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On today’s show we ask to John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation: What’s next in Trump’s agenda ? Then, Cat Brooks interviews Susan Dewey, Associate Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of Wyoming. She is co-author of the book Women of the Street. Women of the Street explores encounters between those who make their living … Continued
On today’s show we talk about the Health Care GOP Bill with Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access California. Then, we address the Hayward Shooting and the South Bay Policing with Miguel Minjares, uncle of Ebbie Mondragon who was recently murdered in Hayward by the Fremont police, and Sheri Costa, founder and director of the A. L. Costa … Continued
On Today’s show Cat Brookes interviews Thomas Donnelly, Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies at the National Constitution Center, on Judge Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing to the Supreme Court. Then, Mitch Jeserich discusses Eugenics with Dawn Sinclair Shapiro, filmmaker of the documentary The State of Eugenics. Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neil_Gorsuch_February_2017.jpg
Mitch Jeserich and Cat Brooks discuss the current political environment: Neil Gorsuch senate confirmation hearing and the house intelligent committee. Then, Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. Source image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neil_Gorsuch_and_Donald_Trump.jpg
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Cat Brooks, Mitch Jeserich and Salima Hamirani.
On today’s show we engage a discussion with Elica Vafaie about the legal challenges to Muslim ban 2.0. She is attorney with the Asian Americans Advancing Justice/ Asian Law Caucus and an expert on National Security and Civil Rights. PC: Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr Then, we speak with Khyrishi Wigginton of Project Africa, which is organizing to help kids visit … Continued
On today’s show Cat Brooks talks to Azadeh Zohrabi and Dan Siegel about solitary confinement. Azadeh Zohrabi, is a national campaigner from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an NGO that works to break the cycle of mass incarceration and reinvest in struggling communities. Dan Siegel, is an attorney with Siegel & Yee. Then, Mitch Jeserich has … Continued
On today’s show we discuss Trump and the EPA with Daniel Jacobson, who directs policy development, research, and legislative advocacy for Environment California. Then, we talk with Sally Perry Associate dean for Academic Program and Students Affairs for the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University. And executive director of the Sinclair Lewis Society. The conversation … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich and Cat Brooks speak first to Hyun Lee, Managing editor of ZoominKorea about what is going on in North Korea. Her latest piece is “North Korea: Trump’s First Foreign Policy Test in Asia.” Then, an interview of Wesley Lowery about his latest book They Can’t Kill Us All, a book about police … Continued
Voices That Changed the World, from the Pacifica Radio Archives.
