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Collective Acceleration Counteracts Modernity
Norma Wong advises listeners do small things to create a better world and not fixate on fighting everything that you are ideologically opposed to.
How the Drug Trade Relies on the US Military
Oswaldo Zavala speaks with guest host Carlos Dvalos about the myth of drug cartels, the USs military occupation of Mexico, and his study of the Latin American author, Roberto Bolao.
Reinventing Political Media Through Storytelling
Ali Muldrow welcomes Steven Olikara back to WORT to talk about building narratives with the power to unify the US political terrain.
Public Education is the Beating Heart of Democracy
When we talk about public education, were talking about the heart of democracy, says todays guest Heather DuBois Bourenane, the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Public Education Network.
Immigrants Are the Backbone of the Food System
Alba Velasquez and Darin Von Ruden are experts in the US food system, and they tell host Douglas Haynes that theyre concerned about the rising fear they see in immigrant communities in California and
Open Line with Esty Dinur
Listeners kept the phones ringing today during our open line show. Host Esty Dinur heard from callers concerned about vaccines and public health as well as the political health of the democratic party
Repatriation is Just Deportation Dressed Up
On todays show, we hear from journalist Nyki Duda who draws a line from anti-immigrant movements of the 1920s to the present.
Moms Are the OG Organizers
If youre a mom on social media, you might know Kate from her Instagram profile, @motherhoodforgood. She joins host Ali Muldrow today to talk about parenting and women in democratic politics.
From the Archive: The Politics of Climate Change in 1998
Today were rebroadcasting a show from December of 1998 in which host Dan Jaffee interviews Susan Nossal, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Wisconsin, and Nancy Cole of the Union of Concer
The Intellectual Roots of Social Gospel Christians
Sara Gabler speaks with renowned theologian and social ethicist, Gary Dorrien, about his new memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.