EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Unfazed By Deadly Nature Of His Ideological Agenda
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt pushes states’ rights and climate change denial without regard for the health or lives of Americans.
Interview With NNU’s Michael Lighty: Solving The Healthcare Crisis With Medicare For All
For this week’s “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast, hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Michael Lighty, policy director for National Nurses United. He has worked on health care reform for over 25 years. Lighty addresses the need for Democrats to go on the offensive and push for a national
Medicare For All Must Be Part Of Health Care Reform Conversation
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Book Review: ‘Long Shot: The Triumphs And Struggles Of An NBA Freedom Fighter’
Decades before the NFL blackballed quarterback Colin Kaepernick for his activism and political speech, the NBA blackballed Craig Hodges.
The GOP’s New Front In Culture War Against Climate Science
Republicans and the fossil fuel interests that own them—along with their theoconservative ideologies—have opened up a new front in the culture wars.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Call To Arms’ by Sturgill Simpson
This may be one of the more popular and well-known protest songs from 2016. It was performed on “Saturday Night Live” by Sturgill Simpson. The brass part for the song packs quite a punch and has a lot to do with why this antiwar song is such a rousing tune.
Oregon State Student Group Stands Up For Arab Journalists Amidst Calls To Disinvite Them From Event
A student group hosting an event at Oregon State University on Palestine, Syria, and Yemen, refuses to disinvite two Arab journalists scheduled to speak.
Interview WIth Mark Ames: The Unending Baffling Frenzy Over Trump, Putin, And Russia
For this week’s “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast, hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Mark Ames, a journalist and co-host of the Radio War Nerd podcast. Ames also is the co-author of “The Exile: Sex, Drugs, and Libel in the New Russia” and “Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion
In Political Prosecution, Palestinian American Organizer Accepts Plea Deal, Will Be Deported
Palestinian American organizer Rasmea Odeh accepted a plea deal from the U.S. government. She’ll lose her citizenship, be deported, but serve no prison time.
Neil Gorsuch And His Past Hostility Against Guantanamo Lawyers
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch did not address troubling claims he made about Guantanamo lawyers fabricating claims of abuse and torture.