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On today’s show, we hear an interview with Larry Cohen (chair of Our Revolution) about the struggle over the direction of the Democratic party. Then, we talk to Hannah Gurman, Associate Professor at New York University’s Gallatin School and author of The Dissent Papers, about the history of the State Department’s dissent channel and how Trump is a threat … Continued
On today’s show, we talk about the leaked religious freedom document that might become an executive order with Luis Gutierrez-Mock (project director at The Center for Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF). If this order was signed, it would endanger reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community. Then, we learn about resisting government in other parts of the … Continued
On today’s show, Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich talk about the latest in Trumplandia. Then, we discuss Betsy DeVos and the threat she poses to public education with Ryan J. Smith (Executive Director of The Education Trust-West). We also cover action happening locally. Cat Brooks interviewed Katrin Wehrheim (Professor of math at UC Berkeley) about the protests … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss Trump’s Supreme Court Justice nomination with Marjorie Cohn (professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild). Then, the history of the Senate filibuster with Betty Koed (official Senate historian). Source: Wikipedia
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Tyson Slocum (Public Citizen) about the selection of Trump’s cabinet. Then, Cat Brooks discusses the controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos with Joseph Lavery (Assistant Professor of English at UCB) and Alan-Michael Weatherford (doctoral candidate at Washington University). Yiannopoulos has been invited to speak at UC Berkeley this week, which has sparked fierce … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich brings us Washington DC coverage of Trump’s immigration executive orders and the resulting national protests, as well as an interview with Bill Fletcher (racial justice and labor activist) about resistance to Trump’s policies. Then, Cat Brooks talks to two members of the National Lawyers Guild, Jeffrey Light (Washington, DC-based attorney specializing in civil … Continued
On today’s show, we hear an interview with Alicia Loaiza and Angela Castillo (from Collectivo Colombia Connexion and Marcha Patriotica) about the ongoing murders of activists in Columbia. Then, Jon Michaels (UCLA School of Law) talks about how presidential power has expanded and how the president can be contained. Source: Flickr, Pedro Szekely
On today’s show, Mitch brings us a conversation with Nihad Awad (founder and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations) from Washington DC on the executive orders that Trump signed to limit immigration for refugees and visas to Muslim countries. Then, we hear an interview with Cathi Tactaquin, (executive director and a co-founder of the National Network for Immigrant … Continued
In this episode we hear from Jade Begay of the Indigenous Environmental Network about Trump’s announcements concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines. Then we hear from Lisa Tiny Garcia-Gray, a longtime advocate and activist for the homeless, and Andrea Nieto about a plot of empty land that has been liberated at 36th and … Continued
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich calls in from Washington D.C. with an update on Trump’s executive orders. Then, we hear about the appointment of San Francisco’s new Police Chief, Bill Scott and the SFPD shooting of Sean Moore earlier this month. Our guests are Ken Blackman, the brother of the victim, Brian Pearlman, a Trial Attorney at … Continued
