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Day: How women can lead the fight for universal health care

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Rosemarie Day talks about her new book “Marching Toward Coverage: How women can lead the fight for universal health care”, looking at women as the Chief Medical Officer of their homes, the problems of getting and keeping health care in a country where 50% have employer-provided insurance, and her key healthcare questions for the presidential […]

A peace deal where there was no conflict provides a show for Nobel

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Last week, as Trump signed the U.S.-brokered agreement to normalize diplomatic relationships between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain — the so-called Middle East Peace Plan, demonstrators outside the White House protested the “Fake Peace Deal”. Huwaida Arraf, International Human Rights Attorney and founder of the International Solidarity Movement for […]

The intersection of Racism and Capitalism and The Environment

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Damita Brown talks with Christine Nobliss, Founder of Great Plains Action Society about indigenous rights, water rights, and the intersection of capitalism and the environment. More information at https://www.greatplainsaction.org/ Water is Sacred Indigenous Day Flotilla photo by John Duffy on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/Hnj4VX

Prisons, Racism, Capitalism and The Environment

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Damita Brown talks with… – Anthony Cooper, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Reentry Services from Nehemiah about prison reform, court reforms, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, banning the box and what it’s like returning to free society. More information at https://nehemiah.org/ – Christine Nobliss, Founder of Great Plains Action Society about indigenous rights, water rights, and […]

Recruiting student voters in a virtual world

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The changing learning scheme of Wisconsin Universities has created confusion for students to determine how, where, and when they can vote. The Student PIRGs and New Voters Project are working to educate and recruit student voters for the coming election. Jan Miyasaki talks with organizers Elliot Schochet and Johanna Hussein about their remote organizing methods […]

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