Dulce from CIMA WNC speaks about immigrant solidarity in times of escalated threat of deportation and Kristian Williams talks about the comic books of Alan Moore
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Harm Reduction and Eco-defense in Appalachia
An interview with Tasha of the West Virginia Harm Reduction crew, Project Mayday. Then a chat with Toby of Appalachians Against Pipelines and Madeline Ffitch, a resistor of the Mountain Valley Pipeline from Appalachian Ohio.
Prisons, jails, immigrant detention centers. We know them as places of unfreedom, but we don’t often think about them as places of work. Yet compulsory labor is a key part of incarceration in this country. Sociologist Erin Hatton discusses the state of coerced work in prisons, the lack of worker protections, and how work has … Continued
Greg Bridges speaks with members of The Onyx, an all black women six member music ensemble. The Onyx is an all black female six member music ensemble. This collective of women came together to solidify unity among women of color and to provide an artistic outlet for the female voice to be heard. Hailing from … Continued
How democracies die
There are no tanks in the streets, people still vote, newspapers still publish—people may not immediately realize our democracy is dying. New York Times best-seller “How Democracies Die” co-author Prof. Steven Levitsky joins us. With host Kris Welch.
Is Georgia’s Brian Kemp Disenfranchising 53,000 Voters to Swing His Race Against Stacey Abrams? Meet Desmond Meade, a Former Felon Trying to Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million Floridians; Ari Berman: Republicans in North Dakota Are Attempting to Disenfranchise Thousands of Native Voters; Trump Won in ’16 Thanks to Voter Suppression Says Carol Anderson, Author … Continued
Is Georgia’s Brian Kemp Disenfranchising 53,000 Voters to Swing His Race Against Stacey Abrams? Meet Desmond Meade, a Former Felon Trying to Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million Floridians; Ari Berman: Republicans in North Dakota Are Attempting to Disenfranchise Thousands of Native Voters; Trump Won in ’16 Thanks to Voter Suppression Says Carol Anderson, Author … Continued
NC Lagoons Hold Billions of Gallons of Hog Feces. The Hurricane May Blast That Waste into Waterways; Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt Ponds—Now a Hurricane is Heading Directly Toward Them; Bill McKibben to Jerry Brown: We Must Keep the Oil in the Soil, Limiting Emissions Is Not Enough.
NC Lagoons Hold Billions of Gallons of Hog Feces. The Hurricane May Blast That Waste into Waterways; Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt Ponds—Now a Hurricane is Heading Directly Toward Them; Bill McKibben to Jerry Brown: We Must Keep the Oil in the Soil, Limiting Emissions Is Not Enough.
On this episode of Education Today Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Professor Dwight Mullen, who gives some insight into a model for engaged academics, in a wide-ranging interview on his life, his work on behalf of the Black community in North Carolina, and how his students change lives through his class on “The State of … Continued