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On today’s show: Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord undermines U.S. progress on climate and clean energy. We talk to David Arkush, managing director of Public Citizen’s Climate Program. Then: Last Friday’s hate attack by Jeremy Christian on the MAX Green Line train in Portland left two dead and one wounded. Amidst grieving, Portland … Continued
On today’s episode host Mitch Jeserich interviews Indian essayist Pankaj Mishra, author of the book The Age of Anger: A History of the Present. The book details the history of disillusionment and disenfranchisement, from the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau to ISIS and Trump voters. Then host Cat Brooks interviews Henry Fradella, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice … Continued
Today host Mitch Jeserich talks to John Nichols about the history of impeachment. Nichols is a political blogger and Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. His latest piece for Nation suggests that Donald Trump’s military actions in Syria are grounds for impeachment. Then host Cat Brooks interviews journalist Susan Faludi about her new book “In The Darkroom,” … Continued
Today, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich interview investigative journalist Eileen Markey, author of “A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sister Maura.” Markey’s book centers around the 1980 murder of four American women by the U.S.-trained military of El Salvador, which set off a decade of debate over Cold War policy in Latin America. Then, they … Continued
On today’s episode, host Salima Hamirani plays clips from a speech Chris Hedges gave on May 25 at the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. Chris Hedges, a journalist, Princeton professor, and minister, discusses the “dying empire” and Trump. He says that to resist Trump, we much look to a counterrevolution that began in the 60s.
In today’s episode, host Cat Brooks plays excerpts from Malcolm X’s famous “Ballot or the Bullet” speech. The speech was given in 1964 and outlines Malcolm X’s belief that to gain full equality, blacks might need to take up arms in addition to exercising their rights at the ballot box. The speech holds particular relevance to voter … Continued
Today host Cat Brooks plays clips from the documentary “All Governments Lie.” The film argues that mainstream media is intertwined with business through corporate ownership and advertising. Using interviews with contemporary journalists and anti-establishment figures as well as historical film from the past six decades, the documentary demonstrates the need for a truly free press and its role … Continued
In this episode, we air excerpts of Tim Wise’s speech “The Great White Hoax: Racism, Divide and Conquer and the Politics of Trumpism.” Tim Wise is one of the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators. “The Great White Hoax” explores the rise of Donald Trump and the way Trumpism reflects longstanding traditions of white racial resentment in … Continued
On today’s show, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich play us clips from the Paul Robeson documentaries “The Emperor Jones” and “Paul Robeson: A Tribute to the Artist.” Paul Robeson was an American singer, actor, and Civil Rights activist. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His … Continued
Today host Salima Hamirani plays clips from the documentary “The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump,” created by the Dutch media company Zembla. The film investigates the connections between Trump and the Russians and helps shed light upon this relationship in the wake of James Comey’s firing. Host Salima Hamirani is offering this two-part documentary as a … Continued
