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On today’s show, we hear an interview with Alicia Loaiza and Angela Castillo (from Collectivo Colombia Connexion and Marcha Patriotica) about the ongoing murders of activists in Columbia. Then, Jon Michaels (UCLA School of Law) talks about how presidential power has expanded and how the president can be contained. Source: Flickr, Pedro Szekely
On today’s show, Mitch brings us a conversation with Nihad Awad (founder and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations) from Washington DC on the executive orders that Trump signed to limit immigration for refugees and visas to Muslim countries. Then, we hear an interview with Cathi Tactaquin, (executive director and a co-founder of the National Network for Immigrant … Continued
In this episode we hear from Jade Begay of the Indigenous Environmental Network about Trump’s announcements concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines. Then we hear from Lisa Tiny Garcia-Gray, a longtime advocate and activist for the homeless, and Andrea Nieto about a plot of empty land that has been liberated at 36th and … Continued
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich calls in from Washington D.C. with an update on Trump’s executive orders. Then, we hear about the appointment of San Francisco’s new Police Chief, Bill Scott and the SFPD shooting of Sean Moore earlier this month. Our guests are Ken Blackman, the brother of the victim, Brian Pearlman, a Trial Attorney at … Continued
On today’s show, Cat Brooks interviews Annie Banks (the Bay Area Solidarity Action Team, a white solidarity group) and Tash Nguyen (the Ella Baker Center), two organizers who were involved in some of the actions surrounding inauguration. Then, Mitch Jeserich brings us reporting from Washington DC. We’ll hear excerpts from a speech by Keshama Sewant (activist and member of the … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss the local Women’s Marches happening this weekend and what Trump’s presidency may mean for reproductive justice with Loretta Ross, (expert on women’s issues, hate groups, racism and intolerance, human rights, and violence against women) and Amy Everitt (NARAL Pro-Choice California State Director). Then, we hear an interview with Black Panthers co-founder … Continued
On today’s show, we talk about Steven Mnuchin’s upcoming hearing for Treasury Secretary with David Dayen (journalist and author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud). Then, we will discuss changes to the ACA with William Dow (Kaiser Permanente Endowed Chair in Health Policy Management and economics professor at UC … Continued
On today’s show, we have a panel of local organizers in the studio to discuss the protests and direct action that have and will be happening leading up to the inauguration. Joining us are Terha Ack (co-founder of the Anti-Police Terror Project, founder of the Black Power Network, Oakland organizer, and Deputy Field Marshal for the Prison of … Continued
(Rebroadcast of Thursday’s show) To celebrate Martin Luther King Day, we talk to Clayborne Carson (professor of history at Stanford University and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute) about King’s lesser known radical legacy. We also hear clips from several of his later speeches. Source: Vimeo
On the first half of today’s show, we discuss this week’s Senate vote on budget amendments, which is the first of many steps on the road to dismantling the Affordable Care Act, with Anthony Wright (executive director of Health Access). Source: Commons.wikimedia.org Then, we talk to two organizers, Leigh Davenport from the Anti Police-Terror Project … Continued
