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On today’s show: 0:08 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation joins us to discuss what happened to the Build Back Better bill. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us again to discuss the latest COVID science and answer … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Kristen Harknett (@KristenHarknett), Professor of Sociology at the University of California San Francisco and co-director of The Shift Project (a large-scale survey and research study of low-wage workers in the service sector) joins us to discuss the so-called “Great Resignation.” 0:34 – Itzel Diaz, Unity Council’s Interim Director of Development … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dahoud André, a Haitian community activist based in New York joins us to discuss the provenance of Hatian gangs as we discuss the same 17 missionaries who were abducted in Haiti last week. 0:34 – Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), staff writer and union organizer for Labor Notes joins us to for … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Ari Berman (@AriBerman), senior reporter for Mother Jones and author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America joins us to discuss the Freedom to Vote Act which was blocked by Senate Republicans. 0:34 – Sam Brodey (@sambrodey), congressional reporter for the Daily Beast joins … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Sarak Knuth, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University joins us to discuss the climate policy in the Build Back Better Bill and executive actions the Biden Administration can take to forward his climate plan. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – It’s breast cancer awareness month. Dr. Eileen Consorti, medical director of the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center joins us to discuss preventative health for breast cancer. 0:34 – Andrew Wood and Mateo Nube join us to discuss the San Francisco International Arts Festival which has moved most … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Youth climate activists with the Sunrise Movement have gathered in Washington, DC to stage a hunger strike. One of those activists, 18-year-old Ema Govea (@ema.govea) joins us to discuss. More information on the Hunger Strike for Climate Justice is available here. 0:18 – Rami Almeghari reports on the 150+ Palestinians … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Jennifer Becker, Deputy Legal Director of Legal Momentum joins us to discuss the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the direct actions taking place during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 0:20 – Colsaria Henderson, Board President of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (@cpedvcoalition) joins us to discuss … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation joins us to discuss the latest political developments on the January 6th riots at the US Capitol. 0:34 – The Othering and Belonging Conference takes place this week. Reverend Ben McBride (@benmcbride), a spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) joins us to discuss the matching half to Biden’s infrastructure proposal, dubbed the Build Back Better bill and the many concessions made by Senate Democrats in order to get the bill passed. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued
