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On today’s show we speak of Free Speech in Berkeley with guest Harmeet Dhillon, First Amendment lawyer representing Young America’s Foundation and Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) in a lawsuit against UC Berkeley filed yesterday (Monday) because campus administrators do not permit BCR to host Ann Coulter on April 27. We also invited Dan Siegel, civil rights attorney … Continued
On today’s show we first speak of healthcare taken as a ransom by the government to make Democrats cave to its will. Then, our guest Tony Cross, journalist at Radio France International, updates us on the French Elections results for the first round of the residential race. He is the editor of his own blog: … Continued
The first round of the French election happens this Sunday and it’s a new kind of election. Most of the top contenders are outliers – for example, Marie Le Pen, a hard right, conservative trump-like candidate and melechon, who’s running as an independent. It may be the first time two candidates who are not from … Continued
On today’s show we speak about Berkeley being a battlefield last Saturday, we have Frances Dinkelspiel, Editor and Co-founder of the online newspaper Berkeleyside and Natalie Orenstein, Reporter with Berkeleyside to give us an account of the events. A Lethal Injection Room Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SQ_Lethal_Injection_Room.jpg Then, we talk about the Arkansas executions with Jessica Brand legal director at Harvard … Continued
On today’s show we talk with John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation magazine, about the special congressional election. Source Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress Then, we talk about violence prevention in Oakland with Lynnette Gibson McElhaney member of the Oakland City Council for District 3 and Greg Hodge Oakland activist.
On today’s show Cat Brooks interviews Walter Earl Fluker for The Ground Has Shifted: A powerful insight into the historical and cultural roles of the black church, the dilemmas it faces, and the roadmap for an ethical path forward. If we are in a post-racial era, then what is the future of the Black Church? If … Continued
On today’s show we talk about Urban Shield, with Mohamed Shehk media and communication director of Critical Resistance and George Lippman is the vice chair of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission, also member of the Berkeley Police Review Commission. Californian Dried Riverbed in 2009 Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:California_Drought_Dry_Riverbed_2009.jpg Then, we talk about the politics of California’s drought with Richard … Continued
Excerpts of Voices that Changed the World, form the Pacifica Radio Archives, with Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich and Salima Hamirani.
On today’s show we speak with Suzy Kim, professor of Korean History at Rutgers University, about what is going on in North Korea today. Author of the book Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950. Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Korea_-_Kumsusan_(5015230319).jpg Then, we speak with Jesse Arreguín, Mayor of the City of Berkeley about the Berkeley Winter Emergency Shelter.
On today’s show we talk about Venezuela and Latin America with Miguel Tinker-Salas, Professor of Latin American history at Pomona College. He is a leading expert on Venezuela and on political and social issues confronting Latin America. He’s author of several books including “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know”. And “The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society … Continued
