cr One Planet: COVID-19 And The US Food System Crisis By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 07:20:20 +0000 On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we're discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the US food supply. Across the country, farmers are destroying tens of millions of pounds of fresh food. Full Article
cr In full: Partick Thistle criticise SPFL in scathing letter and hit out at 'agenda' accusations By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:45:48 +0100 Partick Thistle have released, in full, a letter sent by the club to SPFL chiefs following the news that league reconstruction has been scrapped - confirming the Jags' relegation. Full Article
cr Groundhog Day the Musical - The Donna Summer Musical - Scrooge in Love! - Chez Joey By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:45:26 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with Rinabeth Apostol (pictured, right) and Ryan Drummond (left), who are the lead actors in the San Francisco Playhouse production of Groundhog Day the Musical , which runs through January 18, 2020 at SF Playhouse (450 Post Street) in San Francisco. Full Article
cr Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - A Christmas Carol @ A.C.T. - The Nutcracker 75th Anniversary By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:25:00 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, guest host Noah Griffin talks with actors John Skelley and Benjamin Papac (pictured) about the exclusive West Coast production of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , in which they play the parts of Harry Potter, and his son, Albus Potter. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs at San Francisco’s Curran Theater (445 Geary St.) in San Francisco, through June 20, 2020. Full Article
cr Pacific Crest Campaign to Raise $210,000 By pacific-crest.org Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 04:05:06 +0000 Pacific Crest is a recognized leader in the marching arts community. We are here today because of supporters like you. We will survive these harsh times, and we are eager to build on 2019’s historic success. But we need your help to get there. When DCI cancelled the 2020 season, we got right to work: […] Full Article Uncategorized
cr Glasgow Comic Con postponed due to coronavirus crisis By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 Glasgow Comic Con is postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
cr 'Shaken To My Core': Testimony Describes Conditions For Detained Migrants By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:52:35 +0000 Updated at 7:40 p.m. ET A House panel heard at times emotional testimony about conditions at facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security. The hearing of the House oversight committee grew heated as Democrats and Republicans on the panel argued over who bore responsibility for the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at detention centers on the southern border. Republican lawmakers who represent border districts and Democratic lawmakers who have recently traveled to the border each testified. Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., disputed charges that some of those being held at a Border Patrol facility in Texas were forced to drink water from toilets. "Please, American public," Lesko said, "there is no one asking people to drink out of toilets." She referred to a video from the Arizona Border Patrol showing an agent touring a facility and drinking water from a sink above a toilet unit. But Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who made that accusation in a news conference after Full Article
cr March 15 Democratic Debate: Live Updates And Analysis By www.krcc.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:28:55 +0000 Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have the stage to themselves for Sunday night's Democratic primary debate. The debate, hosted by CNN and Univision in Washington, D.C., will not have a live audience amid coronavirus concerns. Follow NPR's live coverage of the debate. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit Loading... Full Article
cr Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It? By www.kosu.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:53:00 +0000 This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We'd like to hear what you're curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." More than 76,000 people in the U.S. have died because of COVID-19, and there have been 1.27 million confirmed cases across the country — and nearly 4 million worldwide. Though the virus continues to spread and sicken people, some states and countries are starting to reopen businesses and lift stay-at-home requirements. This week, we look at some of your questions as summer nears and restrictions are eased. Is it safe to swim in pools or lakes? Does the virus spread through the water? People are asking whether they should be concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus while swimming. Experts say water needn't be a cause for concern. The CDC says there is no evidence the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas or water Full Article
cr Sample Size: Crying, Randy Newman & Lady Gaga By www.kosu.org Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:40:00 +0000 This is Sample Size, our weekly new music feature with KOSU's Ryan LaCroix and LOOKatOKC music critic Matt Carney. Today, Matt plays new music from Crying , Randy Newman , and Lady Gaga . Follow Matt & Ryan on Twitter at @mdotcarney & @KOSUryan . Full Article
cr Distance Learning Creates Barriers For Some Special Ed Students By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:42:31 +0000 Educators, parents and students are all struggling to find their way through distance learning, but the challenges can be even greater for special education students. Full Article
cr Sacrifice In Times Of Crisis By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:35:50 +0000 While schools are closed, we're creating a series of "Talk of Iowa" episodes that will be fun and educational for learners of all ages. Every Tuesday, we'll learn about Iowa wildlife, and every Thursday, we'll learn about Iowa history. Full Article
cr Iowa's Furry Wetland Creatures By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:27:17 +0000 While schools are closed, we're creating a series of "Talk of Iowa" episodes that will be fun and educational for learners of all ages. Every Tuesday, we'll learn about Iowa wildlife, and every Thursday, we'll learn about Iowa history. The animals we’ll learn about on this edition of Talk of Iowa excel at swimming, holding their breaths and have coats that humans envy. Wildlife biologist Jim Pease will introduce listeners to some of the hairy critters that make their homes in Iowa’s wetlands. We’ll learn about muskrats and beavers, two members of the rodent family that may look a little clumsy on land, but move with precision and ease in the water. Beavers are known as nature’s engineers for their incredible lodges and dams, but muskrats are also good builders. Minks and river otters belong to the mustelid family. The two species resemble each other with their glossy coats and long bodies, but river otters are much larger than minks. Unlike the primarily vegetarian muskrat and beaver Full Article
cr Inflection Point: How To Reinvent Journalism-Cristi Hegranes, Founder Global Press Institute By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:00:00 +0000 "To change the story, you have to change the storyteller." Full Article
cr Inflection Point 100: Death by Diversity Initiative & The Myth of Meritocracy By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:00:00 +0000 Organizational psychologist Dr. Barbara Adams says there is transformational power for everyone in diversity and inclusivity. Full Article
cr Crushing gender and cultural barriers with the Chulita Vinyl Club By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:16:44 +0000 Second Fridays at the Legionnaire Saloon in downtown Oakland are not just any bar night. It feels more like a backyard party or a family reunion. Full Article
cr Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It? By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:53:00 +0000 This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We'd like to hear what you're curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." More than 76,000 people in the U.S. have died because of COVID-19, and there have been 1.27 million confirmed cases across the country — and nearly 4 million worldwide. Though the virus continues to spread and sicken people, some states and countries are starting to reopen businesses and lift stay-at-home requirements. This week, we look at some of your questions as summer nears and restrictions are eased. Is it safe to swim in pools or lakes? Does the virus spread through the water? People are asking whether they should be concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus while swimming. Experts say water needn't be a cause for concern. The CDC says there is no evidence the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas or water Full Article
cr COVID-19 Unveils A Crisis In Nursing Facilities Across Iowa By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 21:06:58 +0000 Some nursing homes in the state are facing a rash of COVID-19 cases within their facilities, and they’ve closed their doors to visitors. This includes visits by family members. On this edition of River to River , host Ben Kieffer and his guests discuss how nursing home residents are missing the extra care usually provided by someone in their family, why the virus thrives in these facilities, and what might be done to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Guests: Cherie Mortice , retired school teacher Dr. Glenn Hurst , rural primary care physician, senior health policy advocate Full Article
