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0:08 – Congress held its first ever hearing on Medicare for All yesterday in the House Rules Committee. Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal sponsored the legislation (H.R. 1384), which envisions a two year transition period during which the US would switch to a single payer system. It would provide comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental, vision, reproductive … Continued
0:08 – Spain’s elections: Socialists win majority, right-wing Vox party win unprecedented seats, and the state of the Catalan independence movement. Joan Ramon Resina is Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures and Comparative Literature and Director of the Iberian Studies Program at Stanford University. 0:15 – Newly released government records reveal that the Department of … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: terror in a synagogue in Poway, CA, Sunnyvale man targeted Muslims when driving car into pedestrians, hate and politics 0:34 – D. Watkins (@dwatkinsworld) is an editor-at-large for Salon. He’s also a college professor at the University of Baltimore and founder of the BMORE Writers Project. His latest book is … Continued
0:08 – Dorothy Butler Gilliam (@DorothyBGilliam) has been a journalist for more than six decades. In 1961, she became the first black woman reporter for The Washington Post, until the mid-1960s. Later, she became an editor and columnist for the paper until her retirement in 2003. She has just released her memoir Trailblazer: A Pioneering … Continued
0:08 – 2020 Census citizenship question is before the Supreme Court – it could redraw lines for Congressional representation, the electoral college, and federal funding along political lines. We’re joined by Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) covers courts and the law for Slate. 0:26 – KPFA’s Richard Wolinsky reviews Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Musical … Continued
0:09 – The City of Berkeley is moving to crackdown on unhoused communities further by enforcing a new sidewalk ordinance, barring obstruction of sidewalks except for a 3 ft x 3 ft space. The limitations will penalize the homeless, and critics say its another move to force people to leave with nowhere to go. We … Continued
0:08 – The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka have rocked a country still wounded by deep scars of a decades long civil war. We’re joined in-studio by Ras Ceylon (@RasCeylon) is a local Hip-Hop artist, educator and organizer of Sri Lakan descent, for a very personal account of the conflict. 0:34 – San Francisco is … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: Sri Lanka tragedy, sideshows in Oakland, and the Mueller report. 0:20 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, co-author with Robert McChesney of People Get Ready: the Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. 0:34 – California wildfire – how do we prepare? Shaye Wolf is … Continued
0:08 – Legalization of marijuana for medical use or adult recreational use is growing in a number of states and being legal for recreational use in California in 2018. The holiday known as “4/20” which takes place on April 20 has become an international counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. Many … Continued
0:08 – Governor Gavin Newsom’s first 100 days We speak with Sophia Bollag (@SophiaBollag) is a political reporter with the Sacramento Bee, on her new report “Update: 100 days in, here’s how Gavin Newsom is doing on 10 campaign promises” 0:34 – India elections 2019: what’s at stake? Ashish Malhotra (@amalhotra2) is an independent journalist, … Continued
