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Human Rights
Women’s Show – Politics and “Trumpism” 9/8
To get a little historical perspective on, particularly “Trumpism,” we need to look at the far right. Phyllis Schlafly, who died Monday, was a huge factor in the shape of the present Republican Party. Perhaps...
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday, our guest was Peace Activist Medea Benjamin. You may have seen her as she’s disrupted hearings and speeches, trying to unfurl banners carry a message of peace. She unfurled...
“I Will Be With You, Whatever” (on Life Elsewhere)
Our headline is taken from the voluminous, seven-year official investigation into how and why Britain went to war in Iraq. Britain’s investigation by the independent Iraq Inquiry was unequivocal in its findings. Britain, like the...
Women’s Show – Platforms…Who reads? We do
We are coming down to crunch time….. This has gone beyond mud fights and something tells me the game hasn’t even begun. The conventions are coming up in just a few weeks. Do the platforms...
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday we listened to the latest Florida This Week, a political talk show from local PBS station WEDU that is also hosted by Rob Lorei. In this episode our panel...
Women’s Show Discusses Victory in the Supreme Court
Women’s Show Discusses Victory in the Supreme Court and GMOs Finally a Victory! Whole Women’s Health v Hellerstedt On Monday the Supreme Court struck down Texas HB 2 , finding it imposed an undue burden on...
By Rob Lorei There is a lot of concern about government spending and the federal deficit, with many people pointing the finger at social programs like SNAP.And while there has been many attempts to curtail access...
Local transgender activist speaks out against bathroom laws on RadioActivity
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we looked at the North Carolina bathroom law which has fired-up controversy over where transgender individuals should use the bathroom in public. Last week the Obama administration issued a directive...
“Undue Burden” and Trump/Ryan Meeting on Women’s Show
“Undue Burden” – It is an awkward phrase, isn’t it? On Monday the Supreme Court kicked the “undue burden” back to the courts. The balance in this case is the “under burden” on one’s religious...
An Angry Woman’s Heart – on From a Woman’s POV
I am getting steamed – really, really steamed. If I hear one more comment on “the women’s card…..” Read Rebecca Solnit’s column, “If Donald Trump Were a Woman and Hillary Clinton Were a Man: Here’s...
New documentary looks at the legacy of murdered Chilean folk singer Victor Jara
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we look at the life and legacy of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara. Jara was a well known musician, theater director, teacher and advocate for social justice in his home...
Debate about lifting the Cuban embargo continues on Radioactivity
by Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday we continue the debate on lifting the Cuban Embargo from WEDU’s Florida this week. In this webcast-only portion of the debate, we are joined by two local people who...
