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On today’s show, we touch base with Salvador Tio, a veteran civil rights attorney and Nelson Carrasquillo, a member of CATA the Farm-workers Support Committee, about the damage done by Hurricane Irma in Puerto Rico. Then, we move to a discussion between Christine Hong, Executive Board Member of the Korea Policy Institute and Jonathan Pollack … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss the rollback of DACA and its consequences with Mitch Jeserich. During the second hour Dr. Shakti Butler of the World Trust Educational Services speaks to legacies of trauma,the need for criminal justice reform, and the upcoming premier of her film new film, Healing Justice. Guests: Dr. Shakti Butler, founder and president … Continued
Today’s show features an interview with James Forman, Jr. about his book Locking Up Our Own and the complex history of mass incarceration. Later in the hour we discuss the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA.
On today’s show, we talk to Fred Glass, Instructor of Labor and Community Studies at City College of San Francisco and author of From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement.
On today’s show we interview Katherine Mach, Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford about Hurricane Harvey and the affects of global climate change. Later we discuss the closure of homeless encampments in the city of Oakland with Heather Freinkel of the Homeless Action Center.
On today’s show, we talk to two activists about the impact of Hurricane Harvey on undocumented immigrants. Pancho Arguelles is the Executive Director of Living Hope Wheelchair Association and a founder and board member of Fe y Justicia Worker Center. In the wake of the Houston Floods, he has been working with undocumented workers who are wheelchair … Continued
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Defense 1033 program, which provides surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, will be resumed by the Trump Administration. Crime reporter Simone Weichselbaum joins hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks to discuss the policy reversal and how it will be implemented. But first, Susan Dancer … Continued
On today’s show, we continue our coverage of Hurricane Harvey flooding. First, we speak with Mark Bebawi, Host and Producer of The Monitor radio show at our sister station, KPFT, about the situation in Houston. Then, we discuss the pollutants released by the damage to Exxon refineries in Houston with Stephanie Thomas, a Houston-based organizer with Public Citizen. … Continued
Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Mitch Jeserich are joined by Houston-based Mark Bebawi to talk about the flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. They discuss which parts of the city were hit hardest by the disaster and why there was no evacuation order in place. Then, Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Mitch Jeserich talk about what did and didn’t … Continued
We begin today’s show with Mira Nabulsi’s coverage of the Berkeley press conference on the counter-demonstrations taking place this weekend. Then, we hear from two local activists who are involved in such protests here in Berkeley. We speak with Jason Wallach, a member of the Mobilization Committee and one of the original members of SURJ (Showing … Continued
