Today we bring you a two-part episode on the public’s right to information hosted by Gil Halsted. First up, Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and editor of The Progressive, sheds some light on Senate Bill 50, which proposes to regulate the use of police body cams. Then, we hear from Jonathan […]
Opposition to F-35 Fighter Jets in Madison
The Truax Field Air National Guard Base on Madison’s North Side is one of five proposed sites around the country for a new fighter jet program that would host a fleet of F-35s. This program would highly impact thousands of residents in the area with increased noise levels and pollution, safety concerns, and local economic […]
Gun Violence: Perspectives from Chicago and Pediatric Surgeons
In the wake of the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas over the weekend, we turn our attention to gun violence for today’s episode with guest host Gil Halsted. First, we talk to Patrick Smith, criminal justice reporter for WBEZ, about Chicago’s most violent weekend on record—and how Chicagoans have a different […]
Human Rights in Palestine with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Since 2008, the Freedom Flotilla movement has sent thirty-five ships attempting to break Israel’s illegal, US-backed military blockade of Gaza that has denied two million people, including children, access to food, clean water, fuel, medicine, and other necessities for the past thirteen years. This week, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s North American Boat is in Madison […]
Nakba Tour: The Story of a Palestinian Refugee
On May 14, 1948, Mariam Fathalla was forced to leave her ancient Palestinian town of al-Zeeb at the age of eighteen. In the year that followed, more than half of all Palestinians were expelled or killed in a series of events now known as al-Nakba (the Catastrophe). For today’s episode, guest host Gil Halsted presents […]
The Rise of Hindu Nationalism
Is the nationalist strain of President Donald Trump unique to the United States? No, says Amitabh Pal, who is writing a book comparing right-wing populisms in the U.S. and in India. In fact, there are parallels between the nationalistic leadership of President Donald Trump and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Pal, both leaders […]
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