Monday Morning QB

Today on the show: Fighting for the freedom to read in Florida’s public schools. Plus, Israel’s right-wing government threatens stability in the Middle East. And a celebration of African American Children’s Books. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The emerging debate over allowing police to deploy robots armed with deadly weapons. A look at the past and present of local inequality, and how we can fight to fix it. And, we launch a series featuring the voices of Namibian women. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Stopping the Stop WOKE Act in Florida. Plus, should we call Donald Trump a fascist? And a public health archive. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Highlights from our coronavirus archives, as the world marks the third anniversary of the pandemic’s beginning. How the pandemic exacerbated domestic violence and racial disparities. Plus, the viral threat to Native culture, and how the US neglected its own pandemic preparations. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What are we learning from the midterm elections? Plus, Brazilian politics and lessons for the US. And a look back at Emmett Till. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Fighting back against voter intimidation. Plus, tipped workers demand more. Economic justice on the ballot. And how low-income voters could tip the balance. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Removing the barriers to voting in jail. Plus, marijuana in Maryland. Nuclear rhetoric in Ukraine. And the continuing effort to free Mumia. All that, and more!

9/26

Today on the show: A new report on the Oathkeepers and their role in public life. Plus, American University staff win a union. Remembering Emmett Till, Bernard Shaw, and Barbara Ehrenreich. And, this show’s four-year anniversary. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The rapid spread of Monkeypox. The FBI raids a socialist group. Plus, a Filipino activist faces payback from his political rivals. And a civil rights oral history. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Could Trump face criminal charges? Breonna Taylor’s killers face indictment. Plus, the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act. And the future of voting in the US. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Why nurses in the U.S. are suffering moral injury. Plus, the unequal burden of inflation. Holding local courts accountable. And are we in a “fire age?” All that, and more!

Today on the show: The globally inequality of high heat. Plus, migrants come by the busload to DC. And a new report sheds light on the scourge of prison labor. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Why the leaked Uber files are causing outrage across the globe. Then, why the field of extremism research needs more researchers of color. Plus, what will it take to end transgender homelessness? Finding a path forward for Black youth. And a word from the new poet laureate. All that, and more!

Today on the show: A horrific police shooting in Akron, Ohio. The Supreme Court’s impact on the climate change fight. Abortion rights protests continue. Plus, activists keep up the fight to restore the right to vote. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What's next after Roe v. Wade has been overturned? Hear voices of resistance, from Congress to the streets of American cities, and  experts on how overturning Roe impacts the economy, culture, and politics. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What we are learning from Congress about January 6. Plus, a preview of the Poor People's Campaign Moral March on Washington. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The January 6 insurrection comes to prime time. The connection between COVID deaths and racist redlining. Plus, how new organizing is breaking the mold for labor unions. And hearing from Buffalo’s poet laureate. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Buffalo residents support one another after last week’s horrific racist shooting. Plus, much ado about inflation. Childcare workers demand more. And the doomsday clock ticks closer to midnight. All that, and more!

May 16

Today on the show: The politics of protecting abortion access, and how Republicans stole state power from progressives. Plus, how housing appraisal continues to deepen racial divides. Then, a look forward to next month’s Moral March on Washington. All that, and more!

Today on the show, Florida creates a new election police force... but does it really need one? Plus, why Amazon workers are twice as likely to suffer serious injuries on the job. Then, celebrating this station’s coverage of May Day and worker organizing. All that, and more!

Today on the show: We talk about U.S hypocrisy in prosecuting war crimes and the underfunding of domestic violence services. Plus, how an artist is retracing the racist history of gynecology. Milwaukee’s first elected Black mayor. And a family demands justice after yet another unarmed Black man is shot dead by police. All that, and more!

Today on the show: How COVID-19 turned into a poor people’s pandemic. The twisted history of reparations for slave owners in DC. Plus, Bernie Sanders takes on corporate greed, and we reflect on the historic Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Recent legislative attacks on LGBTQ students in Florida. President Biden’s budget proposal and its bipartisan pushback. How the European Union continues to fund the capture of African refugees. Plus, a few voices on this country’s history of lynching. All that, and more!