cr 77 Counties Partially Reopen; Hog Farmers Face Crisis By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 21:08:56 +0000 Across the country, restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus are being loosened in some states. On this news buzz edition of River to River , we get a snapshot of the picture here in Iowa. Full Article
cr Former Congressman Jim Leach Reflects On A Time Of Crisis By www.iowapublicradio.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:53:30 +0000 On this episode of River to River , host Ben Kieffer is joined by former congressman Jim Leach, best known for his 30 years representing Iowa in Washington. Leach, who is also on faculty at the University of Iowa, offers his reflections on the COVID-19 crisis in the context of his latest course, titled “What is Precedented and Unprecedented in Contemporary Politics.” Full Article
cr 695: Everyone's a Critic By feed.thisamericanlife.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 18:00:00 -0500 People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed. Full Article
cr LiveU Publishes 'State of Live' Report on Streaming During the Pandemic Crisis By www.streamingmedia.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:30:00 EST Today, video streaming solutions provider LiveU unveiled a new "State of Live" report, documenting increased "demand for live streaming, mobile apps, and live IP video sharing solutions" during the last five weeks of pandemic mitigation measures. Full Article
cr How Legacy Church Launched Streaming Services in the COVID-19 Crisis By www.streamingmedia.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:35:00 EST How does a church with no in-house streaming gear or on-staff expertise deliver live-switched, streamed services to hundreds of socially distanced parishioners on four days' notice? Legacy Church's Jeff Leach and Apache Rental Group's Zak Holley explain how they did it in this interview with Streaming Media's Steve Nathans-Kelly. Full Article
cr Rose McGowan accuses Bill Maher of whispering crude comment to her about his body in the 1990s By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:48:39 GMT Actress and #MeToo leader Rose McGowan has accused comedian Bill Maher of whispering a crude comment about his body when she appeared on his show "Politically Incorrect" in the late 1990s. Full Article c5b0aab2-c30d-5b01-bb88-aad533f7262a fox-news/entertainment/celebrity-news fox-news/entertainment/politics-on-late-night fnc fnc/entertainment article Fox News Sam Dorman
cr Edit Your Podcast As Easily As Typing with Descript By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:00:32 +0000 Edit your podcast audio as easily as you edit text, even with simple find and delete! Full Article Podcasting Video Tips editing Podcast Movement 2019 podcasting
cr Overcome the Fears and Finally Take Action on Your Podcast with Stop Podcrastination By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 22:00:30 +0000 It takes a lot of guts—audacity!—to podcast. But sometimes, we get and get so focused on the process without ever actually podcasting. Full Article Podcasting Video Tips how to podcast Podcast Movement 2019 podcrastinating procrastination
cr Geek Out with Cloud Microphones’ New Podcast, “The Mic Locker” By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:00:28 +0000 Cloud Microphones makes the best in-line mic preamp boosters, and now they have a new podcast to geek out over microphones and audio! Full Article Podcasting Video Tips Cloud Microphones how to podcast Podcast Movement 2019 podcasting gear Recording
cr Does the Time Fit the Crime? By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 04:05:35 -0000 The number of women in U.S. prisons and jails has increased more than 700 percent since 1980. And for 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in locking up women. This week on Reveal, we look at the causes behind this spike. To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us at fb.com/ThisIsReveal, on Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Al Letson Center for Investigative Reporting Criminal Criminal Justice DNA Evidence Death Row Drug Drug sentencing Drug trafficking Inmates Jail Jailhouse Lawyer Law Law Enforcement Law and Disorder New Jersey New Yorker News & Politics Oklahoma Podcast Race Reform Sentencing Society & Culture Swintec The Frontier True Crime Typewriter Ziva Branstetter crime drugs prison
cr Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:05:26 -0000 Beyond the planned border wall and limits on new refugees, the federal government wants tighter restrictions on immigration to this country. On this episode of Reveal, we examine efforts throughout the U.S. to deport migrants faster, detain them longer and prevent them from obtaining visas that might offer a path to legal residency. — To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us at fb.com/ThisIsReveal, on Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Anna Sale Bernice Yeung Border Border Wall Children Death Death Sex and Money Detention Donald J Trump Donald Trump Family Guatemala Honduras Human Rights Illegal Immigration Immigration Immigration Law Kids Labor Mexico Migrant Labor Migrant Workers Migrants News & Politics Pennsylvania Philadelphia Podcast Prisons Refugee Refugee Crisis Refugees Sex & Money Society & Culture U.S.-Mexico Border Visa WHYY WNYC
