Best Tanja Hester Podcasts (2024)

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Asylum, Umberto Nicola Nicoletti on 33:29

1y ago33:29

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Asylum: Author Umberto Nicola Nicoletti, Introduction by Filippo Grandi Claudia Cragg speaks here with author, Umberto Nicola Nicoletti, about his fine-art book Asylum. We discusses the phenomenon of LGBTIQ+ refugees, asylum seekers, and those subject to discrimination in their home countries based on their gender or sexual orientation. More the 40…

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The End Of Truss, The End of The GOP? The End of 'Trickle Down'. 31:44

2y ago31:44

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'Trickle Down' does NOT work. For KGNU 'It's The Economy' host, Claudia Cragg spoke with SteadyState.org's Rob Dietz. He brings a fresh perspective to the discussion of economics and environmental sustainability with a diverse background in economics, environmental science and engineering, and conservation biology (plus his work in the public, priv…

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The Museum, Repositories of Controversy and The Stuff of Life 34:05

2y ago34:05

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@claudiacragg (DM Twitter) speaks here with Samuel J Redman @samueljredman about his new book, A Short History of Crisis and Resilience. The work, Professor Redman says, celebrates as he sees it the resilience of American - and it must be said many worldwide - cultural institutions in the face of nationl crises and challenges. On one afternoon in J…

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Doing Work Aligned to Your Values and Life, with Kiersten and Julien Saunders, authors of Cashing Out 40:32

2y ago40:32

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When we talk about activism through a financial or economic lens, most of time, people think of two things: shopping and investing. And those are important. But the single biggest financial decision we make is what we do for a living, our work. My guests today are Kiersten and Julien Saunders, who I think are incredible role models for thinking abo…

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Sarah Kendzior "Hyperbole" "Too Hot To Broadcast" in May 2020? 30:04

2+ y ago30:04

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NB THE OPINIONS IN THIS BROADCAST ARE ENTIRELY THE OPINIONS AND ALLEGATIONS OF INTERVIEWEE SARAH KENDZIOR AND DO NOT REFLECT THOSE OF THE INTERVIEWER HERSELF. THIS INTERVIEW HAS NOT BEEN BROADCAST TILL NOW. In May 2020, @claudiacragg spoke for @KGNU to @sarahkendzior about her book On she said the former president was installed to weaken America’s …

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The Prescience of Former CIA Spymaster Jack Devine on Russia and Putin 37:41

2+ y ago37:41

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Claudia Cragg spoke at length just last May with , @JackDevine_TAG, author of Spymaster’s Prism. In this book, Devine the legendary former CIA spymaster details the unending struggle with Russia and its intelligence agencies as it works against our national security. (.) Devine tells this story through the unique perspective of a seasoned CIA profe…

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The Drumbeat of War: No Real Attention To Devastating Consequences

2+ y ago

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In this repost of a previous interview, Professor Antony Beevor speaks here with Claudia Cragg about his book ''. It is, horribly, more relevant today than it should be. Why do 'those in power' constantly push for war, and what about the aftermath, the 'cleanup' with the so-called 'Win'. History ALWAYS repeats itself. The Normandy Landings that too…

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Peter Hessler, the former longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, 23:55

2+ y ago23:55

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In view of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics (officially the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Beijing 2022) this interview is a repost. In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the…

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A Boost From The Late Great Maya Angelou 22:08

2+ y ago22:08

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What better way to jump into 2022 than with a boost from a rebroadcast of our Maya Angelou interview? This month the US Mint will start shipping quarters featuring Angelou, the first black woman to ever grace the coin. The program was conceived in 2017 and was officially signed into law in 2020. Potential honorees were nominated by the public last …

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Hey, Joe Manchin Grinch! How's your Christmas going..... (Well, you're not Broke In America.) 54:37

2+ y ago54:37

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(That Senator may have made damn sure they'll be NO Child Tax Credits for you coming up, Kiddos!) The authors, Joanne Samuel Goldblum, (@jgoldblum), founder of the National Diaper Bank Network, and journalist Colleen Shaddox argue that the systems that should protect our citizens are broken and that poverty results from flawed policies—compounded b…

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For The Holidays, Become a 'Wallet Activist' with Tanja Hester 40:26

2+ y ago40:26

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, @TanjaHester is the author of (November 2021). Clear-eyed and practical, #WalletActivism helps angry, overwhelmed, and disillusioned consumers cut through the marketing lies of companies that have rebranded their problematic practices as “green,” “woke,” and “ethical” to learn how to use their financial power to fight back. Hester doesn’t offer e…

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First Genocide Verdict against Islamic State For Killings of Yazidis 38:16

2+ y ago38:16

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(REPOST of June 2018 Interview with Dunya Mikhail) This week, a German court on Tuesday jailed a former Islamic State militant for life after convicting him of involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity over mass killings of minority Yazidis by IS in Syria and Iraq. It was the first genocide verdict against a member of the , an offshoot of…

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The Holiday Season Throws Cults Into Sharp Focus? 32:52

2+ y ago32:52

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The holiday season can be fraught for all kinds of reasons for so many. But just imagine how very alarming and emotionally harrowing it must be for those whose family members are in a cult. Perhaps you are, or perhaps you have friends or family who are (they may even be seeking to LEAD a cult themselves!) but at this time of year you'll more than l…

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The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War 25:58

3y ago25:58

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Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with Dr Leonard Rubinstein. @JohnsHopkins @bermaninstitute #CentreForPublicHealthAndHumanRights #CentreForHumanitarianHealth Bringing together extensive research, firsthand experience, and compelling personal stories, Perilous Medicine also offers a path forward, detailing the lessons the international comm…

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Celine-Marie Pascale Discusses 'Living On The Edge' 25:38

3y ago25:38

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Claudia Cragg (Twitter: @claudiacragg) talks to Celine-Marie Pascale @cmpascale about her new book, '' published by . For the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages and rising costs of living. Sociologist Celine-Marie Pascale talked with people acro…

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Solving The Essential Racism and Sexism In The Occupy Movement 28:55

3y ago28:55

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Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg - Twitter) talks with Heather Hurwitz about her book, '." Despite cries of “We are the 99%,” signaling solidarity, certain groups were unwelcome or unable to participate. Moreover, problems with racism, sexism, and discrimination due to sexuality and class persisted within the movement. The protestors that comprised the…

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Human and Material Detritus at Mumbai's Deonar Waste Mountains 30:14

3y ago30:14

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"'I came to see the mountains as an outpouring of our modern lives,' Roy writes, 'of the endless chase for our desires to fill us.' Readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers will be drawn to this harrowing portrait." — Publishers Weekly Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with journalist Saumya Roy about her new non-fiction work, . All of Mumb…

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Real Change over Good Intentions with Michelle MiJung Kim, author of The Wake Up 32:33

3y ago32:33

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Today I'm bringing you an interview with the author of a new book -- out today! -- that I can't recommend highly enough. The book is The Wake Up, and the author is Michelle MiJung Kim. The Wake Up is an important and necessary book for our times, about how we can take all of our do-gooder intentions and make real progress in fighting the status quo…

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Isn't The Case For Us All To Work With Our Hands Not Stronger Than Ever Now? 21:50

3y ago21:50

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In this (reposted) interview, talks to Claudia Cragg @KGNU about 'Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good. This iconic also explores why some jobs offer fulfilment while others leave us frustrated. It answers the question as to why we so often think of our working selves as separate from our 'true' selves? Over the course of the …

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What Is Wallet Activism? 14:06

3y ago14:06

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Wallet activism is using your financial power in all its forms to change the status quo, going beyond what you spend to look at how you earn money, where you live, where you bank, how you donate, and so many more financial choices we make every day. To kick off this new show, today Tanja Hester is talking about Wallet Activism: what it is as a conc…

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COVID19, Its Possible Lab Origins and the indispensable Horseshoe Crab 25:07

3y ago25:07

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Claudia Cragg (Twitter: @claudiacragg) speaks here with William Sargent about his book, , now out in a newly revised edtion. Surviving almost unmolested for 300 million years, the horseshoe crab is now the object of an intense legal and ethical struggle involving marine biologists, environmentalists, US government officials, biotechnologists, and i…

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Introducing Wallet Activism 0:49

3y ago0:49

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This is Wallet Activism, a podcast by author Tanja Hester for anyone who's ready to change the status quo by flexing your financial power for good. Subscribe or follow now so you don't miss a thing.By Tanja Hester

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How Ordinary People Saved a Country From Greed 48:41

3y ago48:41

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks with Robin Broad and 's John Cavanagh, authors of In a time when countless communities are resisting powerful corporations: from Flint, Michigan to the Standing Rock Reservation, from Didipio in the Philippines to the Gualcarque River in Honduras, The Water Defenders presents the inspirational story of a community…

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Just Because.... Joanne Greenberg, One Of Our Most Interesting Past Guests 17:15

3y ago17:15

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No apologies. She is always just delightful. Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with Joanne Greenberg (born September 24, 1932 in ) is an American who published some of her work under the of Hannah Green. She was a professor of anthropology at the and a volunteer . Greenberg is best known for the semi-autobiographical bestselling novel (1964).…

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M. J. Fièvre on How To Be A 'Bad Ass Black Girl' (w update to help Haiti!) 40:24

