Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. U.S. special forces kill ISIS leader in Syria. Biden administration warns Russia plotting fake attack to justify Ukraine invasion. President Joe Biden announces new initiatives to crackdown on gun violence, including $350 million for community policing. Protests … Continued
Art Spiegelman discusses MAUS and the role of comics in education in this 2000 interview with the late Richard A. Lupoff. Honoring Black History Month: A 1983 interview with the late Octavia Butler, with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Plus: Reviews of “Freestyle Love Supreme” at ACT’s Geary Theater and “Swept Away” at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theater. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
US Russia Trade Barbs at UN Security Council Over Ukraine Tensions. FDA Grants Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Full Approval. Georgia Prosecutor Investigating Trump Asks for FBI Security Help. Supporters of Leonard Peltier Demand his Release to Hospital Following Covid Diagnosis.
Guest: Maureen Ferran is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Viral Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology. New York State. Her latest article, CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally can be found in the Conversation. Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash
Noted noir and detective fiction writer Andrew Vachss, who died on December 27, 2021, discusses his work in this archive interview from 1991. That’s followed by an interview Charles Yu, author of the 2020 National Book Award winnter for fiction, “Interior Chinatown,” who talks about his book and his career. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Brilliant political commentator, eloquent writer John Nichols has a new book: Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers—John wants accountability, for the hundreds of thousands of lives needlessly lost to COVID. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, poet. Hosted by Kris Welch.
US puts 8,500 troops on alert for possibility of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Supreme Court to hear arguments against racial considerations in college admissions. San Jose poised to pass first-of-its-kind gun ownership liability insurance and fees. California lawmaker introduces bill to require school attendance Coronavirus vaccine requirement.
Guest: Maureen Ferran is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Viral Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology. New York State. Her latest article, CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally can be found in the Conversation. Photo by Steven Cornfield on Unsplash
We speak with R&B experimentalist and Jazz artist Georgia Anne Muldrow about honoring her parent’s musical legacy, life during COVID and creating art. Yoshi’s event with Georgia Anne Muldrow this Tuesday, Jan. 25th @8pm: https://yoshis.com/events/buy-tickets/georgia-anne-muldrow-overload/detail
Kitty reports education news, including the latest on Covid in schools, and then dialogues with listeners about many issues.
