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Harm Reduction in the UK

Airs at: Sun, 01/21/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The UK House of Parliament held a debate recently on safe injection sites, otherwise known as drug consumption rooms. On today's show, we hear from Ronnie Cowan, MP from Inverclyde; Thangam Debbonaire, MP for Bristol West; and Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central. Read more

Reclaiming Gotham: The Battle for U.S. Cities

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

Journalist Juan Gonzlez discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in Americas cities- from redlining and racial covenants in the early 20th century, to land grabs and privatization in the 21st - and the rise of progressi... Read more

Oregon's Clean Energy Jobs Bill

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This spring, Oregon has the opportunity to take a major step in the transition from polluting energy to a clean energy future. The Clean Energy Jobs bill, currently being considered by the Oregon legislature, limits climate pollution and invests in clean energy strategies t... Read more

Introducing: Syde-Ide Collaborations

Airs at: Tue, 01/23/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Host James Dixon talks with Tyharra Cozier and Monica Fleetwood, founders of Syde-Ide Collaborations dedicated to presenting intersectional collaborative programming. Their mission at Syde-Ide: to illuminate the marginalized lens through theatrical and visual art, inspiring... Read more

History of Feminism

Airs at: Fri, 01/19/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Throughout history, women have suffered many injustices in the workplace including unequal wages, unsafe work conditions and predatory sexual harassment from male administrators. By early 2018, there have been some encouraging steps taken to change this, most notably i... Read more

Harm Reduction in the UK

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On Wednesday, January 17, the UK Parliament's House of Commons held a debate on supervised consumption sites. On this installment of Free Culture Radio, we bring you portions of that audio, including MPs Ronnie Cowan, Thangam Debbonaire, and Alison Thewliss. In several nat... Read more

"$#!THOLE!"

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Trump admits to using "tough" language in a meeting with bipartisan senators on immigration. He reportedly referred to Haiti and Africa as "s***hole" countries. We discuss Trump's racist remark with Kumi Naidoo, launch director of Africans Rising. Our roundtable panelist... Read more

The FBI Hand Behind Russia-gate: Ray McGovern

Airs at: Thu, 01/18/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

In a new article posted on ConsortiumNews.com Ray McGovern writes: "Russia-gate is becoming FBI-gate, thanks to the official release of unguarded text messages between loose-lipped FBI counterintelligence official Peter Strzok and his garrulous girlfriend, FBI lawyer Lis... Read more

Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income

Airs at: Tue, 01/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United states, the wealth gap between rich and poor was already very wide. The top 10% of families -- those who had at least $942,000 -- held 76% of total wealth. The average amount of wealth in this group was $... Read more

Propaganda, Facts & Fake News: Julian Assange

Airs at: Tue, 01/16/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Jonathan Haewood, John Pilger & Julian Assange - Propaganda, Facts & Fake News, Part I & II We live in an era of fake news. Fabricated reports go viral on social media. Totally false stories are concocted then tweeted and retweeted. Fantastical theories and wild claims ... Read more