Monday Morning QB

The growing influence of deep fakes in political campaign ads. Why natural disasters are particularly risky for public housing residents. And, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins a seat on the New York City Council. All that, and more!

The latest on the international response to the conflict in Gaza. How to protect future elections against efforts to subvert the results. Plus, remembering a hero in the DMV music community, Sandra Butler Truesdale.

Federal efforts to prevent gun violence, and the makings of a regional war in the Caucasus. Plus, what we all can learn by not driving for a week. All that and more!

Why economists are often wrong about rent control. Plus, Barbados’ poet laureate on resilience and reparations, and a fresh call to adopt a Code of Conduct for the U.S. Supreme Court. All that, and more!

Inequality in higher education, after the admissions process. Plus, how climate change affects mental health, and the legacy of slavery in the Caribbean and a call for reparations. All that, and more!

Climate change and mental health, the ecological side effects of the rush towards a clean-energy future, and a deep dive on climate finance in Barbados. All that, and more!

University legacy admissions are in the crosshairs. Why giving birth in the US is so dangerous. And how an influential new group is targeting school board elections. All that, and more!

How J. Edgar Hoover used the FBI to promote White evangelicalism. Plus, how the experience of loneliness can cause serious health problems. And, a report on the expansion of stand your ground laws. All that, and more!

An update on the debt ceiling showdown and President Biden’s proposal to tax the rich. The lasting impact of COVID 19 now that the federal public health emergency is over. And why the GOP is weakening child labor laws. All that, and more!

The tension between a moderate party and a militant base. Plus, attempts to ban books are at record breaking levels. Reflections on the history of art and activism. All that, and more!

Health-care access is under threat for millions of poor people. Why raising the age of retirement to save Social Security is a very bad idea. We hear from youth activists on a recent climate win, and celebrate another musical birthday. All that, and more!

The fight for democracy in Tennessee. How gun companies market to young people. A look at union-busting in the US. Plus, two musical celebrations. All that, and more!

China’s growing diplomatic clout in the Middle East and across the planet. A major address in defense of public education. And another edition in a series on Namibian women. All that, and more!

A fight for civil rights in Uganda, and labor rights in California. Confronting the school to prison pipeline. Plus, another edition in a series on Namibian women.

China shakes up the world diplomatic landscape. Plus, child labor violations are on the rise as some states seek to weaken protections. And another edition in a series on Namibian women. All that, and more!

A movement against cop city, and the price protesters pay. Plus, federal workers fight for a raise. And the latest in a series on Namibian women. All that, and more!

Why cities should get rid of specialized police units. Voting rights on the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Building inter-generational community. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The war in Ukraine turns one year old. Plus, how the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols reveals the dangerous reality of police traffic stops. And, how a lawsuit may provide answers about the assassination of Malcolm X. All that and more!

Today on the show: Fighting for the freedom to read in Florida’s public schools. Plus, Israel’s right-wing government threatens stability in the Middle East. And a celebration of African American Children’s Books. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The emerging debate over allowing police to deploy robots armed with deadly weapons. A look at the past and present of local inequality, and how we can fight to fix it. And, we launch a series featuring the voices of Namibian women. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Stopping the Stop WOKE Act in Florida. Plus, should we call Donald Trump a fascist? And a public health archive. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Highlights from our coronavirus archives, as the world marks the third anniversary of the pandemic’s beginning. How the pandemic exacerbated domestic violence and racial disparities. Plus, the viral threat to Native culture, and how the US neglected its own pandemic preparations. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What are we learning from the midterm elections? Plus, Brazilian politics and lessons for the US. And a look back at Emmett Till. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Fighting back against voter intimidation. Plus, tipped workers demand more. Economic justice on the ballot. And how low-income voters could tip the balance. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Removing the barriers to voting in jail. Plus, marijuana in Maryland. Nuclear rhetoric in Ukraine. And the continuing effort to free Mumia. All that, and more!

