The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Act Out! [231] - Grassroots From the Treetops
Transformation NOT Reformation. From regenerative farming to revolutionary inclusion, these voices from the Forest Convergence tell it like it is, draw connections between our struggles and unapologetically demand real and direct action. Wherever you are, that is your frontline. Know that you have an army on your side. And we must continue to fight. And build.
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Act Out! [229] - Too Poor to Live Free, Rebel Scientists & These Elections Don't Matter
How high can you go—the costs of health insurance continue to rise sharply. Our push to build power, reach out to others and rattle thrones must escalate in kind. Next, climate and environmental experts fired for researching and spreading the truth. Are we gonna let their voices be silenced? Finally, Nora Barrows-Friedman joins us to talk about her recent trip to Palestine.
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Act Out! [228] - Behind the Impeachment Frenzy + Organizing to Win
The spin on the impeachment frenzy you're not hearing—but really really need to. Plus, the difference between a whistleblower and a status quo whistler. Next, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap joins us to talk constitutional amendments, working inside vs. outside the system and finding hope—without optimism—in the fight.
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Act Out! [227] - How Yemen Became a US Pawn for War on Iran + Building Peace, Toppling Empires
How corporate media and their warlords are spinning the genocide in Yemen into a reason to go to war with Iran: desperate attempts to manufacture consent. Next, folks are connecting issues and building bridges in order to topple US empire and secure a livable future for everyone.
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Act Out! [226] - How Togetherness Rips Us Apart, Building Aid Efforts in Your Community
Media literacy has perhaps never been more important than it is now. And as corporate media continues to dodge reality like bullets in the Matrix, some headline translations can help us to see the truth behind the lies. Next up, Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas but didn't end there. Jena from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief talks about the aid efforts happening in the southeast United States and the importance of solidarity, not charity.
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Act Out! [225] - Gentrification vs. Revitalization: The Fight For Affordable Housing in San Francisco
A close up look at the epicenter of the nation's affordable housing crisis: San Francisco. We sit down with local residents and activists to hear about the manifold problems that gave rise to this crisis, and the creative ways in which folks are fighting for their human rights.
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Act Out! [224] Anti-War Climate Justice, Arizona's All-Seeing Eye & Kids as Pre-Existing Conditions
Indigenous lands become a testing ground for Israeli-US mass surveillance – and once again indigenous wisdom throws common sense at the blundering idiocy of empire.
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Act Out! [223] - The Amazon’s Burning Past, Follow Their Lead & The Problem With #PlantATree
A look at the understorey of the Amazon fires and the long history of colonialist destruction.
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Act Out! [222] - Make ‘Em Laugh Or They’ll Kill You + The Math of a Broken System
Building and healing civilizations: as we stare down the 2020 presidential elections, here's a little food for thought on how our system is built – and what advanced math of all things can tell us about the pit falls of having a president, or a “democr
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Act Out! [221] - This Stack of Papers Has More Rights Than You + The Importance of Cuba
As ecosystems around the world fall into death spirals and scientists cry out that the point of no return is upon us, a look at our justice systems highlight the pitfalls and fallacies in our thinking.
