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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
On today’s show we talk about Rex Tillerson’s visit to Russia with Anthony d’Agostino, Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and an expert on the history of Russia. Author of many books including the Russian revolution and “The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of World Wars”. Source Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ziofabio/30565431092 … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks to Stephen Zunes, professors of Politics at the University of San Francisco and to Said Arikat, Washington correspondent for Al Quds Daily, about the legal issues around Trump’s strikes in Syria. Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:X-35.jpg Then, Cat Brooks talks to Hamid Khan, from Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, about what surveillance … Continued
Trump signed legislation on Monday which could have a serious affect on your privacy, if you use the internet. He repealed FCC regulation that prevented Internet Service providers from selling your data, such as what web sites you visit, to third party companies, such as advertisers. Dallas Harris from Public Knowledge joins us to explain … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks to Nicholas Hope, former director of Stanford Center for International Development’s China research program, and former Country Director for the World Bank in China and Mongolia, about Xi Jinping meets Donald Trump. Source Image:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xi_Jinping_in_British_Parliament.jpg Then, Cat Brooks interviews Howard Ryan about Educational Justice, his new book. About the book: … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Marge Baker Executive vice president at People for the American Way about Neil Gorsuch nomination process. Source Image: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Judge_Gorsuch_official_portrait.jpg Then, Cat Brooks interviews John Pfaff on his book Locked In. About the book: A groundbreaking examination of our system of imprisonment, revealing the true causes of mass incarceration as well as … Continued
On today’s show we talk with Bernadette Del Chiaro, the Executive Director of CALSEIA which mission is to promote the growth of the solar industry and expand the use of all solar technologies throughout California, about solar and renewable energy in California and around the globe. Using Renewable energy sources can be better … Continued