cr Where criminals get their guns By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:05:47 -0000 Across the country, criminals are arming themselves in unexpected ways. In Florida, they’re stealing guns from unlocked cars and gun stores. In other places, they’re getting them from the police themselves, as cash-strapped departments sell their used weapons to buy new ones. On this episode of Reveal, we learn where criminals get their guns and what cars can teach us about gun safety. — To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us on fb.com/ThisIsReveal, Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Business News & Politics Technology True Crime
cr The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 05:05:34 -0000 Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. elections seems to yield a new bombshell every week. Amid such high-profile revelations, we revisit a decades-old story that echoes to this day among the powerful in the nation’s capital. This episode of Reveal tells the story of Daniel Ellsberg, a former government strategist responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers – thousands of classified documents that called into question America’s war in Vietnam. Our story juxtaposes Ellsberg’s story with that of Robert Rosenthal, our former executive director, whose first journalism job exposed him to the top-secret documents. Those papers are the subject of a new movie in theaters this holiday season. Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” depicts the Washington, D.C. paper’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers after the Nixon administration sued the first news organization to expose them, The New York Times. — Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Daniel Ellsberg Espionage Film Government Leaks Meryl Streep Military Movie NY Times News & Politics Nixon Nixon Tapes Nuclear War Pentagon Papers Podcast Politics President Richard Nixon Robert Rosenthal Scandal The Post Tom Hanks True Crime Vietnam Washington Post Watergate Whistleblowers journalism
cr Where criminals get their guns (rebroadcast) By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:05:39 -0000 Across the country, criminals are arming themselves in unexpected ways. In Florida, they’re stealing guns from unlocked cars and gun stores. In other places, they’re getting them from the police themselves, as cash-strapped departments sell their used weapons to buy new ones. On this episode of Reveal, we learn where criminals get their guns and what cars can teach us about gun safety. — To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us on fb.com/ThisIsReveal, Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Austin Car Safety Car Safety Data Cars Cops Data Data Journalism Diversity Firearms Florida Gun Data Gun Research Gun Safety Gun Violence Guns Law Enforcement News & Politics Podcast Police Ralph Nader Stolen Guns Tampa Tampa Bay Tribune Texas Texas Standard True Crime Unsafe at Any Speed crime
cr Across the Desert and the Sea By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 19 May 2018 04:05:37 -0000 African migrants fleeing persecution or seeking opportunity often end up in Libya, where they are tortured and trafficked. Many try to escape to Europe, only to be intercepted at sea and returned to Libya. On this episode of Reveal, we bring you one reporter’s dispatch from a treacherous migrant rescue operation and explore how Europe’s immigration policy is helping Libyan warlords. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Africa Aquarius Border Discrimination Doctors Without Borders Europe France French Human trafficking Immigration Immigration Law Immigration Policy International International Affairs International Law Italy Libya MSF Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Middle East Migrant NGO News & Politics Nigeria Northern Africa Persecution Podcast Poverty Raphael Krafft Refugee Refugee Crisis Rescue Rubber Boat Slavery Torture Trafficking World News medecins sans frontieres
cr Cops on a Crime Spree By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Baltimore’s police department was already notorious. But this year, eight former police officers were convicted on federal racketeering charges stemming from an FBI investigation. They belonged to an elite task force charged with getting guns off the city’s streets. Instead, the plainclothes cops roamed Baltimore neighborhoods at will, robbing people on the street, breaking into homes to steal money, drugs or guns and planting evidence on their victims. The targets of the Gun Trace Task Force included drug dealers and ordinary citizens. One of its favorite tactics was to speed toward a group of men on a street corner, chase whoever ran and shake them down. On top of all this, the officers falsified their timesheets to almost double their salaries. This episode of Reveal asks if the task force was simply a rogue operation or if the officers were aided and abetted by fellow cops and even supervisors within the department. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Baltimore Cops Corruption Crime DOJ Department of Justice Drugs FBI Gun Trace Task Force Investigation News & Politics Police Violence Race True Crime
