Few thinkers have shaped the world as much as Karl Marx, although the ways that he changed it may not have been to his liking, as David McNally argues. He discusses the ideas and legacy of Karl Marx, to mark the bicentennial of his birth.
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The Radio Hour celebrates that bedrock Constitutional principle of an ordinary citizen’s right to have their day in court, when Ralph talks to legendary trial lawyers, Stephen Susman, Shanin Specter and Executive Director of the American Museum of Tort Law, Richard Newman. Plus more listener questions!
Ruddy Juliani who is representing Donald Trump in potential talks with Robert Mueller says he will not recommend the president to speak with Mueller and that Trump should plead Fifth Amendment if he does. To Talk about all this we are in conversation with William Yeomans. He is Ronald Goldfarb Fellow at the Alliance for … Continued
CIA Nominee Gina Haspel May Testify for First Time in Public About Her Role in Torture at Black Site
CIA Nominee Gina Haspel May Testify for First Time in Public About Her Role in Torture at Black Site; Nearly 90,000 Hondurans May Be Deported to Danger and Poverty as Trump Ends Their Protected Status; Meet the 2018 Teacher of the Year Honored By Trump Who the White House Doesn’t Want You to Hear; Writer … Continued
CIA Nominee Gina Haspel May Testify for First Time in Public About Her Role in Torture at Black Site
CIA Nominee Gina Haspel May Testify for First Time in Public About Her Role in Torture at Black Site; Nearly 90,000 Hondurans May Be Deported to Danger and Poverty as Trump Ends Their Protected Status; Meet the 2018 Teacher of the Year Honored By Trump Who the White House Doesn’t Want You to Hear; Writer … Continued
On our show today, we’ll have a one-hour special, sharing the story of Anthony Ray Hinton. The Alabama native spent nearly 30 years on death row for crimes he did not commit and finally won his release in 2015. Well spend part of the show with Hinton to discuss his remarkable book about his experiences … Continued
Brothers Robert & Ernesto Granados Perform Live
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Guitarist Roberto Granados, 19, and his percussionist brother Ernesto, 13, perform live and are interviewed by program host Art Sato. The Flamenco Society will present a cd release concert for Roberto’s cd Soñador on May 19 at the Historic Hoover Theater in San Jose. Info: flamencos@earthlink.net Hosted by Art Sato.
Clean, fresh water is one of our most precious natural resources. This week Making Contact contributor Maria Doerr looks at what is being done to safeguard the watersheds of Mexico City— the natural water systems that provide water to one of the largest metropolises in the world. Featuring: Jürgen Hoth, Conservation International Mexico; Dr. … Continued
Updates on critique of Uber and gig economy; WI Sen Johnson endorses inequality; Norway to pay male and female athletes same; corporations buy back their own shares; deaths of overworked Japanese; 10% NY school kids homeless; and majority of major US corporations already pay much below official 35% tax rate. Major discussion of changing economics … Continued
The Displaced: Refugee Writers Ariel Dorfman & Viet Thanh Nguyen on Migration, US Wars & Resistance.
The Displaced: Refugee Writers Ariel Dorfman & Viet Thanh Nguyen on Migration, US Wars & Resistance.