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We take you through the fallout from the housing wars that went to the ballot in San Francisco — we’ll talk to the winners and the losers about what happened, and what’s next. Guests: Calvin Welch, long-time housing activist; lecturer in Urban Affairs at University of San Francisco; one of the principal proponents of Proposition … Continued
The only socialist on the ballot for re-election today in America has just broken campaign fundraising records — we will take a look at what’s happening in Seattle, and what it might mean if Kshama Sawant wins. Plus, we speak to an archaeologist who works on the US-Mexico Border — cataloguing abandoned supplies and human … Continued
We spend the hour with Marlon James, who just won the Man Booker Prize for fiction – with A Brief History of Seven Killings. We’ll talk Bob Marley, why Jamaican gangs moved into the international drug market, and what it’s like to make the move from Kingston . . . to Minneapolis.
SXSW and Gamergate The harassment of women in gaming communities made headlines after a network of gamers called Gamergate threatened to rape and kill game developers that they identified as feminists. Last week, the festival and tech conference South by Southwest cancelled two panels – one on online harassment in gaming, and another featuring people … Continued
We take a look at what’s happening inside the Republican Party with someone who has a window into the right. Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute, thinks the GOP has created a monster it can’t control–we’ll look at why. But first: Russia is launching cruise missiles into Syria; the US Secretary … Continued
Did John Boehner just sell out his base? Or did the Democratic leadership just sell out the soon-to-retire? Paul Ryan can’t seem to decide: he flipped from attacking the budget deal to supporting it in the space of 24 hours. We dig into the budget deal that took Capitol Hill by surprise, and the man … Continued
Berkeley’s city council takes up 10 — count ‘em, 10 — measures to try to address the affordable housing crisis. Councilmember Kriss Worthington joins us in-studio to discuss everything from affordable housing finance to a windfall rental profit tax. Plus: What’s under the hood of the “sharing economy?” We talk to Steven Hill about his … Continued
We tackle what is possible the most fundamental questionL Who am I? What is the thing that’s thinking these questions, the self? Is there a “me” that’s something more than the cumulative mechanics of millions of neurons networked together? Is that idea of “me-ness” just an illusion? And if so – who the hell is … Continued
Haiti Elections Voters in Haiti are heading to the polls this Sunday to vote in the first round of Presidential elections to replace Michel Martelly. 54 candidates are vying for the Presidency. It’ll also be the second round of legislative elections and local elections. The first round of legislative elections held in August was marked … Continued
We speak to the Sheriff of San Francisco and the two people hoping to unseat him on November 3rd–and take a hard look at everything from how the city runs its jails, to how it works with federal immigration authorities. Guests: John Robinson, former lieutenant in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, now CEO of Inter-State … Continued
