“Amazon made headlines Tuesday when it became the second American company, after Apple, to reach $1 trillion in value. Amazon’s founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $167 billion. But what’s behind that wealth? What about its workers? The working conditions in…
“Nike just launched a new advertising campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who came to national prominence by protesting police brutality and racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem before games. Nike’s move has reignited a national debate, stirred most famously by President Trump. William Brangham with John Feinstein, author of “Quarterback.” Find…
“The US is getting more diverse. As more Americans realize this new future, it is changing how cultural and political divides take shape. We live in an America where television programs, commercials, and movies are trying to represent a browner country; where Despacito, a Spanish-language song, tops the Billboard charts and where NFL players kneel…
“Gadiel Del Orbe from BuzzFeed’s, Pero Like. Goes to Miami to meet this popular Japanese-Dominican Chef, which is known to make fusion Japanese-Dominican sushi.” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/perolike
“In a Labor Day special, we air an extended conversation with Boots Riley, writer and director of “Sorry to Bother You,” his new film about an evil telemarketing company, a corporation making millions off of slave labor, and one Oakland man at the center of it all who discovers a secret that threatens all of…
“Gerardo Lopez grew up in gang territory in Los Angeles, California and was just 14 years old when he joined MS-13, the notorious Salvadorian gang. Why did he join and why did he leave? In this courageous talk, Gerardo reveals how we can help others get out and stay out of gangs. Gerardo “Clever” Lopez…
“The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on organized labor and federal workers lately. The president issued executive orders limiting the activities of the unions that represent them — which was later blocked by a federal judge — then eliminated a potential pay hike for federal employees. Yamiche Alcindor takes a look at those…
Barbara Rivera is not a classically trained artist and she’s fine with that. She is a Cuban-Mexican-American Artist from Southern California who paints colors that seem to vibrate off the canvas. Rivera is a self-taught artist who as she worked a full-time job, raised a family, and with her husband’s support, she would come home…
Dr. Reagan Romali will mark her one-year anniversary as Superintendent-President of the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) in May. In our recent interview, I asked her to point to the one accomplishment for which she was the proudest and it was a big one, an accreditation report to the commission that basically gives you…
“Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria last year from 64 to nearly 3,000 following the release of a study ordered by the governor of the island. This officially makes Maria one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. We get a response from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González and Randi Weingarten,…