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We speak with 3 Bay Area clergy members about the launch a national public information campaign entitled #ItsLoveNotTheLaw to encourage pastors and congregations to remain sheltered in place. We discuss the conflicting opinions pertaining to a way forward during Covid-19, and the particular concerns of congregations in desperate need of physical, spiritual, financial, informational and emotional … Continued
Trump is moving to deny vote-by-mail, as more and more states institute it to prevent COVID-19 spread. This is not the only GOP suppress-the-vote tactic. The Brennan Center gives us the heads-up. Hosted by Kris Welch.
State of the Station First, I hope you and your families are staying well. In recent weeks, radio stations across the country have been disrupted by the realignment to a remote broadcasting workforce, a sunken economy and an unprecedented demand for up-to-the-minute public health information, resources and news coverage. The broadcast world has surely changed … Continued
Today on the Show: Pandemic break in South Dakota as we feature a frontline update on the South-Dakota Stand-off: between Sioux Tribes and the Governor of South Dakota. Also the Navajo Nation takes the lead in the number of new viral infections per thousand, surpassing New York.
Lend-A-Hand Foundation in collaboration with Oakland Unified School District will be distributing food and school supplies. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 26th from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Douglas Parking Lot located on 23rd and Broadway in Oakland. All who attend must comply with CDC and the State of California COVID-19...
0:08 – Moment of silence for Stacey Park, who passed away Tuesday and was at the heart of disability justice organizing in the Bay Area, working with Sins Invalid, founding the Disability Justice Culture Club, campaigning to stop police terror, and fighting deadly PG&E shutoffs through the #PowerToLive campaign. Rest in power, Stacey. 0:09 – Should … Continued
0:08 – Texas began a new phase of reopening during Covid-19 on Monday, May 18, despite logging its single largest increase in cases just two days prior. We speak with R.G. Ratcliffe (@rgratcliffe), writer at large for Texas Monthly magazine. 0:19 – A new investigation by journalist Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) of Reveal says the Office of … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch — Mitch Jeserich of Letters and Politics joins Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert to talk abut the Senate’s reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act, known now as the USA Freedom Act, to expand the widespread surveillance across the U.S. and allow the FBI to access browsing history without first obtaining a warrant. We … Continued
Today on the Show: Who pays the highest price in the face of the pandemic? We feature a poweful new report that shows how age, economic status, and the color of your skin could easily determine weather you live or die in the age of Covid19. We’ll devote the rest of the show to the … Continued
