Last month on a trip to Guatemala, U.S. vice president Kamala Harris told would-be migrants: “Do not come. Do not come. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our borders. […] If you come to our border, you will be turned back.” This is just one instance in a long history […]
Biden’s Flawed Immigration Plan and Mass Protests in Colombia
For today’s show, we go back to Latin America and discuss ongoing struggles there. First up, Aviva Chomsky talks about the problems with Biden’s immigration plan for Central America and describes the history of America’s “bipartisan push to stop migration before it reaches the U.S. border.” Then, Jack Laun explains the current mass protests in […]
100 groups urge Biden to close Guantanamo Bay detention center
Still open after 19 years, over one-hundred human rights groups have sent a letter to President Biden to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Today housing only 40 detainees, many of whom have never been charged and some of whom have been cleared for release since before the election of Donald Trump, this detention center […]
A Blueprint for Biden, compliments of The Progressive magazine
The February/March edition of The Progressive magazine draws from progressives from a variety of skill sets and backgrounds in order to lay out a progressive blueprint for President Biden’s next four years, according to this interview with Norman Stockwell, Publisher and Bill Lueders, Editor. With contributors featuring John Nichols, Dr. Rev. William Barber II, Diane […]
WORT to Broadcast Inauguration Ceremony
WORT will broadcast the inauguration of incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, January 20th from 11am to 2pm Central Time. WORT will begin our live coverage at 11am with the swearing-in ceremony and an inaugural address from President-elect Joe Biden. The stream is courtesy WPFW- Pacifica in Washington DC and WBAI-Pacifica in New […]
Responding to Biden’s Cabinet Picks
Joe Biden has been involved in DC politics since 1972, when he was elected to the Senate. Now as president-elect, all eyes are on Biden as he assembles the key players in his administration—and it’s looking an awful lot like Obama-era, business-as-usual politics, much to the disappointment of more progressive voters. Today, we’re joined by […]
