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ARE YOU MAKING WISE DECISIONS?: 1. May is mental health awareness month. Are you ready to take care of your issues that get in the way of your life and relationships? 2. Dating online…Do’s and Don’t’s. 3. Beatty’s guest today is ROCHELLE ODESSER, CFP, Vice President of the Madison Planning Group. Topic…..How women can empower themselves financially. Tune in for …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and The Torch is marking the month with mental health advocates Yael Baron, who is a mental health advocate and organizer of “Show Me How to Smile” an event designed to increase communication among people with mental health issues. Jorge Cruz is an artist and activist. We discuss mental health problems as the modern …
Polly Higgins is an international lawyer, UK based barrister, award-winning author and lead Ecocide law expert. Her proposal to expand the remit of the International Criminal Court to include Ecocide as an international crime (to stand alongside genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression) will ensure global governance and protection against some of the most egregious crimes, …
The failures and health risks of the biopsychiatric view of mental disorders Dr. Al Galves is a psychologist practicing in Las Cruces, New Mexico. For the past 15 years, he has been active in the movement to defeat biological psychiatry — the psychiatric school that understands mental disorders solely in terms of the biological function of the nervous system and …
Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: a call for a new kind of peace movement, one that cares about the whole of humanity; Mumia Abu Jamal’s lawyers believe they have a good case for ending his long incarcartion; …
Petuuche Gilbert is Acoma Pueblo Native American activist. He’s leading a struggle to save sacred Mt. Taylor called ‘Kaweshti’ in the Acoma language. He represents Laguna and Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment (LACSE), which is one of five core groups in the MultiCultural Alliance for a Safe Environment ( MASE). MASE is a consortium of indigenous and environmental justice …
CHERNOBYL at 32 is the tragic theme of today’s sojourn in Solartopia. > > We try to grasp the full meaning of a catastrophe that may have killed more than a million people, has created “zombie forests” that do not decay and has warped the genetic code of humans and other animals for generations to come. > > LINDA PENTZ-GUNTER, …
On this eighth show Vince presents his highly anticipated commentary on human nature. The term has been misused and misunderstood and he will prove it. But first he gives a short update on Syria and how it is being perceived by people who support killing Assad. In the musical segment Vince explains that he doesn’t hate America like some righties …
A presidency continually rocked by scandal, turmoil and a distorted view of his own power. A Congress that dislikes the open contempt he shows it. A Republican Party that holds him personally responsible for decimating its political gains. A record exodus of Republicans from the House and the Senate. A Cabinet of novices who aren’t quite sure what they’re supposed …
In Political Mind Games, psychologist Roy Eidelson presents a unique and illuminating framework for understanding and combating the manipulative ploys of the 1%. He explains exactly how the rich and powerful mislead the American people–about what’s happening, what’s right, and what’s possible–by targeting basic questions we ask ourselves everyday: Are we safe? Are we being treated fairly? Who should we …
