Today on the Show: Palestine Legal and the New York Civil Liberties Union announce a lawsuit against Columbia University for the unlawful suspension of students for engaging in peaceful protest. Also the politics of the Low Riders and what the fancy cars meant to the burgeoning Latino/Chicano human rights movement
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Davey D, engaged with Aimee Allison on a critical discussion surrounding the role of women in the 2024 primaries. The conversation illuminated the pivotal influence women of color hold in elections, while also flagging the threats these leaders face amidst political battlegrounds. Aimee Allison advocated for a strategic shift from defense to offense to ensure … Continued
Of the $1.6 Trillion in Discretionary Spending in Biden’s 2025 Budget, a Trillion Goes to the Military and $499 Billion For Everything Else We begin with Biden’s $7.266 trillion 2025 budget released Monday of which $1.6 trillion is discretionary spending and a trillion of that (69%) goes to the military while $499 billion (31%) goes … Continued
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Tanya Henderson of Sacred Roots Wellness for a look at preparing for spring with a focus on spring cleanses. Tanya is an herbalist, holistic nutritionist as well as a yoga instructor. Find more info HapiRootsInc@gmail.com and @sacredrootswellness Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway.
How can people be moved from sympathy to solidarity with an oppressed group? Juliet Hooker considers how the legendary writer and activist Ida B. Wells and Harriet Jacobs, whose slave narrative was the first authored by a woman in the U.S., balanced grief and grievance in an effort to mobilize white people to act to end … Continued
The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program covers US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics.
Guest: Ruby Lal is a professor at Emory University, and the author of three books and numerous essays, op-eds, and literary pieces. She is the author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan, and her latest, Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
We spend the hour with Tricia Hersey and her book Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto. Hersey’s work is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics and Afrofuturism. This book is a call to action, a battle cry, a field guide, and a manifesto for all of us who are sleep deprived, … Continued
