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Grappling with VP-elect Mike Pence's religious-based bigotry; and an interview with John Waters!

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be talking with Indiana queer activist JJ Gufreda about Mike Pence, Vice-President-elect, and his history of anti-LGBTQ legislation and actions as Indiana governor, and in the years prior to his taking office. There's a lengthy list of ways that Pence has found, to ma... Read more

Greg Palast on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
    Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Television and in The Guardian and Rolling Stone Magazine. Palast has released a new movie: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits, based on his boo... Read more

Alternative Radio: Vijay Prashad

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Vijay Prashad is professor of international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He teaches courses in international law and human rights. He is the author of many books, including Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the ... Read more

End of Growth / Rise of Trump

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Join host Per Fagereng as he welcomes award winning writer and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk for a discussion on the End of Growth and the Rise of Trump.  Plus, the diminishing returns in energy from oil. Andrew Nikiforuk has been writing about the oil and gas industry for... Read more

Disability Awareness

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Disability Awareness
  Host Grace Eagle Reed welcomes Lisa Lake, an activist for the homeless, and Laura Sandow Read more

Children in the Adult System

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Oregon voters were misled into voting for Measure 11. That initiative set up mandatory minimum sentences for adults convicted of certain offenses. The idea that voters were sold was that the measure would only apply to people aged 15 or older, and that the offenses to which... Read more

Press**Watch emergency funds appeal

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2016 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Yes, the election was stolen and yes, it matters.  We must now fight with every ounce of our bright strong loving hearts against the fascist colossus that now rises.  We must not fail in this fight, and we cannot put it off; the fight has found us.   I pledge to you to str... Read more

Special Program: Miko Peled on Trump; Israel's Hospital Segregation

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
On today's show, we present two special programs from the Pacifica network. First, on The Monitor radio, it's an interview with Israeli activist and writer Miko Peled. The focus is on the recent US election, and the impact on Israel and Palestine. Then, in the second half ... Read more

We've Been making Connections The Whole Time...

Airs at: Thu, 11/24/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
As many people are currently protesting the selection of a Trump presidency, there have been many who recognize that though the environment is heightened, nothing has changed.  The U.S. is just revealing itself to people who never paid attention.  As the current president t... Read more

Flashpoints: a Week in Standing Rock

Airs at: Thu, 11/24/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on the program we feature a pair of interviews from our weeks worth of shows from Standing Rock in North Dakota. Well hear from Cheryl Angel of the Rosebud Nation, about the powerful role women are playing in the resistance. Then well hear a rare interview with Tom... Read more