With Nathaniel Popper, reporter at the New York Times covering the intersection of Wall Street and Silicon Valley and author of the book Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money. About the book: A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of … Continued
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Activists disrupt city council meeting in Oakland over plans to construction of a 24-story luxury apartment tower on East 12th Street, between 1st and 2nd avenues, near Lake Merritt — a development that is designed to accommodate wealthy residents.
A look at the symbolic work that went into making US elites identify with Israel’s government, even as early Palestinian organizing was convincing most of the rest of the world to see the country through Arab eyes. Plus: how a new type of warfare is rapidly changing the US military, revolutionizing surveillance, and tipping public opinion … Continued
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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
John Waters is an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films including Hairspray and Pink Flamingos. His most recent book Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, just came out in paperback. And Christian Hageseth, the … Continued
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Renowned peace activist Kathy Kelly, just out of federal prison and on her way to Afghanistan, stops in to talk about her activist journey and the connections between mass incarceration, drone warfare, police killings, climate justice and smoking. Kathy is the co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Listen to the full 40-minute discussion with Kathy … Continued
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