Monday Morning QB

Today on the show: Women’s History Month features! Kidnapping and education in Nigeria. Women command in the military and police forces. Legislation affecting trans-gender women. And women cheerleaders, working hard for little pay. All that, and more!

Welcome to Friday Evening Fireside, a long-form version of Monday Morning QB. Today's edition features two extended interview cuts: reporter Amara Evering with immigration lawyer Linda Brandmiller on Biden's child migrant policy; and reporter Chris Bangert-Drowns with former Solidcore fitness trainers and labor organizers Rachel Hornstein and Emily Collinson on building a union during the pandemic...

Today on the show: Deep in the heart of Texas. Anti-Asian violence in the wake of COVID. Holding Donald J. Trump liable for his many misdeeds. Eliminating immunity for bad cops. And reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans is one step closer. All that, and more!

Welcome to Friday Evening Fireside, a long-form version of Monday Morning QB. Today's edition features three extended interview cuts: reporter Amara Evering with Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef on Biden immigration policy; News Director Askia Muhammad with journalist John Nichols on last week's historic Senate impeachment trial; and reporter Chris Bangert-Drowns with writ...

Today on the show: A look back at the impeachment acquittal of Donald Trump. Can the U.S. restore the fractured relationship with Iran? Haitians are being deported, despite a promise to end all deportations. And remembering giants of the labor movement. All that, and more!

Welcome to Friday Evening Fireside, a long-form version of Monday Morning QB. Today's edition features three extended interview cuts: reporter Amara Evering with Genocide Watch President Gregory Stanton on the QAnon conspiracy theory; News Director Askia Muhammad with columnist Kali Holloway on an abolitionist perspective to the Capitol riot; and reporter Chris Bangert-Drowns with Rohingya human r...

Today on the show: A prison abolitionist faces the question of jail for Capitol insurrectionists. A QAnon Congressmember boasts that stripping her committee assignments “frees” her. Shaping the coronavirus stimulus bill as it makes its way through Congress. Is a White House bust of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez mere window dressing? The resilient Rohingya people of Myanmar. And “banging” on the f...

Welcome to Friday Evening Fireside, a long-form version of Monday Morning QB. Today's edition features four extended interview cuts: reporter Chris Bangert-Drowns with economist John Cavanagh on the power of the federal government; News Director Askia Muhammad with psychologist Dr. Ray Winbush and historical expert Anthony Jones on psychiatry and racism; and reporter Amara Evering with Navajo acti...

Today on the show: A South African take on the South African coronavirus variant. The pandemic, Native American elders, and cultural loss. Biden wants to “Buy American” again. Psychiatrists apologize for racism. And a Black History Month remembrance of U Street, D.C.’s Black Broadway. All that, and more!

Welcome to Friday Evening Fireside, a long-form version of Monday Morning QB. Every week, we'll bring you extended interviews from reporting originally aired Monday morning. Today's edition (released belatedly -- future editions WILL drop Friday evening) features two long conversations: one between reporter Amara Evering and criminal legal scholar Kate Levine on police prosecutions; and another be...

Today on the show: Why do cops always seem to get away with crimes against Black civilians? With Trump gone, where do Republicans go from here? Will President Biden finally close the Guantanamo military prison? And we’ve got poems and memories of one of major league baseball’s greatest ever. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Preparing for the possibility of more right-wing violence. Left-wing protestors receive harsher treatment than conservatives. The GOP is divided about loyalty to Trumpism. We remember the radical vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And a talk with one of Joe Biden’s high level appointments. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Michael Steele on the future of the GOP and the nation. Trump faces increasing calls to resign or be kicked out. A retired Capitol Police officer explains the political bureaucracy tying the hands of cops trying to defend the Capitol. The disproportionate response the treasonous white mob received, compared to peaceful Black demonstrators. And the time is now right for statehood...

Today on the show: Georgia, the Electoral College, and the nation’s courts. The future of U.S. foreign policy. And a Black summit with a decided Black Liberation-oriented philosophy. All that, and more!

Today on the show, some of our most compelling pieces of the year: Breonna Taylor’s law. The government push to ignore mushrooming white race hate, which was just fine with President Donald Trump. An angry black snap-back. The evolution of science itself in the face of COVID-19. And remembering some of the Souls who crossed over in this most tumultuous year of the 21st Century. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The largest cyberattack in US history becomes part of Trump’s disinformation campaign. That campaign still might include a fascist-type military coup. Supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal are celebrating a chance to prove his innocence in court. Prisoners are low priority for getting the new coronavirus vaccine. And some interesting items on the wish lists of young a...

Today on the show: We talk to Baltimore’s youngest mayor ever. Like it was 160 years ago, the conservative, overt white peoples’ party is pushing a “lost cause” demanding that Trump remain in the White House. Will the federal government make the economic recovery more equitable during this pandemic? Remote learning isn't setting all students back equally. And could the cash bail system be replaced...

Today on the show: Even with a covid vaccine just days from formal approval, suspicions abound in this country. And nearly everyone, especially retail workers, are at the edge of an economic cliff unless Congress approves relief. Ethiopia manages its largest civil conflict in decades. And indigenous sovereignty goes beyond just reclaiming land. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Coronavirus vaccines are moving close to being delivered in this country. Healthcare workers, who are themselves in danger, are speaking out about the pandemic. Prison laborers are increasingly being used to fill labor shortages. The Congressional Black Caucus has grown to an all-time high of 59 members; does that mean Black Power has been achieved? Not as long as Neo-Nazi group...

Today on the show: D.C. teachers are not ready to return to their classrooms. Can Joe Biden correct the Trump Iran policy and return to diplomacy? Facebook executives face the Senate. And as Nero fiddled while Rome burned, Trump plays golf as the pandemic rages. All that, and more!

Today on the show: beyond the Beltway into state legislatures. Beyond the beltway into the new administration’s Middle East thrust. Did pre-election polling almost lull us to sleep concerning the real outcome? Did we snooze when it came to the importance of the Native American vote? As the make-up of elected members of Congress becomes more diverse, are the numbers of their support staff following...

Today on the show: we go live to Georgia for the latest  in that battleground state. Businesses in Washington looked like a hurricane was coming. Taking it to the streets, activists celebrated the apparent defeat of Donald Trump, and at the same time are prepared for action to keep the Biden administration accountable. In San Francisco, voters approved an “Overpaid Executives Tax.” And pandem...

Today on the show: voting, voting, and did we say voting? We’ve got reports on disenfranchisement and mass incarceration. The resurgent idea of ranked choice voting. And profiles of those working to predict -- and protect -- election results. All that, and more!

Today on the show: voters respond to voter suppression tactics. Far-right extremists on the ballot? The latest human rights struggle in Nigeria. And we look back at the role of women in the historic Million Man March. All that, and more!

Today on the show: a new justice soon to be confirmed on the Supreme Court. They're reading a new Riot Act in the District of Columbia. Fires are blazing out of control out West. And contingency plans are being developed in case President Trump loses the election and doesn’t accept the outcome. All that, and more!