We mourn the passing and celebrate the immortal contribution to our culture of Ntozake Shange, who, according to cultural critic Melissa Harris Perry, did more than any other artist to remind us that Black women’s lives matter. Shange was unflinching in taking on domestic violence and patriarchy in the context of racism and classism, neither exempting African … Continued
The US Senate, in a major victory for grassroots activists, has voted to over the FCC’s decision on net neutrality using the Congressional Review Act. On our show today Free Press’ Tim Karr will explain what the victory means and what comes next. Then, Seattle’s Socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant will join us to discuss … Continued
Kshama Sawant: Don’t Wait for Authoritarian Trump to Be Impeached, This is the Moment to Revolt; Historian of Fascism: Why Trump Firing FBI Director Comey Amid Russia Probe is So Worrisome; Workers Fear Radiation Exposure After Nuclear Waste Storage Tunnels Collapse in Washington; Human Rights Lawyers Are Fighting a Justice Department Order to Stop Legal … Continued
Kshama Sawant: Don’t Wait for Authoritarian Trump to Be Impeached, This is the Moment to Revolt; Historian of Fascism: Why Trump Firing FBI Director Comey Amid Russia Probe is So Worrisome; Workers Fear Radiation Exposure After Nuclear Waste Storage Tunnels Collapse in Washington; Human Rights Lawyers Are Fighting a Justice Department Order to Stop Legal … Continued
Hillary Clinton Becomes First Woman to Accept Major-Party Presidential Nomination in U.S. History; California Delegates Walk Off the Floor of DNC in Protest of Hillary Clinton’s Nomination; As Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Hundreds Protest Outside Convention Arena; Kshama Sawant vs. Rebecca Traister on Clinton, Democratic Party & Possibility of a Female President; Hillary Clinton … Continued
Hillary Clinton Becomes First Woman to Accept Major-Party Presidential Nomination in U.S. History; California Delegates Walk Off the Floor of DNC in Protest of Hillary Clinton’s Nomination; As Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Hundreds Protest Outside Convention Arena; Kshama Sawant vs. Rebecca Traister on Clinton, Democratic Party & Possibility of a Female President; Hillary Clinton … Continued
