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0:08 – Are we at risk of another recession? Professor Richard Wolff explains yes, we are. Plus the absurdity of Trump’s trade war with China. Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) is Professor of Economics Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Visiting Professor at the New School University, New York City. He’s authored over a dozen … Continued
0:08 – Amazon fires: what’s happening, what’s at stake and what you can do We’re joined in-studio by Moira Birss (@moira_kb) is Campaign Director with Amazon Watch, dedicated to “protecting the rainforest and advancing the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.” 0:34 – Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers have taken off from … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: commentary and analysis on national news 0:34 – Author interview: Jayson Greene (@Jayson_Greene) is a contributing writer and former senior editor at Pitchfork. His first book is a memoir, entitled Once More We Saw Stars. 1:08 – Oakland moves forward with plan for school closures and mergers across the District. … Continued
0:08 – UpFront Spotlight – Political Prisoner You Should Know: Jamil Al-Amin, aka H. Rap Brown For the entire month of what is known as “Black August” we’ll be highlighting different political prisoners. This week, we spotlight Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a worship leader, public speaker, activist and author. He was … Continued
0:08 – The Trump Administration moves to abolish term limits on immigrant child detention, as designated by the Flores Agreement; ICE renews its contract with Palantir for surveillance technology services; plus a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week challenges detention conditions as inhumane. To discuss all these rapid-fire developments, we’re joined by Juan Prieto … Continued
0:08 – Are we headed for a recession? Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) is host of “Behind the News” on KPFA and affiliate Pacifica stations, former publisher of the Left Business Observer, author of Wall Street: How it Works, and For Whom. 0:20 – Climate action groups are demanding the Democratic National Convention stage a presidential debate … Continued
0:08 – 1 in 1,000 black men and boys can expect to be killed by police, according to a new study. We speak with Frank Edwards (@frankalready), Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University – Newark, and co-author of a new study titled: “Risk of being killed by police use of force … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Cat and Brian We discuss what happened in Portland (also: white supremacist arrested in CT after stockpiling guns and armor, another in Florida and one in Ohio); Israel denies entry to Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar; and AB 392 being signed into law today, legislating the strongest standard for police use of … Continued
0:08 – UpFront Spotlight on Political Prisoner: Dr Mutulu Shakur For our political prisoner spotlight this week, we focus on Dr. Mutulu Shakur, organizer, activist, acupuncturist and stepfather of the late HipHop icon Tupac Shakur. Mutulu was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his contested involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored … Continued
0:08 – Hong Kong protest update – protesters seeing China escalate violence and mis-information campaign, must decide where pro-democracy movement will go next We’re joined by Mary Hui (@maryhui) is a reporter for the business news outlet Quartz, and covering the protests in Hong Kong. 0:34 – Indigenous activist communities and climate catastrophe is on … Continued
