Mitch Jeserich talks to Amy Chua about her latest book Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations. Amy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School. About the book: In Political Tribes, Chua argues that humans are tribal and that we need to belong to groups. In many parts … Continued
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, RJ Lozada and Anita Jonhson. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
In the space of a few days, Facebook’s gotten itself back in the spotlight over its role in the 2016 election, dropped over $50 billion from its market valuation, gotten called on to testify in both the US Congress and the UK Parliament — all because it let data on 50 million users slip into … Continued
7:34 – Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst at Rewire, reproductive justice activist and the host of Rewire’s podcast Boom Lawyered. Margaret Russell is Professor of Law at Santa Clara University, where she teaches constitutional law and civil procedure. Her areas of focus include civil rights and free speech. She is the editor of Freedom of … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: General Colin Powell’s 50 years of mass murder from My Lai to Baghdad. Also, a report on the untold story of My Lai, how and why the official investigation covered up General Westmoreland’s responsibility. And will the spineless US congress cut off aid to the Saudid in their ongoing slaughter in Yemen?
WorkWeek Radio reports on the 370 day strike of the USW 5114 Workers at Idaho’s Lucky Friday mine. They are fighting for health and safety rights. Next, WorkWeek looks at the war on injured Kaiser workers. We hear from three injured orthopedic technicians, David Gonzalez, Dina Worthington and Derrik Erickson who worked at the Kaiser … Continued
7:34 – Sunaina Maira, professor of Asian-American Studies at the University of California Davis and author of Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine. 8:08 – Tim Chevalier, ex-Googler who is bringing a lawsuit against the company, alleging that he faced discrimination, harassment, and retaliation because he advocated for diversity and inclusion 8:34 – Yasha Levine, the investigative journalist … Continued
