In the wake of the Trump administration’s declaration of a national emergency earlier today, we turn our attention to the related history of walls and the eugenics movement. Our guest is Jorge Juan Rodríguez V, who recently published an article on Truthout, “The Last Time the US Wanted a Wall, 70,000 People Were Sterilized.” For the […]
Climate Justice in King County and the Amazon
With the recent announcement of the Green New Deal, we turn our attention to climate justice for today’s episode. First, we hear from Jess Wallach, an activist with 350 Seattle, about last week’s victory in King County, Washington: a moratorium to prohibit new fossil fuel infrastructure. For the second segment, journalist Alexander Zaitchik shares his […]
Dispatches from Venezuela
What’s going on with the crisis in Venezuela and the United States’ involvement? For today’s episode, we speak to Eric Draitser and Lucas Koerner to get critical updates. Eric Draitser is an independent political analyst and host of CounterPunch Radio, a podcast produced in partnership with CounterPunch magazine and website. His work focuses primarily on […]
Looking Beyond the Wall: Effects of the Government Shutdown
With the federal government shutdown in its 36th day, we take a close look at the effects of the shutdown now and into the future. First, we speak to Paul Street about the politics of the shutdown and his recent article connecting activism in the U.S. to the Yellow Vests movement in France. For the […]
Dispatches from Brazil Under Newly-Elected President Jair Bolsonaro
On October 28, 2018, Brazil elected far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. What has been happening in Brazil during the first few weeks of his presidency? On today’s episode, we get the updates from Victor Pougy, a journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. He and Esty discuss the […]
Unist’ot’en Camp, Anti-Fascist Rally, & Presidential ...
On today’s episode, we get crucial updates from across the US and Canada. First, we hear from Dr. Karla Tait with the Unist’ot’en Camp protesting TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink pipeline and advocating for water and land justice for indigenous communities. Next, CV Vitolo-Haddad offers information about tomorrow’s counter-demonstration in protest of the Three Percenters’ open-carry rally at […]
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