Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democrats condemn President Trump’s ordered attack against protesters. Family of black man slain by white officer join 10,000’s protesters in Houston. San Francisco proposes ban on hiring police with misconduct records. Senate Democrats grill federal prison and … Continued
A sea of young people – estimated to be 15,000 people – gathers in front of Oakland Tech High School on June 1, 2020 By Danielle Kaye (@danielledkaye), with additional reporting by Ariel Boone (@arielboone). An estimated 15,000 people — many of them young, first-time protesters — marched through downtown Oakland Monday afternoon in … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: The cold killer cop who strangled the life out of George Floyd was also part of the shooting squad of cops that gunned down a native american man in 2006. We’ll look at police violence against Native Americans in the Twin Cities, Also, we’ll get the first of series of reports from … Continued
0:08 – Mel Reeves is Community Editor for Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, one of the oldest black newspapers in the country, and has helped organize protests after the police killing of George Floyd. He says unemployment among Black residents of Minneapolis is three times that of whites, and that a white police officer has never been … Continued
0:08 – Facing bipartisan opposition, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canceled a vote on a FISA bill late Wednesday night. John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation, joins us to discuss. 0:34 – Aric Steinberg is executive vice president of development and artist relations at the Sweet Relief musicians fund, which is helping musicians … Continued
Today we talk about how history can also teach us about the causes of the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible consequences. Guest: Kyle Harper is professor of classics and letters and senior vice president and provost at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Video of police killing of black man in Minnesota sparks outrage. Ousted Inspector General: hospitals lack masks and COVID-19 tests. California Assembly assesses Governor’s budget amidst $54.3 billion deficit. 47 California counties can open salons and … Continued
Today on the Show: Are disaster capitalists weaponizing COVID-19 in the battle to privatize public education? Also we’ll look at the deadly implications of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s possibly illegal decision to funnel US weapons to Saudis to support and expand their murderous war against Yemen.
AROC [Arab Resource & Organizing Center] presents a forum on abolition and the Covid 19 crisis on Friday, May 29. For more information and/or to register for this event, visit the AROC website: AROC
Today on the Show: H-2A visa guest workers facing off with covid 19 and the US Government. Also we remember Earth First activist and Wobbly Organizer, Judi Bari and we’ll took to a tree-sitter up in Humbolt, defending the last of the Redwoods
