The month of August is a time where thousands of black people inside and outside of prison commemorate Black August to honor fallen freedom fighters in the black liberation movement. Today, we explore the history and significance of Black August and the continued incarceration of black bodies inside prison. Host Cat Brooks interviews Mama Ayanna … Continued
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
Charlottesville, VA was a scenario of violence during the weekend where white nationalists gathered for a “Unite the Right” march. The violence escalated into brawling and left at least one counter-protester dead. With Adele Stan, columnist for The American Prospect and a freelance writer. She was in Charlottesville covering the protest for BillMoyers.com. Peter Montgomery, is a senior … Continued
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).
Tonight, we reflect back on lessons from the Fall of the International Hotel and organizing against gentrification and displacement today. First we hear from Tony Robles, writer, activist, and president of the board of directors of the Manilatown Heritage Foundation. This segment was produced by Ikino Kubo and Sarah Lee. We also hear from Angelica … Continued
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
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Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
Venezuela faces US sanctions after holding constituent assembly elections. On today’s show we’ll turn to our Venezuela expert Miguel Tinker Salas to learn what really happened during the elections and whether US media coverage is accurate. Then we’ll examine the opioid crisis in the US – a crisis that has eclipsed gun violence and car … Continued
