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7am – Breaking news and analysis with Brian and Mitch: the repeal of Costa Hawkins made it on the California ballot in November. Then, an update on the Republican’s immigration bill and the separation of children from their parents seeking asylum on the border. 7:34 – Thomas Peele (@thomas_peele) is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter on … Continued
7:08am – Raymond “Boots” Riley (@BootsRiley)– is an Oakland-based rapper, activist, and now director. His debut film Sorry To Bother You hits theaters July 6th. 7:34 – The History of Juneteenth Dr. Kevin Thompson – is an Adjunct Professor of the African-American Studies Program at the University of Houston. Some argue Juneteenth should be recognized as a … Continued
7:00 – News Headlines and analysis with Brian, Mitch, and Antonia 7:34 – On the last day of Ramadan, and start of the Eid al-Fatr holiday, we sit down with Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of the Qal’bu Maryam Women’s Mosque in Berkeley, the second in the nation. It has declared itself a sanctuary mosque, where everyone is … Continued
7am – News headlines and analysis with Brian, Mitch and Antonia 7:34 – Denise Bell is a researcher for refugee and migrant rights at Amnesty International USA. Cathi Tactaquin (@ctactaquin) is the executive director of the National Network for Immigration and Refugee Rights. They’re staunchly opposed to Attorney General Jeff Session’s recent decision to roll back asylum protections … Continued
7am – News headlines and analysis with Brian, Mitch and Antonia. 7:34 – Christine Hong, professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz and executive member of the Korea Policy Institute discusses what happened at the historic Korean Summit with Donald Trump and Kim Jung Un. 8am – Healing Justice and Virtual Reality Shakti Butler (@ShaktiButler) President and Founder … Continued
7am – News headlines and analysis 7:34am – John Gibler is a journalist and author from Mexico, covering the drug war, power and repression. His latest book is I Couldn’t Even Imagine That They Would Kill Us: An Oral History of the Attacks Against the Students of Ayotzinapa. He discusses the latest on the campaign for justice … Continued
7:08 – Dr. Peggy Peng Ye is an Obstetrician Gynocologist practitioner at MedStar Washington hospital center 8:08 – Brent King is an actor, writer, and author of the tell-all East Bay Express article “The Killer Inside Me” which chronicles his battle with throat cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus
7:34 David Schmerler is a Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey (@DaveSchmerler) 8:08 Paul Reeberg is a sustainability researcher and author of “Planning for a Liveable City” 8:34 Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of Coepink and Global Exchange, just out with a new book called … Continued
7 AM – News headlines and analysis with Brian and Mitch 7:34 – Election Debrief Tim Redmond is a political and investigative reporter with more than thirty years of journalistic experience. He is the founder of the 48 Hills and a former executive editor of the Bay Guardian. 8:01 News Headlines 8:08 Election Results Tom Campbell … Continued
7am – News headlines and Analysis with Brian and Mitch 7:34 – State Races Roundup Ben Christopher (@FromBenC) is a reporter for CALmatters covering 2018 State Elections 8:08 – Money in the Assembly District 15 Race Harriet Steele, is president of the Berkeley Progressive Student Association, wrote a detailed breakdown of the surprisingly large amounts of money … Continued
