Mid-Term Elections
We discuss the upcoming mid-term elections with Clarence Thomas and Jack Heyman.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
We speak with Jabali Smith, the author of Slave: A Human Trafficking Survivor Finds Life. Jabali Smith was a 6-yr-old in Berkeley, California when he was trafficked along with his sister over the border into Mexico and held captive by a messianic doomsday sex cult. SLAVE courageously and boldly chronicles his journey as a child … Continued
The Supreme Court is expected to rule any day on a critical case regarding public sector unions. The court earlier this year heard arguments in the case Janus Vs. AFSCME at the heart of which is the ability of public unions to survive. The case has been brought by the same forces pushing so-called Right … Continued
Ahead of the G7 summit in Quebec, the US’s allies are livid over Donald Trump’s newly launched trade war that he began with tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Canada, the European Union, and Mexico have all promised retaliatory tariffs that could impact the US economy. On our show today we’ll turn to economist and … Continued
Congress has never ever had a Native American female representative. In the face of that shocking fact a number of indigenous women are running for office this year and on our show today we’ll speak with one of them – Deb Haaland, running in New Mexico’s June 5th primary to represent that state’s first district. … Continued
we discuss Mumia Abu-Jamal’s new book Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny: Dreaming of Empire. This book strives to set the record straight, to educate, to enlighten and to enliven the people against the corruptions of empire—corruptions that stretch from Columbus’s first steps on Hispaniola through yesterday’s murderous drone attack. The prevailing myth is that … Continued
The Importance of Black History Education and The Whitest White House
Hodari Davis discusses the importance of education and Mumia Abu-Jamal explores the realities of Donald Trump in the White House.
Oakland International Film Festival
We discuss the 2018 Oakland International Film Festival and Mumia Abu-Jamal discusses youth activism and gun control.
Post-election violence in Honduras continues with new reports of US-trained Special forces targeting protesters in nighttime raids. As Hondurans keep protesting their illegitimate election results and the US-backed government keeps repressing them, we’ll turn to Jose Artiga, a member of an Emergency Faith delegation who just returned from San Pedro Sula. Then, political prisoner and … Continued