0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: Elizabeth Warren drops out of the Presidential race, tomorrow’s Super Tuesday, Biden leading in the race and delegate count, and more. 0:34 – Recently fired Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has threatened to bring legal action and publicly criticized the Police Commission and federal oversight, targeting the court-appointed monitor, Robert … Continued
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0:08 – Femicide in Mexico is pervasive, and reaching a tipping point. On Monday, March 9 women are planning a national strike to protest rising gender-based violence. Shannon Young is a former editor of Free Speech Radio News and Journalist currently residing in Mexico. 0:34 – Women’s History Month Profile: Ida B Wells. Ida B. Wells … Continued
0:08 – Why were 2 big Bay Area transportation funding measures defeated? Hayley Currier is Policy Advocacy Manager with Transform (@TransForm_Alert), a green transportation and climate nonprofit, and joins us to discuss why voters turned down: Contra Costa County Measure J, a sales tax to raise $103 million for road and transportation projects Sonoma and … Continued
0:08 – Super Tuesday election results highlights John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets) is the host of “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips,” a color-conscious podcast on politics. He is also the founder of Democracy in Color. He is a regular opinion contributor to The New York Times and … Continued
0:08 – Voting and election integrity Richard Hasen (@rickhasen) is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California Irvine, and a nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation. His new book is Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy. 0:34 – Money in politics … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: The Trump Administration announced its reached a peace deal with the Taliban and an agreement to pull troops out of Afghanistan; 2020 Democratic field is shrinking: Mayor Pete and Tom Steyer drop out; plus more on Super Tuesday. 0:34 – Primary Election 2020 Debate: Oakland’s Measure Q, a parcel tax … Continued
0:08 – Today is the last day of our Winter Fund Drive 2020! Thank you to all our listeners for your donations for supporting the show. We truly appreciate it. Bryant Terry (@bryantterry) is a James Beard Award-Winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Premium – The Herbal Medicine Cookbook Susan Hess is a therapeutic herbalist and native weed wrangler living in Mays Landing, NJ. Originally from southeast Pennsylvania where she spent the past twenty years practicing and teaching about herbs, Susan continues to teach her informative 12-month foundation course entitled “Homestead Herbalism”. Her latest … Continued
0:08 – Highlights and analysis on the Democratic debate #10 Steve Phillips is the host of “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips,” a color-conscious podcast on politics. He is also the founder of Democracy in Color. He is a regular opinion contributor to The New York Times and a columnist for The Nation. He is … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Special: The life and teachings of Ram Dass The documentary film BECOMING NOBODY represents the core arc of Ram Dass’ teachings and life: whether as Dr. Richard Alpert, the eminent Harvard psychologist, or as Ram Dass who serves as a bridge between Eastern and Western philosophies, he has defined a generation … Continued