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On today’s fund drive special, we feature: 0:08 – Eugene Linden is a veteran climate and science writer whose new book is Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $150 and receive a copy of Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from … Continued
0:08 – Starting with some of the global implications of developments from the Russian war in Ukraine, we’re joined John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, joins us to discuss the latest COVID science and answer listener questions. 1:09 … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s ordered state police and the National Guard to return migrants to border, a move that flouts federal immigration law. This comes as a Texas Tribune / ProPublica investigation reveals that the Justice Department has been investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – J.W. Mason (@JWMason1), associate professor of economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute joins us to discuss the latest figures on inflation and share his thoughts on the Biden Administration’s response to rising prices. 0:33 – We discuss the Monkeypox … Continued
0:08 – We start in Sri Lanka where months of mass demonstration have pushed the president to flee the country. The government appears to be in the process of falling as people protest intense economic insecurity. We’re first joined by Luwie Ganeshathasan, a lawyer and consultant with the Centre for Policy Alternatives (@CPASL), which is a … Continued
0:08 – Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan who held the office longer than anyone else, was killed on Friday while speaking in the city of Nara. We are joined by Kristin Surak (@KristinSurak), professor at the London School of Economics where she teaches about Japanese politics, to discuss the political impact of the … Continued
0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, joins us to discuss the latest developments of the Ukraine conflict. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, joins us to discuss the latest COVID science and answer listener questions. 1:08 – Exploring the language … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – According to a recent study, maternal mortality rates are expected to increase following an abortion ban. Leslie Root, (@les_ja) a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder and one of the authors of the study joins us to discuss. 0:33 – The Movement for Black Lives has organized a … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – The California Department of Public Health announced this week that it would not require masks in its guidance for schools. Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers joins us to discuss the Department’s decision and its possible impacts on teachers. 0:20 – Nate Landry, an OUSD Parent joins … Continued
On today’s July 4th holiday broadcast: 0:08 Historian Adam Hochschild joins us to discuss the Americans who volunteered to fight fascism before defeating it was the policy of their country. We discuss his book Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. 1:08 – A journey into the sounds of nature and … Continued
