For today’s special pledge drive show, Thursday host Allen Ruff has a wide-ranging conversation with iconic prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore about the meaning of geography, why abolition, the “changing […]
Native Perspectives on Removing the S-Word from U.S. Maps
The U.S. Department of the Interior is currently seeking public comment on replacement names for geographical features that include the offensive racial slur “s**aw.” This comes after Secretary Deb Haaland […]
Zoltán Grossman on Ukraine
On today’s show, Thursday host Allen Ruff takes another close look at the war in Ukraine in terms that go beyond the mainstream narrative of “democracy versus autocracy” with political […]
Representable Crowdsources “Communities of Interest”
Representable is trying to save democracy by crowd-sourcing information about where people live. Representable’s Michaela Daniel tells us more. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism […]
What’s the Word: Maps
If you’re a Google Maps user, you may have heard the recent reports that it tracks your travel history. Today on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster takes this story as […]