Behind the News – November 30, 2017
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Photo from @DLamotJenkins The first of the J20 conspiracy trials resumed on Monday, November 27th. The prosecution continued its presentation of witnesses and evidence, including testimony from employees and managers of businesses in the downtown Washington, DC area that reported broken windows on Inauguration Day. Despite being in the second week of trial,there has still been no particularized evidence … Continued
Lake Superior is the world’s largest lake. Containing twelve percent of the world’s fresh water, its fate is our fate. Environmental historian Nancy Langston discusses the lessons to be drawn from the ecological devastation, recovery, and renewed threats to Lake Superior. Resources: Nancy Langston, Sustaining Lake Superior: An Extraordinary Lake in a Changing World Yale … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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).
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
WorkWeek radio hears from teachers and parents who are fighting charters and privatization at the West Contra Costa School Board meeting on November 15, 2017. Over 500 teachers students and parents rallied against a Rocketship It was rejected by the board but many charters are coming into the district threatening public schools and leading to … Continued
UpFront interviews Tim Redmond, Editor of 48hills.com, the publication of San Francisco’s Progressive Media Center, about the legal foibles that come along with the legalization of recreational marijuana. Tash Nguyen is a Local Advocate at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, where she works on mass criminalization and incarceration. She joins us to discuss the audit … Continued