00:08 — Bill McKibben is an author, environmentalist and journalist. He is founder of the Third Act, a climate justice organization and 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign. His latest book is “Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization.”
With a September 30 Government Shutdown Looming, Do the Democrats Get Blamed or Do They Walk Away and Let the Republicans Own it Since They Don’t Negotiate in Good Faith? We begin with the looming September 30th shutdown of the U.S. government. Democratic leadership is inclined to pursue a bipartisan budget agreement — but if … Continued
With a September 30 Government Shutdown Looming, Do the Democrats Get Blamed or Do They Walk Away and Let the Republicans Own it Since They Don’t Negotiate in Good Faith? We begin with the looming September 30th shutdown of the U.S. government. Democratic leadership is inclined to pursue a bipartisan budget agreement — but if … Continued
A Major TV Network Caves Again, Censoring Trump Protests at the US Open Men’s Tennis Final We begin looking into how the mainstream press and the TV networks are caving in to Trump following ABC’s censorship of protests at Sunday’s US Open Men’s Tennis final at which Trump was repeatedly booed by the crowd. Joining … Continued
A Major TV Network Caves Again, Censoring Trump Protests at the US Open Men’s Tennis Final We begin looking into how the mainstream press and the TV networks are caving in to Trump following ABC’s censorship of protests at Sunday’s US Open Men’s Tennis final at which Trump was repeatedly booed by the crowd. Joining … Continued
As Donald Trump’s authoritarian push takes aim at trans and genderqueer people, mainstream media represents gender diversity as a newfangled, dangerous invention of the young. But trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and Two Spirit people have always been present, in many cultures and communities. Author Caro de Robertis‘s new collection of oral histories with trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and Two Spirit … Continued
Host Davey D checks in with producer Tarik “Eccentric” Kazaleh and singer-organizer Naima Shalhoub about Gaza’s ongoing crisis, the grassroots effort Prosthetics for Palestine, their instrumental collective Shadow Band, and a benefit show this Sunday in Danville. Tarik explains Prosthetics for Palestine began as a family idea and, over the past year, has grown into … Continued
On today’s show, Earthjustice senior attorney Elizabeth Fisher explains how her organization is leading the fight to protect SB1137. We’ll switch gears and speak to literary and media legend David Obst about his latest publication entitled, “Saving Ourselves from Big Car” (Columbia University Press, Sept. 16). EVENTS: 9/9: Take a Stand Against Proposed CO2 Pipeline … Continued
RFK Jr. Grilled by Senate Democrats Who Want him Fired and Republicans He Lied To We begin today’s contentious hearing before the Senate Finance Committee where HHS Secretary RFK Jr. was grilled by Democrats who want him fired and Republicans he had lied to in his confirmation when he promised not to mess with vaccines. … Continued
Today on the Show: The Washington D.C. -based human rights group DAWN has posted an Open Letter to PLO President Abbas requesting that the UN General Assembly to deploy multilateral protection force in Gaza, meanwhile the PLO has been banned from entering the US and thus the UN, by high US officials in Including Secretary of State, … Continued
