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.
According to the Constitutional Accountability Center, the “vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General might be a win for Donald Trump and Todd Blanche, but it is a loss for the American people.”
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Emmy Scott, Executive Director of Earth Guardians is our guest.
After nearly a half century spent battling the US criminal justice system, political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal is taking his fight for freedom to the United Nations.
Children as young as a few years old, will be expected to make their case for why they should be allowed to remain in the United States, or risk deportation.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Christian Snow, Executive Director of Law For Black Lives joins us.
A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies, Forging a Democracy that Works For All, hones in on billionaire power as a central focus.
Political candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are winning elections in a wave that the left could only have dreamt of some years ago.
Young people in India have been making international headlines for mass protests sparked by leaks of medical entrance exams that help students qualify for highly coveted government jobs.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, our guest is Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Most progressives attribute this to our lack of a single payer healthcare system. According to a new book, it's even bigger than that and can be traced back to inequality, including capitalism and individualism.
A Washington woman is suing major oil companies such as Exxon Mobil over the death of her mother in 2021.
ICE agents are no longer announcing their presence, and they are arresting more people per day on average.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, our guest is Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee.
Candice Fortin is the US Campaigns Manager with 350.org, a global climate justice organization.
The Los Angeles Police Department just announced it would not renew its contract with Flock, the controversial company whose AI-powered cameras surveil the public.
The latest ICE killings are part of an on-going pattern of murder and mayhem by immigration forces.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, our guest is Alex Lawson, the Executive Director of Social Security Works.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June of this year signed a bill into law that slaps a tax on tech companies' ad revenues. The movement that led to SB 3019 was many months in the making.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, our guest is Jeff Cohen, a columnist, activist, former journalism professor and author of "Cable News Confidential." He founded the media watch group FAIR in 1986 and co-founded RootsAction.org in 2011.
This year, the Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States. For Indigenous and Black communities it has never symbolized independence.
Eight people were recently given draconian prison terms in the first case of "Antifa"-related sentencing.
In back-to-back 6-3 rulings on the same day, conservative justices upheld the practice of turning away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. And, they affirmed Trump's desire to overturn the Temporary Protected Status of 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians residing in the US.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, our guest is Reem Suleiman, Senior Campaign Director at Fight For the Future, who leads campaigns against surveillance and censorship online.
Southern California has recently been plagued by a massive industrial fire at a warehouse in Boyle Heights, a historically Latino neighborhood in LA.
In the lead up to the World Cup, organizers formed a campaign dubbed Nuestra Copa, or Our Cup, to demand ICE-free events and center fans in a game that has been traditionally seen as “the people's game.”
An immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey called Delaney Hall has been the site of on-going protests on the outside and a hunger-strike by detainees on the inside.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Chris Kutalik, Director of Communications for Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) joins us.
On June 8, hundreds of rights organizations, including unions, pro-democracy organizations, and racial and economic justice groups signed onto an open letter demanding a healthcare system paid for by all of us and benefitting all of us.
It has been just over a year since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents invaded Los Angeles en masse, launching a campaign of terror and violence against immigrant communities.
Stanford University graduates walked out of their commencement ceremony this past Saturday June 13 in protest of Google CEO Sundar Pichai's keynote.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Erica Smiley, the Executive Director for Jobs with Justice joins us.
Organizations that have long advocated for an honest reckoning of American history, are launching a new ritual called Reclamation Day.
Counter military recruitment efforts are needed more than ever at school campuses.
San Francisco, home to many billionaires and corporate executives, is considering a tax on companies with egregiously overpaid CEOs, called Proposition D.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, we'll feature Jeannette Huezo, Executive Director and Senior Popular Educator at United for a Fair Economy
A new book examines the how pharmaceutical corporations set high drug prices and what can be done about it.
The Governor of Hawaii, Josh Green, just signed into law a landmark piece of legislation that has the power to undo corporate moneyed interference in politics.
Critics from all corners roundly dismissed the DNC's 2024 election autopsy as incomplete, and a reflection of precisely why the party has failed to hold on to power.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Nick Tilsen, the Founder and CEO of NDN Collective joins us.
The Trump administration is touting potential military action on Cuba.
Dr. Paul Song is a member of Physicians for a National Health Program and the former co-chair of the Campaign for a Healthy California. He spoke with Sonali Kolhatkar about what it would take to make single payer healthcare a reality in California.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Cassandra Lopez, the Litigation Director at Al Otro Lado, joins us.
Job seeking has become a full time job for many. And in an age where predatory capitalism continues to make billionaires richer while the rest of us struggle on the margins, the work of seeking work becomes a dystopian in-between place.
On Saturday May 9, hundreds of people gathered at the First Congregational Church in Los Angeles for an evening in solidarity with Palestine.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Richard Trent, Executive Director of Main Street Alliance joins us.
The United States Supreme Court in late April issued a sweeping 6-3 ruling in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Tens of thousands of people showed up for May Day marches last Friday May 1st.
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Bob Deans, the senior strategic advisor for the Natural Resources Defense Council, joins us.
For years, workers attempted to unionize Amazon. Today, Amazon Labor Union, whose co-founder has written a manifesto for modern-day union organizing.
Steve Phillips has coined a new term for Trump's white supremacist patriarchy and says it's time to go on the offense.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, together with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, has proposed a new tax on nonresident second-home owners in the city.
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