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Bail Reform and Standing Rock

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with Raj Jayadev, director of Silicon Valley De-Bug, a lead organization in Santa Clara County pushing for bail reform and George Galvis, the director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice discusses standing with Standing Rock and the upcoming fundraiser to support Native Resistance in North Dakota. Raj Jayadev is the director of Silicon Valley … Continued


We cover protests in Oakland California, hear young people reflect on the meaning of a Trump presidency and later political prisoner “Shakaboona” Marshall examine whether the Democratic Party is to blame for a losing the 2016 election.


On today’s would discuss Trump becoming the 45th President of the United States and what does that mean for the future of America with author Jeff Chang. Jeff Chang has written extensively on culture, politics, the arts, and music. His first book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, garnered many honors, … Continued


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Battleground States: Election, 2016

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On today’s program, we speak with folks on the ground in two battleground states, Ohio and Pennsylvania to get an assessment of what’s going on as we are on the eve of the 2016 election.


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Reporter Tim Redmond and Music Mogul Damon Dash

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We speak with 48 hills, investigative journalist Tim Redmond about propositions, local officials running for office and the upcoming presidential election. Later music mogul Damon Dash, the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records discusses his latest business venture, Damon Dash TV.


On today’s program we speak with Greg Palast about the illusion or democracy and mass voter suppression of communities of color. Greg Palast, is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative reporter for the BBC and the British newspaper, The Guardian. Like Michael Moore, he is also a documentary filmmaker. His new film, … Continued