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The Southern Reverend Taking on the Right: Rev. William Barber of Moral Mondays.
Episode 54
The Moral Mondays Movement in North Carolina is building a powerful, grassroots, struggle against the right wing. Laura talks with Reverend Dr. Willi…
10 years, 2 months ago
Building a Movement Beyond the Elections: Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, Dan Cantor & Steve Phillips
Episode 53
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is the progressive Chicago politician who forced conservative Democrat Rahm Emanuel into the first run-off in that city’s history…
10 years, 2 months ago
What’s Missing from the Debates: Rep. Keith Ellison & Phyllis Bennis
Episode 52
Single Payer Health Care, Free College for all and an end to subsidies for fossil fuel - if Bernie Sanders’ agenda sounds more progressive than his o…
10 years, 2 months ago
Sarah Schulman, Lupe Fiasco and Paying for Church
Episode 51
Author, activist Sarah Schulman, cofounder of the Act-Up Oral History Project, is out with a new novel, The Cosmopolitans, in which a group of mid-ce…
10 years, 3 months ago
Food, Housing and Time for a Sick-Out: Craig Willse, Imani Henry & Soul Fire Farms
Episode 50
Author Craig WIllse and organizer Imani Henry discuss housing, homelessness and the role of nonprofits in change-making (or not). Plus, an exclusive …
10 years, 3 months ago
Right to the City: From Policing to Planning, Putting People in Charge.
Episode 49
Can residents determine how their cities change? They can certainly have an impact, say Aaron Bartley and John Washington of People United for Sustai…
10 years, 3 months ago
Public Banking, Public Water: Who's in Control? Gwendolyn Hallsmith and Rep. Brenda L. Lawrence (D-MI)
Episode 48
From poisoning Flint to bankrupting Main Street, can residents regain a say in what happens in their communities? In this episode, Laura discusses ra…
10 years, 3 months ago
Pirates, Hackers, and the Sharing Economy: Alexa Clay, Micky Metts, and Janelle Orsi
Episode 47
Laura Flanders and guest host Pamela Brown learn from pirates, hustlers and hackers about how to build economic alternatives right here, right now. A…
10 years, 3 months ago
Poetry and Trans Politics: Darkmatter
Episode 46
Trans South Asian art duo Darkmatter is comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian. They are deeply engaged in the connection of art and…
10 years, 4 months ago
Swoon: From the Streets to the Galleries
Episode 45
Caledonia Curry, also known as Swoon, is one of the most recognized street artists in the world. She has brought her art from the streets to gallerie…
10 years, 4 months ago