3y ago40:24

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UPDATE: For those who want to help Haiti, M.J. suggests there are two options for two different solid organizations. Ayiti Community Trust and Fokal. and ************************************************************** Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with M.J. Fièvre, 9@MJ_Fievre), a -born writer and educator who has lived in since 2002. He…

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stef m. shuster On The Banning of Medical Care for Transgender Youth 42:21

3y ago42:21

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In the US, several states are making strong moves to ban medical treatment for transgender youth. The laws are intended to prohibit doctors from providing gender confirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers or gender-confirmation surgeries or from referring patients to other health care providers. Claudia Cragg (Twitter: @claudiacragg) speaks here …

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Now streaming on Amazon Prime, from Maria Diane Ventura, 'Your Color' 39:01

3y ago39:01

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with Filipina American filmmaker, Maria Diane Ventura (Instagram @mariadianeventura) whose new film is streaming on Amazon Prime from today, 15 July 2021. The movie, written and directed by music producer and artist manager Ventura, is a tale of friendship between two young men who leave their German hometown…

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"Smart and Just On One Side, vs. Free and Real On The Other" 38:27

3y ago38:27

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg (comments, suggestions, ratings welcome) speaks here with staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of , , and . Americas, says Packer, is"...trapped in two countries. Each one is split by two narratives—Smart and Just on one side, Free and Real on the other. Neither separation nor conquest is a tenable future. The …

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Dennis Kucinich, the Energizer Politician 24:19

3y ago24:19

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg, speaks here with former Cleveland Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich (1977 – 1979). Twitter: @Dennis_Kucinich In his new book, Kucinich gives an unprecedented, fully documented insider’s account of his battle against a shadow city government which allegedly engaged in corporate espionage, sabotage, price-fixing, cut-throat compet…

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Former Ag Secretary and Congressman Dan Glickman 22:18

3y ago22:18

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Claudia Cragg speaks to former Congressman Dan Glickman, @DanRGlickman, about his new book from the University Press of Kansas, Secretary Glickman (he held the post of Agricultural Secretary in the Clinton administration) tells his story of a classical family background, religious heritage, and “Midwestern-nice” roots, and how it led to a long and …

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Dr Neil Schachter in the NY War On Covid For More Than 16 Months 30:53

3y ago30:53

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After 16 months on the front lines of the COVID war in New York at Mount Sinai, Dr Schachter @MountSinaiNYC does not focus on exhaustion or trauma, but rather the possibilities that have come with dealing with such wide-scale and going medical trauma. Dr. Schachter is currently the Maurice Hexter Professor of Pulmonary and Community Medicine and Me…

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The Urgent Housing Issue, All Hands On 31:30

3y ago31:30

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Jonathan Cappelli is a true champion for affordable housing in the Denver metro area. An experienced urban planning, real estate, and community development professional, Cappelli is focused on finding ways to bring equitable and sustainable development to communities across Colorado. N.B. In this interview, Mr. Cappelli focused on Denver and, he sa…

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Denver Post columnist, Sue McMilllin 24:49

3y ago24:49

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Claudia Cragg speaks with Denver Post columnist, on the difficulties of trying to rent .

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Speaking with Mother Jones Michael Mechanic, 'Jackpot' Author\ 26:34

3+ y ago26:34

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Claudia Cragg speaks here with Mother Jones' senior editor @MichaelMechanic (Michael Mechanic) who offers a harsh wake-up call for the millions of American dreamers who still believe that winning the lottery—or just simply having obscene wealth—will change their lives for the better. The author ushers readers past the velvet rope to reveal the life…

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Donnel Baird's BlocPower 26:12

3+ y ago26:12

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Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg - all comments, reviews, suggestions welcome) speaks here for @KGNU #ItsTheEconomy with Guyana-born Donnel Baird, founder of BlocPower, This is a startup that markets, finances and installs solar and #green #energyefficiency technology to help houses of worship, non-profits, small businesses and multifamily projects to …

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The Black Panthers Context From Mary Williams, Jane Fonda's Daughter 25:59

3+ y ago25:59

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If you watched Sunday evening's 2021 Oscars and learned of British actor, 's, stunning and accolade-winning performance and have not gone on to watch '', maybe you should ask yourself why? If you have, you will have learned that it is an American biographical drama about the betrayal of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illin…

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As President Biden Prepares To Declare The Armenian Massacre A "Genocide" 31:10

3+ y ago31:10

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is to declare the under the Ottoman Empire a "genocide", risking a potential fracture with Turkey but fulfilling a campaign pledge. This pledge was to, at long last, use the word to describe the horrendous mass killings after a series of his predecessors stopped short. Two sources have today, Thursday 22nd April, 2020, said that President Biden wil…

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Vermont's Dinah Yessne, Successful But Unknown, Always Politically Defined 39:11

