Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of History at the U. of Houston, discusses the role of the slave trade in the declaration of independence from the British Crown. He connects this novel historical theory to the present day struggle for racial justice and to the attempts by right-wing extremists to obliterate the history of slavery from school curricula.

Hosts: Richard Hill, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Scott Harris

Malcolm X was a mis-understood Black Civil Rights Leader of his time. He believed freedom for Blacks should come by any means necessary - by the Bible, by the ballot, or possibly by force. Controversial, and at times jovial, Malcolm was well respected among his followerers. Listen to Malcolm's uncompromising truths in his own words.

-Rapid growth of atmospheric methane concentrations

-World’s glaciers contain less water than thought

-Arctic winters are getting warmer

-Beijing Olympics Winter Olympics is virtually 100% artificial snow.

-Public Poll shows desire for shared responsibility for climate action

-solar panel canopies to cover California canals

-Many environmental benefits to Oyster shellfish farming

Activist/scholar Kat Morris describes her 10 Environmental Justice resolutions for 2022, through an equity lens (of course)

Today we talk with our honey bee specialist Vincent Kaye and then welcome Werner Heider, an engaged community member from Colorado, who shares his knowledge about farming practices in Switzerland, his native country.

Also: Steve Munno with the CFA Report from Massaro Farm.

Host: Richard Hill

* There is a Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis; Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.

* Republican Party Officially Endorses Political Violence as a Means to Gain Power; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.

* America’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier has COVID, Supporters Demand his Release; Kevin Sharp, the attorney representing Leonard Peltier; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

My guests today are Hector Gerado and Liz Guerra owners of SeaMARRON Farmstead near Danbury CT. They have been community and union organizers and They are BIPOC NYers from the Bronx turned #homesteaders #hempfarmers #beekeepers 🐝|| Hosts of the @bluedreamradio_ podcast Liz is also a Full spectrum doula/birth worker

Bishop John Selders, co-founder of Moral Mondays CT, talks about the evolution of MLK's political philosophy from one that focused almost exclusively on racial justice to his embrace of the causes of anti-imperialism and economic equality.

Interview by Richard Hill

-Billions of fresh water from Iceberg melt into oceans

-Climate change will cause the nation’s flooding losses to jump

-Louisiana offers flooding buyout

-Reno, Nevada,no rain in January

-Saudi Arabia Temps dip to minus 6 degrees Celsius,

-Maldives is creating an artificial island,

-English Bee bricks

-Monarchs butterflies bounce back

Host Mike Merli in conversation with Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated activist fighting for criminal justice reform in Connecticut.

Michael shares his story, and discusses the important legal advocacy work he is engaged in, as he continues to fight for those who are incarcerated behind prison walls.

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