Voter Suppression
We speak with long time activist and political consultant Scott Goodstein about the work they are doing to engage artists in battle ground states. Later we hear from Mumia Abu Jamal talking about Julian Assange.
voter suppression
We speak with Angela Woodson about the messy politics of voter suppression in Ohio and the 2020 Presidential Elections. Later we speak with local activist Layidua Salazar about Trump’s latest move around DACA and how it will impact the upcoming presidential election.
Host Kris Welch talks to award-winning investigative reporter, author, and documentarian, Greg Palast. His latest book is “How Trump Stole 2020”.
Voting 2020
Trump is moving to deny vote-by-mail, as more and more states institute it to prevent COVID-19 spread. This is not the only GOP suppress-the-vote tactic. The Brennan Center gives us the heads-up. Hosted by Kris Welch.
In Conversation with Greg Palast
Greg Palast talks about the PG&E blackout being a blackmail tactic and ongoing voter suppression throughout the U.S. Greg Palast has been called the “most important investigative reporter of our time — up there with Woodward and Bernstein” (The Guardian). In September 2016, before US Presidential Elections, Palast released his movie, The Best Democracy Money Can … Continued
Ari Berman: Dems Introduce Sweeping Voting Rights Bill to Combat Rampant Voter Suppression; Sunrise Movement: Pelosi’s Actions on Climate Fall Woefully & Inexcusably Short of What We Need; Surviving R. Kelly: New Doc Says Time’s Up for Singer Accused of Abusing Black Girls for Decades.
Ari Berman: Dems Introduce Sweeping Voting Rights Bill to Combat Rampant Voter Suppression; Sunrise Movement: Pelosi’s Actions on Climate Fall Woefully & Inexcusably Short of What We Need; Surviving R. Kelly: New Doc Says Time’s Up for Singer Accused of Abusing Black Girls for Decades.
Greg Palast! Bioneers! Starhawk!
Massive GOP voter suppression, uncovered by Greg Palast. Bioneers annual conference in San Rafael this weekend! PLUS: the changing of the seasons means Spiral Dance time. 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