cr Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0000 In December 1944, Adolf Hitler surprised the Allies with a secret counterattack through the Ardennes forest, known today as the Battle of the Bulge. In the carnage that followed, there was one incident that top military commanders hoped would be concealed. It’s the story of an American war crime nearly forgotten to history. After desperate house-to-house fighting between German and American forces, American soldiers wrested control of the Belgian town of Chenogne. Americans rounded up the remaining German prisoners of war, took them to a field and machine-gunned them. Reporter Chris Harland-Dunaway found an entry in General George S. Patton’s handwritten diary referring to the incident in Chenogne. Patton called it murder. So why then was there no official investigation? Through vivid interviews with a 93-year-old veteran who witnessed the event, conversations with historians and the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, and analysis of formerly confidential military records, we investigate why justice never came for the American soldiers responsible for the massacre at Chenogne. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Documentary Education History News & Politics World War II
cr Across the Desert and the Sea (rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 07:00:00 -0000 African migrants fleeing persecution or seeking opportunity often end up in Libya, where they are tortured and trafficked. Many try to escape to Europe, only to be intercepted at sea and returned to Libya. On this episode of Reveal, we trace their journey and explore how Europe’s immigration policy is helping Libyan warlords and putting migrants at risk. This episode was originally broadcast on May 19, 2018. In the first segment, reporter Raphaël Krafft takes us to the open waters off the coast of Libya, where a small boat carrying migrants is trying to flee the country. The boat is filled beyond capacity and starts to take on water and sink. A rescue ship run by nongovernmental organizations from Europe is poised to help, but a coast guard boat from Libya intervenes, creating a standoff at sea. Next, we learn why so many migrants – mostly from Africa – end up trapped in Libya and about the conditions they face when they’re there. Krafft meets a young Nigerian man named Osaze Sunday, who was held for ransom and trafficked in Libya before attempting to escape by boat to Italy. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article News & Politics
cr The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks (rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 08:00:00 -0000 In 1971, a 22-year-old journalist named Robert Rosenthal got a call from his boss at The New York Times. He told him to go to room 1111 of the Hilton Hotel, bring enough clothes for at least a month and not tell anyone. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Daniel Ellsberg Donald J Trump Donald Trump Espionage History Howard Zinn Leaks NY Times NYT National Security New York Times News & Politics Nixon Noam Chomsky Pentagon Papers Rebroadcast Richard Nixon Robert Rosenthal Southeast Asia Trump Vietnam War Washington Post
cr Cops on a Crime Spree (Rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 07:00:00 -0000 They belonged to an elite police task force charged with getting guns off Baltimore’s streets. Instead, the plainclothes cops roamed the city, robbing people on the street, breaking into homes to steal money and drugs, and planting evidence on their victims. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article
cr The Secret List of Convicted Cops By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0000 A reporter is threatened with prosecution, an officer outruns his past, and our host sits down with the president of the largest U.S. association of police officers to ask the question: When police officers misbehave, why does it stay secret? ** *Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today.* Full Article Bad Cops Bay Area California Contra Costa Data Journalism Domestic Violence First Amendment Free Press IRP Investigative Reporting Program Journalism Law Enforcement Marc Andaya News & Politics Nikka Singh Oakland Police Police Union San Francisco Sheriff Snap Judgment True Crime
