On today’s show: 0:08 – Marshall Stienbaum (@Econ_Marshall) , Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah and Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance at The Jain Family Institute explains the case for student debt cancellation as the Biden administration reveals its student debt forgiveness policy. 0:33 – Chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including the unsolved murder of Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina, a Russian propogandist and the daughter of a pro-Kremlin intellectual. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued


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States could criminalize writing about abortion; Plus Asm. Ramos on his priorities for Indian country

0:08 – 26 news outlets and press freedom groups submitted a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Justice, urging the office to curtail a model legislation that may criminalize writing about abortion. Observers say that the South Carolina bill originated by the National Right to Life Committee could quickly spread to other states. … Continued


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How to turn guaranteed income pilots into actual policy; Plus Tim Redmond on Brooke Jenkins financial disclosure

On today’s show: 0:08 – Stephen Nuñez (@socio_steve), Lead Researcher on Guaranteed Income at the Jain Family Institute and Halah Ahmad (@HalahAhmad), Vice President for PR and Policy Communications at the Jain Family Institute discusses a recent paper they co-authored on guaranteed income and its post-pandemic political feasibility. 0:33 – Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), long-time San … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Mari Perez-Ruiz, Executive Director of the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance and Arturo Rodriguez, Organizing Director with the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance discusses the UFW’s March for the Governor’s Signature. 0:20 – Photojournalist David Bacon (@photos4justice) interviews UFW president Teresa Romero (@UFWPresident) on the path to Sacramento. 0:33 – We discuss a coordinated … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer) Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses more news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:23 – NUHW mental health care workers at Kaiser began an indefinite strike today. Ilana Marcucci-Morris, a therapist who works for Kaiser in Oakland joins us to discuss. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, … Continued


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Israel’s latest attack on Gaza killed 49; Facebook data used by police to prosecute Nebraska teenager who sought an abortion

Pete On today’s show: 0:08 – Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University discusses Israel’s latest attack in Gaza, which killed 47. 0:33 – An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that California ranks in the bottom third of state in terms of child well-being. Kelly Hardy … Continued