headline news! photo: Joel Rivera-Camacho via Unsplash
Wednesday, August 18th, 2021: We discuss events in Afghanistan with author Rafia Zakaria. We look at school re-openings in the era of COVID-19. We return to Haiti, which is struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake. August 21st in Oakland is Shock G Day to honor the hip-hop artist who recently passed away. All … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – @PhyllisBennis middle-east analyst and author of Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan joins us to discuss what’s next for Afghanistan. 0:34 – Los Angeles-based correspondent for the Guardian @SamTLevin joins us to discuss the low vaccination rates among cops and prison guards. 0:53 – Rami Almeghari reports from Gaza on how … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Tabul, the capital city of Afghanistan was recently overtaken by Taliban forces. Over the weekend, images of terrified Afghans scrambling to leave the city flooded news media. @MitchJeserich joins us to discuss the chaos, which marks the end of America’s longest war. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus … Continued
