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Did you know that child marriage is still legal in the United States? Lilada Gee devotes the hour to talk about this practice that is still happening in all fifty states. She speaks with survivors and advocates Fraidy Reiss, of the organization Unchained at Last, and Sherry Johnson, author of Forgiving the Unforgivable: Purple in a […]
Monday host Patty Peltekos interviews Ben Burkett, former board president of the National Family Farm Coalition and operator of a 250-acre farm that consists of vegetable production, beef cattle, and timber. He has been active in farming since 1970 and has been a longtime civil right activist, challenging USDA discrimination against Black farmers. Mr. Burkett […]
What’s the history of global capitalism, and how has the United States shaped global economic policy? What caused the financial crisis, and how was it able to send shockwaves throughout the world? And what should we make of trade agreements, particularly with recent statements made by Donald Trump? Our guest is Leo Panitch, a distinguished […]
Host Allen Ruff interviews historian Paul Buhle. He’s a former Senior Lecturer at Brown University, founder of the SDS Journal Radical America, and author of multiple titles for Verso Books. Following the recent re-issue of his biography, they discuss the life and radical contributions of the famed CLR James.
Wednesday host Lilada Gee takes your calls relating to sexual assault awareness. She speaks with callers about getting help for potential perpetrators, speaking out and the triggering effect for some #MeToo survivors, resources for kids to report assault, and getting politicians to address sexual assault by looking at its economic impact.
In a two-part show, host Carousel Bayrd first speaks with State Representative Melissa Sargent about the governor’s new $100 million school safety plan that will not put new limits on guns. Then, she turns to One Wisconsin Now‘s Program Director Analise Eicher to talk about the “Blue Wave” from last week’s elections and how that will inform […]
