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In Venezuela, opposition groups are forming a parallel government and calling a national strike. Those moves come in response to the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro calling for a constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. And it’s all happening against the backdrop of what looks like economic chaos: widespread shortages of basic goods, lines that … Continued
What is happening in Bakersfield? Last year, The Guardian assembled some data and declared the city has America’s deadliest police department. Now, video of Tatyana Hargrove, a teenage resident who says she was beaten by police and bitten by their dog – after police mistook her for a suspect reports describe as a 30-year-old man … Continued
The state assembly is about to vote on AB 943, a bill that would make it harder for voters to limit development where they live. Proponents say it’ll help fix California’s housing shortage – opponents say it could kill efforts preserve open space, or limit office construction. Two legislators debate the details. Plus: When Congress … Continued
It’s the mother of all Grand Bargains: Governor Brown is doing shuttle diplomacy between oil companies, developers, trade unions, environmental groups, and affordable housing advocates to pass a growing package of bills before the legislature goes on recess. We tackle the climate deal, and look at why it’s drawing fire from some environmental groups. Plus: … Continued
The Senate Republicans just introduced another version of their own healthcare plan to replace Obamacare. We discuss how it will hold up against their previous plans with Anthony Wright (Executive Director of Health Access). Next, we talk with Paul Ehrlich (Stanford Biologist), about his recent paper on the sixth mass extinction, a species die-out that will … Continued
When you move from defending a woman’s right to choose to pursuing reproductive justice, there are suddenly a lot more issues in play than abortion: economic inequality, the right to healthcare, wages for uncompensated labor. Cat Brooks talks to the two women who literally wrote the book. Plus: a look at why some environmental justice … Continued
The city council of Seattle just voted through an municipal income tax for its wealthiest residents, and the vote was unanimous. Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks to socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant about how that happened, then takes a look at the push to do something similar in San Francisco. Plus: Cat Brooks talks to filmmaker Jon Else about … Continued
A quick look at the state of play in the Senate, where Republicans are running out of room to delay the release of a new effort at Obamacare repeal. Then, we turn to Sacramento and ask: could California create its own single-payer healthcare system? Finally, a history of the movements, organizations, and tactics that fed … Continued
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson holds a hearing today that will determine whether the Oakland Police Department becomes the first in the nation to go into federal receivership – we talk to investigative journalists Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham about the scandal and coverup that brought things to this point. Plus: Cat Brooks discusses the lives … Continued
Did you know US Prisons isolate inmates in cells the size of bathrooms for up to 23 hours per day? Salima Hamirani talks to Keramet Reiter about the history of prisoner isolation, and the rise of the Supermax Prison. Guests: Keramet Reiter, assistant professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine; author of 23/7: Pelican Bay Prison … Continued
