The American West is drying up, with 73 million people living in drought conditions. Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center joined the Monday Buzz with the thirsty details.
Arab Mascot Comes Under Fire In California High School
This week your host Sabi Atteyih presents poetry by revered Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani, a report on the controversy surround the California high school ‘Arab’ mascot, and the documentary “Reel Bad Arabs” written by Jack Shaheen. Sabi also reports on the settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit in Albuquerque and the retirement of the former […]
Raging Wildfires Continue in the West
As wildfires continue to spread throughout the west, on Friday August 30th, our host Esty Dinur had an in-depth conversation with Rich Fairbanks, who has been working in forestry for 41 years and is also a part of the Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology, and Debbie Miley the executive director of the National Wildfire Suppression Association to discuss the history and underlying politics of fighting wildfires and why the problem has escalated.
California Complaints
Thursday, June 21 our host Tony Castaneda interviewed Brendan M. Fischer, Staff Counsel for Media and Democracy. They discuss a campaign complaint that seems to be based in California. For more information on Brendan M. Fischer, visit this website: http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer.