Juneteenth Special with Robin DG Kelley
0:08 — Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.
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Manijeh Moradian’s “This Flame Within” Traces the History of Iranian Student Activists in the United States
0:08 — Manijeh Moradian is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her latest book is This Flame Within: Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States.
Federal Interest Rates; Plus, Another Migrant Boat Sinking off the European Coast
0:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 0:33 — Yael Schacher, is the director for the Americas and Europe at Refugees International.
Right wing media derides Trump document probe; Plus California legislators inch closer to a budget deal
0:08 – Matt Gertz (@MattGertz), a senior fellow at Media Matters joins us to discuss former President Donald Trump’s arraignment and how Trump’s prosecution is being interpreted by right wing media. 0:33 – State Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) is back to explain the budget proposal that he and other legislators plan to pass on Thursday to … Continued
Fire ecologist explains Canada’s wildfires; Plus anomalous ocean warming events and what they portend
0:08 – Robert Gray (@firebobbc) a fire ecologist in British Columbia explains some of the factors influcing the wildfires in Canada this year. 0:33 – Eugene Cordero (@eugenecordero), professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University discusses the anomalous sea surface temperatures identified in the Atlantic and their impact on future weather … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
Donald Trump, first-ever president to face federal indictment
0:08 — Kenneth White, is a former federal prosecutor, a current federal defense attorney, and the host of the podcast “Serious Trouble” about Donald Trump’s legal problems. John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation.
Senegal Protests; 200 people displaced from San Jose’s Coyote Creek encampment; Plus, San Francisco International Arts Festival is Happening June 8th to June 18th
0:08 — Horace G. Campbell, Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University 0:33 — Ethan Varian is a reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Shaunn Cartwright, co-founder of Unhoused Response Group 0:45 — Andrew Wood, founder and Executive Director of the San Francisco International Arts Festival.
0:08 — Shaun Burnie is a senior nuclear specialist with Greenpeace. 0:17 — State Senator Nancy Skinner represents District 09 0:34 — Vernon Dailey, Street Spirit Vendor. 0:42 — Alastair Boone, editor in chief of Street Spirit, which was published by Youth Spirit Artworks.
New Brazilian Laws Rollback Recognition of Indigenous Lands; Plus, California Legislation on Digital Privacy and Housing
0:08 — Christian Poirier, Program Director at Amazon Watch 0:33 — Mia Bonta, California State Assembly Representative for District 18th 0:44 — Shanti Singh, Communications and Legislative Director for Tenants Together