cr The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks (rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0000 This episode was originally broadcast in May 2016. Back in 1971, a 22-year-old journalist named Robert Rosenthal got a call from his boss at The New York Times. He told him to go to Room 1111 of the Hilton Hotel, bring enough clothes for at least a month and not tell anyone. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Al Leston NPR Al Letson Al Letson Podcast CIR podcast Center for Investigative Reporting podcast Daniel Ellsberg Department of Defense DoD Henry Kissinger History History podcast Impeachment Investigative Reporting Leaks Michael Corey Mike Corey Military NPR NYT New York Times Nixon Nixon podcast Noam Chomsky Pentagon Politics Reveal NPR Reveal News Reveal Radio Richard Nixon Robert Rosenthal The Center for Investigative Reporting podcast Vietnam Vietnam War War War History Washington Post
cr Issues Of The Environment: Washtenaw’s Food Network Provides Resilience During Times Of Crisis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:02:14 +0000 Many services have felt the sting of the coronavirus outbreak. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," Kathy Sample, founder/owner of Argus Farm Stop, joins WEMU's David Fair for a conversation about the importance of local food during this unprecendented time. Full Article
cr 1st Friday Focus On The Environment: Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Systemic Racism And Inequity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 10:54:20 +0000 About 14% of Michigan's population is African American. Roughly 40% of COVID-19 fatalties are in the African American community. It is an alarming statistic. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist heads the state's Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. He joined WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak to discuss what is being done to address the immediate crisis. He also highlights the longer term issues that will need to be addressed and what the role of the task force will be to that end. Full Article
cr HBO’s “Our Boys,” a Brutally Truthful Depiction of the Effects of Hate Crime By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400 In 2014, a pair of crimes shocked Israelis and Palestinians. The first was the abduction and murder of three Israeli boys by a Hamas-linked group. Then there was an act of reprisal—the torture, burning, and murder of a Palestinian teen-ager named Mohammed Abu Khdeir—by Israeli right-wing extremists. Even by the standards of this conflict, the killings were shocking. “Our Boys,” a co-production of HBO and the Israeli Keshet Studios, examines the forces that led to Abu Khdeir’s killing. It is not for the faint of heart, David Remnick says, but the series is as complex and deep a portrayal of the conflict as he has ever seen. Remnick spoke with two of the creators: Hagai Levi, an Israeli Jew, and Tawfiq Abu Wael, a Palestinian living in Israel. Abu Wael tells Remnick why he resisted pressure from activists not to participate in an Israeli production. Full Article arts hbo israel our_boys palestine politics storytelling
cr Trumpism and Conservatives' Identity Crisis By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:00 -0400 One of the big stories of the 2016 presidential election was the rupture within the Republican Party. "Never Trump" traditionalists lost their fight to prevent the nomination of Donald Trump, but a small faction still strenuously objects to his scorched-earth style and many of his policies. Earlier this month, Catholic University hosted a debate between two prominent conservatives representing two distinct visions. On one side, the constitutional lawyer and National Review staff writer David French, a voice for traditional Republicanism who sees Trump as a threat to democracy. On the other side, Sohrab Ahmari, the op-ed editor of the New York Post and who fervently supports the president and describes politics as "war and enmity." Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss what their opposing positions mean for the future of the Republican Party. Full Article conservatism [lc] david_french donald_trump history national_review new_york_post politics republican_party sohrab_ahmari
cr Representative Abigail Spanberger and the “National-Security Democrats” Turn the Tide on Impeachment By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0400 On September 23rd, Representative Abigail Spanberger joined six other House Democrats—all from swing districts and all veterans of the military, defense, and intelligence communities—in drafting an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring President Trump a threat to the nation. The op-ed signalled a shift in the position of the moderate members of the House Democratic caucus. The day after the Post op-ed ran, the House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, announced a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump. Spanberger joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss divisions within the Party, how Democratic candidates can win in 2020, and the Trump debacles in Ukraine and northern Syria. Full Article abigail_spanberger congress democratic party (u.s.) [lc] donald_trump history impeachment life politics
