Covid has exposed the precarious health of working class people and people of color in this country. And the climate disaster is laying bare the vulnerability of so many around the world on a changing planet. What’s the connection? Political economist Raj Patel and physician Rupa Marya argue that capitalism, with its roots in colonialism, … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Tabul, the capital city of Afghanistan was recently overtaken by Taliban forces. Over the weekend, images of terrified Afghans scrambling to leave the city flooded news media. @MitchJeserich joins us to discuss the chaos, which marks the end of America’s longest war. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus … Continued
Host and mediator Timothy Regan demonstrates an authentic conflict mediation session with Sid, a mother who is facing a conflict with her co-parent about protecting their child from Covid-19. Timothy plays the recording of the session, and pauses throughout to explain the principles of Nonviolent Communication and empathy. This is an opportunity to hear mediation … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight on Apex Express, we present Kearny Street Workshop’s podcast We Won’t Move: A Living Archive. Hosted by Kazumi Chin, Dara … Continued
Mia Jankowicz of the London office of Business Insider reports on Sherri Tenpenny, the antivaxxer who claimed before the Ohio legislature that covid shots make you magnetic. And business and economic historian Sanford Jacoby, author of Labor in the Age of Finance, looks back on labor’s alliance with Wall Street in mounting the shareholder revolution. photo: Joshua … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued
Since the 2011 revolutions, Tunisia has been seen as the most successful democracy in the Arab world. But at the moment it tethering at the edge of what some people call have called a constitutional coup. Here is what happened, on July 25th, after a day of protest over the government’s handling of the covid-19 … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – First day of school starts for Oakland Unified School District on Monday August 9th. Sailaja Suresh, Senior Director of Strategic Projects & Initiatives at OUSD, and Chaz García, 27 year veteran OUSD elementary school teacher, and OEA’s 2nd Vice President join us to discuss how educators are preparing for re-opening … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Powerleegirls Hosts Miko Lee & Jalena Keane-Lee present Holding Our History, a #NeverAgain series overview on the Japanese American incarceration during … Continued
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 on Upfront: Biden administration re-news Title 42, which allows the expelling of migrants at the border. We go to the COVID-19 front-lines, reporting on the spike of delta variant cases. PG&E discloses that their equipment may be responsible for the ‘Dixie Fire’ in Northern California. Oakland’s Black Arts Movement District Festival … Continued
