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On today’s show a comparison between Steve Bannon, the White house chief strategist, and the Isis leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi by the Intercept journalist Murtaza Hussain, interviewed by Mitch Jeserich. Then, The Truth About Crime : Sovereignty, Knowledge, Social Order by Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff, both Professors of African and African American Studies and of … Continued
Today Salima Hamirani interviews Robert W. McChesney, Professor of Communication at the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois, about Trump’s latest declarations and his method of communication. Then, Frederick Clarkson author, journalist and a senior fellow at Political Research Associates talks to us about Christian rights and conservatory Christianity under the Trump administration.
On today’s show, we talk to Heidi Shierholz (a senior economist at EPI and the former chief economist of the Labor Department under Obama/Perez administration) about Andrew Puzder’s withdrawal as the labor secretary nominee and what comes next for this appointment. Then, an interview with Mike Mishak (reporter with The Center for Public Integrity) about big oil. Source: Simple … Continued
On today’s show, we talk to Nicole Fortier (senior coordinator of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration) about Trump’s executive orders regarding policing. We also get an update on the protests in Paris over the twenty-two year old man who says he was raped by the police from Tony Cross (radio journalist with Radio France Internationale). Then, … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss the Oroville dam spillway with Jay Lund (professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis and director of the Center for Watershed Sciences) and Laura Feinstein (senior research associate at the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank). We also talk to Jean Felzer (professor of Asian studies and English at … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss a recently introduced bill that would decriminalize HIV status with Senator Scott Wiener (district 11 representative who authored the bill) and Raymond Brickhouse (co-chair of the People Living With HIV/AIDS Committee with the Aids Project of the East Bay). Source: Flickr
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Kevin Johnson (professor of public interest law and Chicano studies at UC Davis) about the Ninth Circuit ruling against Trump’s travel ban. Then, we talk to Philip Berenbroick (Public Interest) and Julie Todaro (the American Library Association) about Trump’s FCC appointment and the removal of the Lifeline program.
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Ira Shapiro (author and international trade lawyer) about the deterioration of congress as a check on presidential power. Then, we talk with Ali Abunimah (co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine) about the new settlements that the Israeli parliament has approved in the … Continued
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Jared Bernstein (Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden in the Obama Administration) about attempts to roll back Dodd-Frank. Then, some refreshingly good news. We talk to Jane Kim (SF District 6 representative, chair of the Government Audit and … Continued
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Guardian political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui about the Muslim ban. Then, we talk to Elizabeth Dwoskin (Silicon Valley Correspondent for The Washington Post) about the tech industry under the Trump administration. We also talk to Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia (co-founder and executive director of POOR Magazine/ Poor News Network) about the … Continued
