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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
0:08 – How the US persuaded the International Criminal Court to not investigate US-committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Jamil Dakwar (@jdakwar) is the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program, which is dedicated to holding the U.S. government accountable to its international human rights obligations and commitments. 0:18 – New lawsuits seeks … Continued
0:08 – Republicans, including the President, are inciting hate and death threats against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. We speak with Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) is the Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area about the rise in Islamophobia, lead by the President. 0:34 – City of Oakland set to … Continued
