Radio Active Magazine

Canadian journalist Marc Edge summarizes his research on the evolution of media and democracy internationally including different media policies that have been attempted and their impact on political corruption and […] The post Canadian journalist Marc Edge on media reform to improve democracy appeared first on KKFI .

Unionists Garth Stocking, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) local 1336, and Daniel Scharpenburg, VP, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) chapter 66, join Bill Clause, AFGE retired, to discuss the […] The post Unionists say that boss Trump declares war on his own workers appeared first on KKFI .

University of Leicester professor Katie Moylan1 describes her research into the value of community radio including indigenous radio in the US. She is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Indigenous radio There are roughly 60 tribally owned and managed radio stations in the US. That's a small portion of the Indigenous communities in the US.2 There are 574 federally recognize...

UMKC Constitutional Law Professor Allen Rostron1 discusses major policy changes mandated by President Trump since his second inauguration with Radio Active Magazine regulars Spencer Graves and Craig Lubow. To what […] The post Trump v. US Constitution appeared first on KKFI .

Georgetown professor Amy O'Hara  discusses the deletions and modifications of massive amounts of data from US federal government websites on orders from President Trump since his second inauguration, 2025-01-20, and […] The post Trump ordered reductions in public data appeared first on KKFI .

Marilyn McCleod, Anne Calvert and Harry Bognich discuss concerns and activities of Leagues of Women Voters. They are interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Marilyn is President of […] The post KC Metro Leagues of Women Voters appeared first on KKFI .

Resurrection Downtown Kansas City, a United Methodist congregation, hosted a discussion March 10 of the "State of Immigration and Its Impact on KC". Speakers included Adam Kisler1 and Julie Doane […] The post State of Immigration and Its Impact on KC appeared first on KKFI .

Rick Goldsmith,1 director of the documentary, "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink",2 discusses how Alden Global Capital has purchased many newspapers in the US, laid off many journalists […] The post Vulture capitalists destroying newspapers appeared first on KKFI .

Arizona State University Accounting Professor Roger White is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. They discuss research documenting the value of independent newspapers, especially local newspapers, in limiting malfeasance. […] The post Local newspapers limit malfeasance appeared first on KKFI .

Citizens for Justice in the Middle East (CJME) and Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity will receive the Kris and Lynn Cheatum Award at the PeaceWorks KC annual meeting, […] The post PWKC Recognizes CJME and Cross Border Network appeared first on KKFI .

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features two topics: An interview with author Andrew Sillen about his new Black History book, Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David […] The post Black History Kidnapped and immigrants appeared first on KKFI .

Investigative journalist Greg Palast claims that Kamala Harris would have won the 2024 US presidential election without massive vote suppression by Republicans in many different States. He was interviewed by […] The post Palast says Trump lost, vote suppression won the 2024 elections appeared first on KKFI .

A national "Defend free speech" town hall January 25 was co-hosted by Friends of Community Media, PeaceWorks Kansas City, Pacifica Fightback, and the African People’s Socialist Party/Uhuru. Roughly 100 attended […] The post Defend free speech national town hall in KC appeared first on KKFI .

Kirby Washington and Spencer Graves discuss a hybrid "Defend free speech town hall" scheduled for January 25 (Saturday), 6-8 PM Central. More information and registration is available on the website […] The post Protect free speech town hall January 25 appeared first on KKFI .

Professor Doctor Bulgarova Bella discusses the role of the media in the evolution of conflict in Syria and the current situation there. Professor Bulgarova supervises Russian and international scientific projects […] The post Media in the Syrian conflict appeared first on KKFI .

Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics is a 2024 book discussing the evolution of Kansas politics from 1960 to 2018 with chapters written by five leading experts on […] The post The Arc of Kansas Politics per Professors Smith and Flentje appeared first on KKFI .

Michael Novick discusses HR 9495, the “Stop Terror Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act”, which passed the House November 21 with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Opponents of HR 9495 have called it the “nonprofit-killer” bill, because it would give the Secretary of Treasury the authority to designate any nonprofit as a suspected “Terrorist Supporting Organization" and...

This is the second half of an interview about the death penalty with Kansas public defender Kelson Bohnet recorded December 14, 2024, with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow. The […] The post More on the Death Penalty per Public Defender Kelson Bohnet appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas public defender Kelson Bohnet discusses the death penalty with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Kansas. Bohnet works for the Kansas Public Defender […] The post Death Penalty per Public Defender Kelson Bohnet appeared first on KKFI .

Victor Pickard claims that information is a public good: It is in your best interests and mine to help supporters of our worst enemies get information they want, because doing so will make it harder for their leaders and ours to convince us to support policies that may threaten our lives and futures to please those who control most of the money for the media. Research suggests that better media re...

Simon Fraser University professor Ahmed Al-Rawi discusses the media literacy laboratory he co-founded at the Lebanese American University in Beiruit and his research into how to understand and counter the […] The post Media literacy for the Arab World per Ahmed Al-Rawi appeared first on KKFI .

Recovering from Religion1 founder Darrel Ray2 discusses his organization with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Ray was raised a fundamentalist Christian in Wichita, Kansas, by parents who eventually became […] The post Recovering from Religion per Darrel Ray appeared first on KKFI .

Thom Hartmann discusses his new book, The Hidden History of the American Dream: The demise of the middle class — and how to rescue our future, with Radio Active Magazine […] The post Thom Hartmann on The Hidden History of the American Dream appeared first on KKFI .

Michael Smith, political science professor at Emporia State, shares his perceptions of the results of the November 5 election with University of Kansas professor Karl Brooks and Radio Active Magazine […] The post A Deep Dive into the 2024 Elections with Kansas politics specialist Prof. Michael Smith appeared first on KKFI .

Dimi Dimitrov, Policy Director for Wikimedia Europe,1 discusses their legal concerns with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. This conversation focuses especially on actions considered and enacted by the European parliament in Brussels. Dimi works to ensure that changes European law protect and advance the ability of Wikimedians to support Wikipedia's Prime Objective to build "a world in...