3+ y ago39:11

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for @KGNU with . A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Yessne’s parents were active in the Progressive movement of the 1940s and 50s, earning them the enmity of their neighbors during the "" hysteria and causing them to remove both her and her brother from the St. Paul public school system, never to return. Twelve…

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Get the 'Wealth Hoarders' To Pay For the Biden Infrastructure Bill 27:31

3+ y ago27:31

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for @KGNU (Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, ) for #ItsTheEconomy with , senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. There, he directs the Program on . Collins latest book is He has written a number of other books including '99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It…

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Denver's Erik J Clarke on President Biden's 'American Jobs Plan' 26:13

3+ y ago26:13

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with @ErikJClarke about the implications for Denver, Colorado and the nation from President Biden's new infrastructure plan to fulfill his campaign promise to “rebuild the backbone of America”. The expansive proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, intends to build 20,000 miles of roads and highways and to re…

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No More Growth At Any Price, How To Build Back Better w Rob Dietz 31:44

3+ y ago31:44

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If COVID19 has shown us anything at all, it must be that growth at any price is not an option going forward. '' is an opportunity to ensure that growth is of the most productive and valuable kind to ALL members of our society, not just for the all too many CEOs who prize above all the growth of their stock price and their pay packet. This has to ch…

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Legendary CIA Spymaster Jack Devine on Putin, Biden 37:41

3+ y ago37:41

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Claudia Cragg @KGNU speaks here with , author of Spymaster’s Prism. In this book, Devine the legendary former CIA spymaster details the unending struggle with Russia and its intelligence agencies as it works against our national security. (.) Devine tells this story through the unique perspective of a seasoned CIA professional who served more than …

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How To De-Cult a #Trumpie Or Your #QAnon Friend 32:52

3+ y ago32:52

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for @ Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins with about this book, '. This is a thorough discussion of how #Trump, #QAnon and others use cult-like mind-control techniques to manipulate and maintain an unwavering support base. How is it that even now, post-election, Trump, with his highly documented failures, lies, anti-…

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The COVID Relief Bill Will Help Greatly But Will Food Banks Still Be Busy? 33:28

3+ y ago33:28

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for #ItsTheEconomy @KGNU with Sheen Kadi of #Metro Caring Denver. As Colorado's leading frontline anti-hunger organization, works with the community to meet people’s immediate need for nutritious food while building a movement to address the root causes of hunger. The organization offers innovative programmin…

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Racist Attacks on Asian Americans in Denver and Beyond 25:46

3+ y ago25:46

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for @KGNU #ItsTheEconomy with President of the in Colorado The last 6 months have been an unprecedented challenge to the health of all, to our economy, and to our concepts of racial equity. This makes the work for the more important now than ever, says Campbell. Despite very tough conditions, the ACC continue…

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Reforming The World's Financial Systems Heretically - Brett Scott 31:13

3+ y ago31:13

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(Reprise from 2014, but very sadly the US - and indeed the world's - financial system has not been reformed to offset inbuilt disadvantages against the economically underserved or deprived. Here at #ItsTheEconomy there is hope that perhaps #COVID19 might offer an opportunity for a much needed rethink.) Popular anger against the financial system has…

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Texas Proves Anti-Racist, Feminist Policies Must Be Applied vs. Climate Change 22:22

3+ y ago22:22

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Claudia Cragg speaks here for @KGNU with Dr. Jennie C. Stephens, @jenniecstephens, the Director of the and the Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy at in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also the Director for Strategic Research Collaborations at Northeastern University’s and is affiliated with the , the department of and the department …

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The Democratization of Tech as Business Aide during COVID TImes 30:06

3+ y ago30:06

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Claudia Cragg @KGNU (@claudiacragg) addresses the business operational adjustments everyone is having to make in what we hope will soon be a post-COVID world. At Zenreach, where he is CEO, John Kelly (@zenreach) is addressing entrepreneurs and operators, both small and large, to let them know that as a company they do recognize the unique challenge…

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Just how compromised IS 45? 26:54

3+ y ago26:54

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Claudia Cragg @KGNU speaks here with Craig Unger about his new book, What IS Donald Trump's relationship with Russia? "Just how compromised was [/is] he? American Kompromat is situated in the ongoing context of the #TrumpRussia scandal and the new era of hybrid warfare, kleptocrats, and authoritarian right-wing populism it helped accelerate. To ans…

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Rape, (inJustice) and The Objects That Remain 29:47

3+ y ago29:47

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Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with Laura Levitt @llevitttemple about her book, n. On a November evening in 1989, Laura Levitt was raped in her own bed. Her landlord heard the assault taking place and called 911, but the police arrived too late to apprehend Laura’s attacker. When they left, investigators took items with them—a pair of swea…

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