0:08 – Reddit investors take on Wall Street: the Gamestop stock surge explained Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News”, which airs Thursdays at 12. 0:34 – The fallout from Prop 22, app-based workers now as independent contractors Veena Dubal (@veenadubal) is a law professor at UC Hastings, … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden signs executive orders addressing climate change, calls it “existential threat.” New White House coronavirus task force meets, warns 90,000 more deaths in next 4 weeks. Civil rights and black health officials wage vaccine public … Continued
0:08 – Biden’s equity orders: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Thomas Silverstein (@T_Silverstein) is a Counsel in the Fair Housing & Community Development Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 0:20 – Biden Orders: tribal sovereignty and consultation Sunny Red Bear (@Sunny_Red_Bear) is the Director of Racial Equity for NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate approves impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine purchases by 200 million. Senate confirms Anthony Blinken for Secretary of State. Federal judge upholds environmental review of Dakota Access … Continued
The coronavirus has laid bare the divisions and inequalities of our society. It’s also exposed the stark differences in possible approaches to the pandemic. Radical scholar Alexis Shotwell argues that we need to frame our fight as one for collective care, rather than containment and control. She discusses solidarity and the lessons of the HIV/AIDS … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US House of Representatives set to send the article of impeachment to the senate next week President Joe Biden signs two executive actions to provide stopgap measure of financial relief Civil rights advocates say Congress could do … Continued
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We speak with Dave Zirin of the Edge of Sports | The Nation magazine about the passing of baseball legend Henry Aaron. Later Rosa Clemente speaks with poet Jessica CARE Moore about the impacts of COVID and her new book, We Want Our Bodies Back: Poems.
On today’s show, we speak with long-time anarchist author and organizer Peter Gelderloos, about the close of the Trump regime and the coming to power of the neoliberal center and what this means for social movements in the streets, working people facing the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic fallout, and the possibilities for a crackdown … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden unveils coronavirus response plan, calls Trump administration’s response a “dismal failure.” House Speaker and Senate leader vow to pursue Donald Trump’s impeachment. White House new climate envoy John Kerry speaks to global partners. Biden … Continued
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We speak with Max Blumenthal about the aftermath of the inauguration, and the new legislation being passed around anti-protest laws. Later political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal talks about the impact of COVID in prisons. photo: Tabrez Syed via Unsplash
