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New research says the world’s oceans are rising faster than we thought – so where does that leave all the developments going up next to the bay? We speak to two people behind a massive investigation for San Francisco Public Press. But first: After years of organizing, hunger strikes, and litigation, California prisoners have won … Continued
President Obama’s in the Arctic to highlight climate change – we’ll discuss his administration’s policies on oil drilling with Antonia Juhasz, plus what the glut in oil supplies means fo extreme forms of extraction. Plus: Why do we imprison more people than any other country? Christian Parenti delivers a political economy of the rise of … Continued
Peace activists have been petitioning presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to stake out clear positions on war and militarism–so when ABC’s Martha Raddatz pinned him down this weekend on Iran, drones, and war, did they get what they want? Norman Solomon will join us in studio to talk Bernie Sanders, foreign policy, and trying to make … Continued
Xicana Moritorium Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the Chicano Moritorium national march. On August 29, 1970, 30,000 Chicanos converged on the streets of East Los Angeles to call for an end to the war in Vietnam, and the injustices facing Chicanos in the United States. Today, we look at that history and the impact that … Continued
Forbes journalist Katia Savchuk joins us in-studio to discuss her investigation into the San Francisco’s for-profit Academy of Art University, the family dynasty that owns it, and the real estate empire they’re building. Plus: We talk to the UC Berkeley researcher who built a gentrification map of the Bay Area and ask: What is gentrification? … Continued
We spend the hour with Rick Perlstein, who has devoted three sweeping books to chronicling the rise of the right in American politics. The first, Before The Storm, covers Barry Goldwater, the insurgent Republican primary candidate who galvanized a generation of movement conservatives. The second, Nixonland, covers the president who looked like he would be … Continued
If you own a lot of stock, you’re probably taking a bath this week. But should the rest of us even care? We’ll talk finance, speculation, and the real economy with David Cay Johnston. Plus: a repeat of our interview with Abrahm Lustgarten about the politics of water in the West. Guests: David Cay Johnston, … Continued
We’ll talk about what the growing prison system looks like from inside — and how it shapes the people who live there. Plus: newly-released statistics show oil companies in California dumping tens of millions of gallons of polluted water into unlined pits, injecting hundreds of millions more underground, and, in the case of 104 companies, … Continued
#E12thWishlist After months of knocking on doors, organizing direct actions, shutting down a City Council meeting, and a leaked memo showing that the City Attorney advised Oakland Council members last February that the deal was illegal, EastLake United for Justice successfully stopped a sweetheart deal between the City of Oakland developer Urban Core. The deal … Continued
We take a look at the relationship between social movements and national elections, and how Black Lives Matter activists have targeted the Democratic primary. But first: Islam and the environment. We go live to Turkey where an international conference of Islamic scholars has just published a call to action on fighting climate change, and we’ll … Continued
