Arts
The Power of Poetry
If you think poetry isn’t your thing, spend some time with David Keplinger. David is the author of eight books of poetry and is a professor at American University, in Washington, DC. We got to […]
Year: 2024
Economics
How U.S. corporate interests robbed the people of El Salvador
Alexis Stoumbelis, long time activist and Executive Director of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), talks about the long history of US corporate interests that have frustrated the will of […]
INSIGHTS
Understanding Disruption, Convergence, System Change
We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization in history, a transformation every bit as significant as the move from foraging to cities and agriculture 10,000 years ago. […]
Activism
The Stories big media wouldn’t touch: The struggle to amplify Clarence Thomas’ sexism
From the WINGS archive, 1991: Then-Editor-In-Chief of Ms. Magazine Robin Morgan describes the fruitless struggle to get revelations about Clarence Thomas’s history of sexism into mainstream media before he was confirmed to the US Supreme […]
Activism
Women's POV
V. (Eve Ensler) The Apology: Healing Violence & Sexual Abuse
V, formerly known as Eve Ensler – The Apology: Healing Violence & Sexual Abuse In this show V, formerly known as Eve Ensler talks about her 2019 book The Apology in which she describes the […]
Uncategorized
Some call it bribes.
A shadowy network of dark-money junktanks is delivering the same disastrous political package around the world. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th January 2024 There are elements of fascism, elements borrowed from the Chinese state and […]
InfoComm
€2M in grants for cross-border journalism in Europe
The IJ4EU fund has unveiled an expanded programme of support for watchdog reporting in Europe, with €2 million in grants available to journalists over the next two years to encourage cross-border collaboration on public-interest stories. Along with […]
Ethical Leadership
Allan Savory: “I may be dreaming, but that has never stopped me before.”
“We’ve made great progress this year regenerating the world’s grasslands, as this report makes clear, but the mountain we’re climbing got steeper. The human population increased, as did Earth’s temperature, and pollution; droughts and floods […]
Arts
The Genius of Charlie Chaplin (Part One)
No single individual did more to shape modern cinema than the actor, director and producer Charlie Chaplin. Part One Part Two One of the greatest of all comic mimes he also pioneered cinematic techniques and […]
Activism
Managing Humans to Manage the Wild
As of February 2023, the Center for Biological Diversity stated that 40% of U.S. wildlife and ecosystems are imperiled. A new report on the status of U.S. wildlife conservation revealed that 40% of animals, 34% […]
SCIENCE
Michiu Kaku: Fusion? Fish?
Can we ever have fusion power? Did humanity evolve from fish?
Activism
No laughing matter: Comedy and free expression
There’s nothing funny about the world of free expression. Or so you might think. Index on Censorship is kicking off the New Year by immersing ourselves in the stand-up comedy scene. And we’re not talking […]
Uncategorized
Curiosity: If it wasn’t a problem, what would you call it?
From the Producer of “Choose to be Curious”: Justine Ickes is an instructional designer, facilitator, trainer, and ICF-certified coach. She has a special place in my heart because she’s been the source of inspiration for […]
Public Health
Nader: Medicine in the Public Interest
Dr. Wolfe and his small staff at the Health Research Group of Public Citizen have taken on Big Pharma and the FDA to pull over two dozen dangerous drugs and countless hazardous medical devices off […]
Economics
Economics: The Center Cannot Hold
This program begins by analyzing the political monopoly (aka “The Center”) operated by the GOP and Dems in the US: its organization and dominance until the last few years. The monopoly deteriorates as both GOP […]
Activism
Avoiding the Doom Loop in the Age of Crisis
Can crisis tip us into an ecologically sane civilization? UK Think tank report author Laurie Laybourn on a future where disasters ripple across the world. Then lets get away ” to Antarctica. Why did sea […]
Economics
The Rise of the New Labor Movement
The last few years have seen a wave of labor organizing as it becomes more and more clear to workers that their work is not expendable, but actually the heart of every business. From walkouts […]
InfoComm
Cybersecurity: Losing Our Reality, AI, Automation and so much more
2024 is either going to make us or break us… we either pull out of growing disinformation hole that has been ramping up political violence and threats or we dive in deeper and many will […]
Activism
One Person CAN Make A Difference
For this week’s program, we start 2024 on an optimistic note with a timeless speech by the legendary political activist and consumer-rights advocate Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans, […]
Activism
Criminalization of Poverty, Crisis of Mass Incarceration
Fifty years ago, the United States embarked on a path of mass incarceration that has led to a staggering increase in the prison population. Today, almost 2 million individuals ” disproportionately Black Americans ” are […]
Activism
Award-winning activist takes a close look at how societies transition from democracy to facism.
Walden Bello, Internationally known scholar and activist, Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award takes a close look at how some societies transition from democracy to fascism.
Planetary Health
Restorative and Regenerative Agriculture
Tony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist, who is widely known as the forest maker. Having lived and worked in African countries for several decades, he has discovered and put in practice a solution to the […]
Activism
The Russian Dissident and Eco Justice Warrior
Vladimir Slivyak is one of Russia’s most committed and knowledgeable environmentalists, who has been spearheading important grassroots campaigns against environmentally damaging practices for decades. He has stopped projects related to the exploitation of fossil fuels, […]
Activism
Communities taking back their power
Humanity stands at the brink of global environmental and economic collapse. We have pinned our future to an economic system that centralizes power in fewer and fewer hands, and whose benefits increasingly flow to smaller […]