9/26

9/19

Today on the show: A new report on the Oathkeepers and their role in public life. Plus, American University staff win a union. Remembering Emmett Till, Bernard Shaw, and Barbara Ehrenreich. And, this show’s four-year anniversary. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The rapid spread of Monkeypox. The FBI raids a socialist group. Plus, a Filipino activist faces payback from his political rivals. And a civil rights oral history. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Political violence. The emerging threat of monkeypox. Plus, we celebrate Motown. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Could Trump face criminal charges? Breonna Taylor’s killers face indictment. Plus, the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act. And the future of voting in the US. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Why nurses in the U.S. are suffering moral injury. Plus, the unequal burden of inflation. Holding local courts accountable. And are we in a “fire age?” All that, and more!

Today on the show: The globally inequality of high heat. Plus, migrants come by the busload to DC. And a new report sheds light on the scourge of prison labor. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Why the leaked Uber files are causing outrage across the globe. Then, why the field of extremism research needs more researchers of color. Plus, what will it take to end transgender homelessness? Finding a path forward for Black youth. And a word from the new poet laureate. All that, and more!

Today on the show: A horrific police shooting in Akron, Ohio. The Supreme Court’s impact on the climate change fight. Abortion rights protests continue. Plus, activists keep up the fight to restore the right to vote. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What's next after Roe v. Wade has been overturned? Hear voices of resistance, from Congress to the streets of American cities, and  experts on how overturning Roe impacts the economy, culture, and politics. All that, and more!

Today on the show: What we are learning from Congress about January 6. Plus, a preview of the Poor People's Campaign Moral March on Washington. All that, and more!

Today on the show: The January 6 insurrection comes to prime time. The connection between COVID deaths and racist redlining. Plus, how new organizing is breaking the mold for labor unions. And hearing from Buffalo’s poet laureate. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Buffalo residents support one another after last week’s horrific racist shooting. Plus, much ado about inflation. Childcare workers demand more. And the doomsday clock ticks closer to midnight. All that, and more!

May 16

Today on the show: The politics of protecting abortion access, and how Republicans stole state power from progressives. Plus, how housing appraisal continues to deepen racial divides. Then, a look forward to next month’s Moral March on Washington. All that, and more!

Today on the show, Florida creates a new election police force... but does it really need one? Plus, why Amazon workers are twice as likely to suffer serious injuries on the job. Then, celebrating this station’s coverage of May Day and worker organizing. All that, and more!

Today on the show: We talk about U.S hypocrisy in prosecuting war crimes and the underfunding of domestic violence services. Plus, how an artist is retracing the racist history of gynecology. Milwaukee’s first elected Black mayor. And a family demands justice after yet another unarmed Black man is shot dead by police. All that, and more!

Today on the show: How COVID-19 turned into a poor people’s pandemic. The twisted history of reparations for slave owners in DC. Plus, Bernie Sanders takes on corporate greed, and we reflect on the historic Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Recent legislative attacks on LGBTQ students in Florida. President Biden’s budget proposal and its bipartisan pushback. How the European Union continues to fund the capture of African refugees. Plus, a few voices on this country’s history of lynching. All that, and more!

On March 28, New Director Askia Muhammad's birthday, we took two hours to celebrate his Monday Morning QB legacy, playing archive pieces on the Gullah Geechee, baseball, reparations, and more. Plus, we hear some of Askia's poetry.

Today on the show: We talk about the importance of public defense just in time for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing today. We then turn to the alarming rise of far right extremism in politics and the untold history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Then, how film and journalism in Africa is forging a new activist path. All that, and more!

Today on the show: How the crisis in Ukraine has shaped diplomacy with Iran. The past and present of refugee politics. This year’s reenactment of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March and a renewed call for Voting Rights. All that, and more!

Today on the show: We once again tackle Ukraine, bringing you stories on Western sanctions targeting Russians and racism faced by people fleeing the violence in Ukraine. We’ll then turn to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the systematic disadvantages of Black women in the legal field. And where do we draw the line on self defense and the use of deadly force? Thanks again to all who donated so generously during our winter pledge drive – your support is what keeps this show and this station on the air. All that, and more!

Today on the show: Fury over the death of innocents resulting from no-knock warrants. Political prisoners, elderly political prisoners, elderly political prisoners with illnesses denied compassionate release. Is it time to increase taxes paid by the rich? And national Black Love Day got its start right here in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. All that, and more!