Rising Up With Sonali is a women-run daily one-hour radio and television broadcast offering progressive news analysis with an emphasis on racial and gender justice. Created, hosted, and executive produced by Sonali Kolhatkar.
The Rising Up with Sonali podcast is a gem in the world of independent news and political commentary. As a listener who initially followed the show on KPFK and now enjoys it through the podcast format, I am thrilled to have access to Sonali's insightful discussions and thought-provoking topics. This podcast offers unique coverage that I can't find anywhere else, tackling issues that are often overlooked or marginalized by mainstream media. Sonali's affiliation with YES is another reason to celebrate, as it adds even more credibility and depth to the content.
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In conclusion, The Rising Up with Sonali podcast delivers intelligent and relevant content that challenges conventional wisdom and dives into crucial topics often overlooked by mainstream media. It is a valuable resource for anyone seeking alternative perspectives on current events and politics. With its thought-provoking interviews and commitment to shedding light on important issues, Sonali and her show have established themselves as a vital voice in the world of free press.
Communities around the country have been countering new ICE detention centers–and they've been winning.
Although rural states such as North Carolina did not garner as much national attention for the 2025-26 federal assault as Minnesota and California, it was an epicenter of ICE operations in the South.
More than 30,000 unionized workers at California and Hawaii facilities of Kaiser Permanente are returning to work after 4 weeks on the picket line.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights joins us.
New York City's largest nurses strike, numbering at about 15,000 at its peak, is coming to an end–at least for a majority of striking nurses.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for policing and public safety appears to hinge on the formation of a Department of Community Safety
We turn to a legendary figure active in civil and human rights, whose activism spans half a century: Dolores Huerta.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Shelby Chestnut, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center joins us.
ICE agents have wreaked havoc in Maine, and even after Republican Senator Susan Collins requested an end to the operations, tensions remain high and ICE sightings continue.
n one of the largest mass firings of any media outlet in history, the Washington Post recently laid off hundreds of employees, or nearly one third of its entire workforce.
What do Epstein's operations tell us about the capitalist world of billionaire elites?
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Dr. Phil Verhoef, the immediate past president (and a national board member) of Physicians for a National Health Program.
A new book reveals how coroners and other death investigators help cover up police injustices and are effectively complicit.
A new short movie by filmmaker Ellen Gavin, called "The People, United," depicts the importance of solidarity against ICE raids.
Hundreds of actions in all fifty states on Friday January 30 sent a message to the Trump administration against its deployment of ICE agents into American cities.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Craig Aaron the co-CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action joins us.
An ambitious national program to address homelessness among youth is showing remarkable success.
CBP agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday January 24 in Minneapolis.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Margaret Kwateng joins us. She is the Campaign Director at Grassroots Global Justice Alliance.
Unions have backed a ballot measure in California to levy a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.
Nearly six years ago, the people of Minneapolis took center stage in unprecedented protests against racial police terror after George Floyd was videotaped being murdered.
In the weeks after the January 7th ICE killing of Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother and wife, protests have continued to escalate in response to the violence of federal agents.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Jim Walsh, Policy Director for Food & Water Watch joins us.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Jim Walsh, Policy Director for Food & Water Watch joins us.
Somerville, Massachusetts became the first in the nation to pass a ballot measure instructing local authorities to divest from Israel.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Unai Montes-Irueste, the Media Strategy Director for People's Action and People's Action Institute joins us.
Dortell Williams is a regular correspondent on Rising Up With Sonali. He spoke with Sonali Kolhatkar about mentorship, his experience with it, and why it works.
In October 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 715 into law, a troubling piece of legislation aimed at public education in the state, primarily around criticism of Israel.
Project Censored, now in its 50th year, continues to publish the most censored news stories of the year.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action joins us.
Can we free ourselves of plastic? Yes we can, says Judith Enck, founder and president of Beyond Plastics.
Norman Solomon new book is The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Dr. Jen Jones, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Dina Gilio-Whitaker discusses her new book Who Gets to Be Indian? Ethnic Fraud and Other Difficult Conversations about Native American Identity.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Collin Rees, the U.S. Program Manager at Oil Change International joins us.
Propositions LL and MM passed by wide margins and levy taxes on the wealthiest Coloradans to ensure school kids are fed at no cost to families and that cafeteria workers would be better paid.
Thousands of Starbucks baristas began an indefinite strike on November 13, the so-called “Red Cup day,” a major holiday-season marketing gimmick by the corporate coffee chain.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Angela Mooney Darcy, Executive Director and Founder of the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples joins us.
A new book called Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children's Education, and Dreams for a Better Life, follows the stories of 16 migrant families from Latin America who were victims of harsh government enforcement.
A new brief by the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) brings to the forefront a critically important tool for climate justice: the rights of nature.
Yashica Dutt is a Dalit journalist covering New York's Mayoral election since April 2025.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All, joins us.
A new report by the Center for Biological Diversity outlines the threat of AI data centers' carbon emissions and how they can be addressed.
Voters in Montana are gearing up to ban corporate dark money in their state in 2026 by using a simple and innovative redefinition of what a corporation is.
US airstrikes on ships in the Caribbean have killed dozens of people under the dubious claim of illegal narcotics shipments.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Eliel Cruz, co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement, joins us.
A Los Angeles museum is displaying several of toppled Confederate monuments, some still sporting the graffiti of rage, and one, chopped up and reassembled in a grotesque manner.
Citing the federal government shutdown as an excuse, President Donald Trump is allowing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to expire.
On October 28, a month into the federal government shutdown, the United States Senate voted for the 13th time on a funding bill to reopen the government.
This week on Rising Up For Justice, Ahmad Abuznaid, the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights and USCPR Action joins us.
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