Cover to Cover – November 29, 2022
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Featured Episode
What burning herb questions do you have? What to take, how to take it, how to make it? Call in and ask Sarah Holmes during this entire hour devoted to you, our listeners, and your questions. The third Tuesday of each month during 2022 we will air an episode of The Herbal Highway from our … Continued
Where can one find an outstanding example of decentralized democracy? Richard Franke describes a remarkable initiative launched in the Indian state of Kerala that devolved power to the community level, made local development a bottom-up process, and drew on mass mobilizations to bring to light people’s needs and how best to address them. T.M. Thomas … Continued
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with UC Berkeley Political Science Professor George Breslauer about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Kremlin’s latest strategy of attacking Ukraine’s power grid as winter approaches. Also, a conversation with author and historian Andrew K. Diemer about his latest book: “Vigilance: the Life of William Still, Father of the … Continued
Guest: Nathan Robinson is the editor-in-chief of Current Affairs Magazine. He is the author of many books including his latest American Monstrosity. Donald Trump: How We Got Him. How We Stop Him and his upcoming, Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments.
Democracy Now – November 29, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Oakland’s Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao; Plus, rematriating Ohlone land w/ the Shuumi Land Tax
First, we speak with Sheng Thao who has been declared Oakland’s next mayor following a long ranked-choice voting process that eliminated all other candidates. She will be Oakland’s first Hmong mayor and the first Hmong mayor of any major US city; and at 37-years old Sheng Thao will be the youngest mayor of Oakland in … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Ryan Costello (@ryecostello), Policy Director at National Iranian American Council discusses the ongoing Iranian uprisings. 0:33 – San Francisco Supervisors will consider a proposal by SFPD to authorize armed robots to kill suspects. Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf) is a long-time San Francisco investigative reporter and founder of 48 Hills joins us … Continued
Democracy Now – November 29, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics – November 29, 2022
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.