News Magazine

"The Laura Flanders Show" (25.5 minutes)

If, in the twenty-first century, credit is the new capital , what are the implications for our finances, but also our relationships? This week, Laura talks with IvanAscher, author of a new book on The Portfolio Society, and debt activist Pam Brown, about the implications of a society based on risk rather than labor.  And we hear from Mandy Cabot, CEO of Dansko shoes who chose her workers over a corporate buyout. She's joined by Richard Eidlin, co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council.

"Robert Reich: 7 Reasons Trump's Corporate Tax Cuts Make No Sense" (4 minutes)

Donald Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. This would blow a massive hole in the federal budget while benefitting Trump's super-rich friends and business associates.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (25 minutes)

"How Human Noise Affects Ocean Habitats" (12 minutes)

Oceanographer Kate Stafford lowers us into the sonically rich depths of the Arctic Ocean, where ice groans, whales sing to communicate over vast distances — and climate change and human noise threaten to alter the environment in ways we don't understand. Learn more about why this underwater soundscape matters and what we might do to protect it.

"The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz" (1 hour, 45 minutes)

Trail tunnel in Frederick, MD. The trail system. Snow on MD state highway sidewalks. Pedestrians in DC and Beirut.

Strata: Portraits of Humanity, June 2017 (Organic residues in pots; Passamaquoddy language keeper)

Sci-Fi Journal for June 2017 shot live on Free Comic Book Day with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. Jay does Popcorn Previews with trailers for "Wonder Woman", "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie", "Despicable Me 3", and "Thor: Ragnarok". James interviews Randy at Wild Time Comics in Attleboro, MA on our first stop for Free Comic Book Day. Calvin and Marc do Game Over and Toob News together with news on the Pinball Wizard Arcade, video games, and all of our favorite and new television shows.

"The Call to Sanctuary: How to Create Safety in Your Community" (5.5 minutes)

The Trump agenda calls for a rush on deportations. That means we need a call to sanctuary now by keeping our communities safe and speaking out louder than ever before. Together we can protect the most vulnerable by pushing our cities and counties to take up Sanctuary and uphold the constitutional rights of all. There is plenty that you can do: Act now, act locally, with your faith community, or at school.

"The Laura Flanders Show”  (52.5 minutes)

Two episodes are featured this week:

"The Laura Flanders Show”  (25 minutes)

"2017 High School Scholarship Essay Contest”  (1 hour, 23 minutes)

On April 30, 2017, Sacramento area high school students read and defended their

essays in response to this quotation from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are

prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is

education."

"The Laura Flanders Show Presents: 'Ireland’s New Rising' ”  (25
minutes)