cr On and Off the Debate Stage, Democrats Contend with Race By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0500 This week, ten of the seventeen candidates still running for the Democratic nomination met on a debate stage in Atlanta. The setting was significant: for decades, Georgia has been seen as a Republican stronghold, but last year the Democrat Stacey Abrams very nearly won the election for governor. Democrats hope that the state will go blue in 2020. Key to any Democratic strategy in Georgia, and in other states, will be mobilizing black voters, ninety-three per cent of whom went for Abrams in 2018. Jelani Cobb joins Eric Lach to discuss the candidates’ messages on race, and how voter suppression efforts may play a role in the 2020 election. Full Article 2020_presidential_race atlanta history joe_biden life pete_buttigieg politics race
cr Rana Ayyub on India’s Crackdown on Muslims By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:00:00 -0500 In August, India suspended the autonomy of the state of Kashmir, putting soldiers in its streets and banning foreign journalists from entering. Dexter Filkins, who was working on a story about Narendra Modi, would not be deterred from going. To evade the ban, he sought the help of an Indian journalist, Rana Ayyub. Ayyub had once gone undercover to reveal the ruling party’s ties to sectarian and extrajudicial violence against the Muslim minority. In a conversation recorded last week, Filkins and Ayyub tell the story of how they got into Kashmir and describe the repression and signs of torture that they observed there. Ayyub’s book “Gujarat Files,” about a massacre of Muslims in Gujarat, has made her a target of Hindu nationalists; one of the book’s translators was killed not long ago. She spoke frankly with Filkins about the emotional toll of living in fear of assassination. Full Article history india kashmir life narendra_modi politics religion_faith
cr In Iowa, the Democratic Candidates Respond to the Conflict with Iran By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0500 The New Yorker’s Eric Lach is in Iowa for the month leading up to the Democratic caucuses. Next week’s debate, in Des Moines, was likely going to focus on health care and other domestic issues core to the Democratic platform, but the agenda may instead be dominated by a discussion of the Trump Administration’s killing of the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani and the United States’ fraught history of war in the Middle East. Polls show that Joe Biden is trusted on foreign-policy issues, but Lach suggests that Bernie Sanders’s history of opposing wars—and his quick and confident articulation of his position on Iran—may sway voters seeking a clear message. Nearly a year into the campaign, votes will finally be cast, and in Iowa the deciding factor may involve personal contact more than ideological positions. Iowa voters tend to say, “ ‘I’ve shaken this person’s hand, and I’ve shaken this person’s hand, and I’m going to make my decision after I’ve shaken this other person’s hand.’ That counts for a lot, I think,” Lach says. Full Article 2020_presidential_race bernie_sanders elizabeth_warren history iowa iowa_caucus iran pete_buttigieg politics
cr As the Impeachment Trial Begins, the Democratic Candidates Struggle to Forcefully Take on President Trump By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0500 This week, Democratic Presidential candidates met for their final debate before the Iowa caucuses, a few weeks after Trump ordered the targeted killing of the Iranian military commander Qassam Suleimani. They talked about how America’s role in the world is threatened by the President’s erratic—and, in the case of Ukraine, likely criminal—approach to foreign policy. But many voters remain skeptical that Trump can be beaten. Susan B. Glasser joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the radical uncertainties of the 2020 race. Full Article 2020_presidential_election bernie_sanders donald_trump elizabeth_warren history impeachment_hearings joe_biden pete_buttigieg politics
cr Ten Years After “The New Jim Crow” By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0500 The United States has the largest prison population in the world. But, until the publication of Michelle Alexander’s book “The New Jim Crow,” in 2010, most people didn’t use the term mass incarceration, or consider the practice a social-justice issue. Alexander argued that the increasing imprisonment of black and brown men—through rising arrest rates and longer sentences—was not merely a response to crime but a system of racial control. “The drug war was in part a politically motivated strategy, a backlash to the civil-rights movement, but it was also a reflection of conscious and unconscious biases fuelled by media portrayals of drug users,” Alexander tells David Remnick. “Those racial stereotypes were resonant of the same stereotypes of slaves and folks during the Jim Crow era.” Full Article books history life mass_incarceration michelle_alexander politics prison_reform the_new_jim_crow