The year 1963 was a landmark one for the civil rights movement – and it's the subject of Peniel Joseph's new book Freedom Season. In the book, the University of Texas at Austin professor argues the events of 1963 ushered in what would become a 50-year consensus on racial justice, including the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act and transformations to public institutions. In today's episode, Joseph joins Here & Now's Scott Tong for a conversation about the varied voices of the civil rights era – who didn't always agree – including James Baldwin, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - An indicator lost: big disaster costs
The U.S. government has tallied the economic impact of major natural disasters going back to 1980. State and local governments used this data for budgeting and planning. But last month, the administration retired its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters disaster database. Today on the show, we speak to Adam Smith, the architect of the program, on the work he did and what might be next.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Can Zionism Survive This War?
After 20 months of war, with violence erupting far from the Middle East, where is the future of Zionism headed?
Guest: Isaac Saul, Tangle executive editor and author of “I think I’m leaving Zionism, or Zionism is leaving me.”
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What Could Go Right? - Democrats: What the Heck Happened? with Jaime Harrison
What do Democrats do next? Zachary and Emma speak with Jaime Harrison, lawyer and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. Jaime discusses Joe Biden’s 2024 candidacy and Kamala Harris’ nomination, the roles and limitations of the DNC, and the need for the Democratic party to return to a grassroots, community-oriented approach. Jaime also reflects on his Senate loss to Lindsey Graham in 2020. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate. For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theprogressnetwork And follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrk
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes
Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
Amarica's Constitution - Competence, Character – or Cannon
Trump says he will no longer take advice from the Federalist Society, and Leonard Leo in particular, for judicial nominations. The criteria he will use instead appear to be cause for great concern, and we discuss this. Meanwhile, the Senate is poised to bypass the filibuster for more than judicial nominations, which calls for an analysis that we provide. And the publication this week of Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation brings its author, Zaakir Tameez, onto our podcast to speak to Sumner’s enduring relevance. CLE credit is available for lawyers and judges from podcast.njsba.com.
The World in Brief from The Economist - South Korea’s election; Musk criticises Trump’s budget bill, and more
Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party won South Korea’s presidential election after Kim Moon-soo, the candidate for the conservative People Power Party, conceded.
Consider This from NPR - What’s going wrong with aid in Gaza?
Tuesday morning brought another shooting near a food distribution site in Gaza — the third in as many days.
This time, more than two dozen people were killed as they tried to collect emergency food aid, according to Gaza health officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Israeli military acknowledged firing warning shots at "several suspects" moving toward their position, and fired additional shots at individual suspects who, they said, did not retreat.
The violence may have something to do with the way Israel is now managing food distribution in Gaza. It's not how aid is typically given out in war zones.
Avril Benoit, CEO of Doctors Without Borders within the U.S., explains what she sees is wrong with the new aid plan in Gaza.
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This time, more than two dozen people were killed as they tried to collect emergency food aid, according to Gaza health officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Israeli military acknowledged firing warning shots at "several suspects" moving toward their position, and fired additional shots at individual suspects who, they said, did not retreat.
The violence may have something to do with the way Israel is now managing food distribution in Gaza. It's not how aid is typically given out in war zones.
Avril Benoit, CEO of Doctors Without Borders within the U.S., explains what she sees is wrong with the new aid plan in Gaza.
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PBS News Hour - World - More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site
It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the verge of famine. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images in this story are disturbing. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
PBS News Hour - World - News Wrap: South Korean liberal leader wins presidential race
In our news wrap Tuesday, South Korea's liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung won the country's presidential race, Russian rockets blasted the Ukrainian city of Sumy killing at least four, the White House sent the first rescissions package to Congress and Newark's mayor sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor over his arrest outside of an immigration detention center last month. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders