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On the ST Weekly Broadcast, a round table discussion/analysis on the election results, international implications, Trump nominees thus far; what they see as way forward for social change. Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Laura Carlsen, Bill Gallegos

On the ST Weekly Broadcast, a round table discussion/analysis on the election results, international implications, Trump nominees thus far; what they see as way forward for social change. Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Laura Carlsen, Bill Gallegos

What happened in the 2024 elections, and what happens now? Donald J. Trump is headed back to the White House, Republicans will control the Senate, and it's possible they will control all three branches of government when the dust settles. Democrats' “blue wall” crumbled in the face of the MAGA-led “red wave,” but that picture gets more complicated when we survey the results of other key races and ballot measures across the country. So, what really happened on Tuesday? What do the results tell us about the political landscape and the balance of power in the US? How did Democrats lose so soundly, how did Republicans pull off such sizable wins? And what implications do the elections have for the future of civil rights, immigration, protest and social movements, public policy, the climate, Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, and America's place on the world stage?In this post-election livestream, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez and Marc Steiner, host of The Marc Steiner Show, are joined by a range of guests to help break down the wins, losses, and strategies for moving forward from the 2024 elections. Guests include: scholar-activist and artist Eman Abdelhadi; Rick Perlstein, columnist at The American Prospect and author of numerous books like “Nixonland,” “Reaganland,” and “Before the Storm”; Laura Flanders, host of “Laura Flanders & Friends” on PBS; John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation; Bill Gallegos of the Mexico Solidarity Project; and TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis, who have been on the ground in Wisconsin all week.Studio: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino, Adam ColeyPre-Production: Maximillian Alvarez, Kayla Rivara, Jocelyn DombroskiHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Bill Gallegos and Jack Herrera to discuss Latino voters—what kind of power they have, the complex ways they are using that power, and what Democrats need to do to stop Donald Trump's aggressive attempts to win their support.Gallegos is a longtime Chicano activist, political organizer, and a member of the Nation editorial board. Herrera is a reporter who has covered Latino politics and immigration for just about every major outlet you can think of—including The Nation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on Sojourner Truth, a deep dive into the August 29th 1970 Chicano Moratorium, where tens of thousands of Chicanos and their supporters took to the streets in East Los Angeles to protest the war in Vietnam and the oppression of Chicano people. Similar marches took place in several other states, but the one in EastLos was by far the largest. Police attached peaceful marchers, many were injured, and 3 were left dead. We are also marking the anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain which is celebrated on September 16th. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a veteran Chicano liberation activist and author.

Today on Sojourner Truth, a deep dive into the August 29th 1970 Chicano Moratorium, where tens of thousands of Chicanos and their supporters took to the streets in East Los Angeles to protest the war in Vietnam and the oppression of Chicano people. Similar marches took place in several other states, but the one in EastLos was by far the largest. Police attached peaceful marchers, many were injured, and 3 were left dead. We are also marking the anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain which is celebrated on September 16th. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a veteran Chicano liberation activist and author.

With Donald Trump continuing to demonize immigrants, especially immigrants from Latin America, and with Republicans calling for "Mass Deportation Now," Latinos in the US find themselves in the crosshairs of a national debate over immigration, border policy, racism, and economic justice. What can the Chicano Movement of the 20th century teach us about how to combat attacks on Latinos and other marginalized groups today? Last week, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, The Marc Steiner Show hosted a retrospective panel on the role of the Chicano Movement in building an anti-imperialist front in the US. For a follow-up discussion on how the lessons of the past can be applied to the future of Latino organizing, longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist Bill Gallegos returns to the show, along with Maricela Guzman of the Mexican Solidarity Project and Eddie Bonilla, professor of history at Boston College.Read the transcript of this podcast here. Studio Production: Cameron GranadinoPost-Production: Alina NehlichHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

With Donald Trump continuing to demonize immigrants, especially immigrants from Latin America, and with Republicans calling for "Mass Deportation Now," Latinos in the US find themselves in the crosshairs of a national debate over immigration, border policy, racism, and economic justice. What can the Chicano Movement of the 20th century teach us about how to combat attacks on Latinos and other marginalized groups today? Last week, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, The Marc Steiner Show hosted a retrospective panel on the role of the Chicano Movement in building an anti-imperialist front in the US. For a follow-up discussion on how the lessons of the past can be applied to the future of Latino organizing, longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist Bill Gallegos returns to the show, along with Maricela Guzman of the Mexican Solidarity Project and Eddie Bonilla, professor of history at Boston College.Read the transcript of this podcast here. Studio Production: Cameron GranadinoPost-Production: Alina NehlichHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

Sojourner Truth Radio continues our November 2022 election coverage. Today, we unpack polling results as they come in with our panelist roundtable including: Attorney and civil rights icon Barbara Arnwine, Progressive Democrats of America Executive Director Alan Minsky, Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice artivist Bill Gallegos and London-based labor union artivist Sam Weinstein.

Sojourner Truth Radio continues our November 2022 election coverage. Today, we unpack polling results as they come in with our panelist roundtable including: Attorney and civil rights icon Barbara Arnwine, Progressive Democrats of America Executive Director Alan Minsky, Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice artivist Bill Gallegos and London-based labor union artivist Sam Weinstein.

What the official narrative of US history should be, who gets to tell that history, and who the protagonists are have been recurring debates since the founding of the American republic, but they became especially important and heated in the aftermath of the Civil War—and they have been a defining feature of far-right politics ever since. At stake is the question of whose country this is and to whom this land and its future belongs.In this special series of The Marc Steiner Show, co-hosted by Marc Steiner and Bill Fletcher Jr., we will examine the rise of the right in the US and beyond, we will explore the different tendencies and motivations fueling today's surge in far-right politics, and we will engage with a range of critical voices who can help us understand how we got here and what we can do about it. In Episode Two of “Rise of the Right,” Marc and Bill are joined by Erica Smiley, Bill Gallegos, and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to examine the central place that race, racial hierarchy, and the project of settler colonialism have held in far-right politics historically, and the role they play in driving far-right politics today.Erica Smiley is a longtime organizer and movement leader, and she is the executive director of Jobs With Justice. Bill Gallegos is an activist who has been involved in the Chicano liberation and environmental justice movements for many years; he also served as the executive director for Communities for a Better Environment. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. She is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize and she has authored and edited many books, including An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States and Not “A Nation of Immigrants”: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion.Tune in every Monday over the next month for new installments of this special series of The Marc Steiner Show on TRNN.Read the transcript of this podcast:Pre-Production: Dwayne Gladden, Stephen Frank, Kayla Rivara, Maximillian Alvarez, Jocelyn DombroskiStudio: Dwayne GladdenPost-Production: Stephen FrankHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

What the official narrative of US history should be, who gets to tell that history, and who the protagonists are have been recurring debates since the founding of the American republic, but they became especially important and heated in the aftermath of the Civil War—and they have been a defining feature of far-right politics ever since. At stake is the question of whose country this is and to whom this land and its future belongs.In this special series of The Marc Steiner Show, co-hosted by Marc Steiner and Bill Fletcher Jr., we will examine the rise of the right in the US and beyond, we will explore the different tendencies and motivations fueling today's surge in far-right politics, and we will engage with a range of critical voices who can help us understand how we got here and what we can do about it. In Episode Two of “Rise of the Right,” Marc and Bill are joined by Erica Smiley, Bill Gallegos, and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to examine the central place that race, racial hierarchy, and the project of settler colonialism have held in far-right politics historically, and the role they play in driving far-right politics today.Erica Smiley is a longtime organizer and movement leader, and she is the executive director of Jobs With Justice. Bill Gallegos is an activist who has been involved in the Chicano liberation and environmental justice movements for many years; he also served as the executive director for Communities for a Better Environment. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. She is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize and she has authored and edited many books, including An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States and Not “A Nation of Immigrants”: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion.Tune in every Monday over the next month for new installments of this special series of The Marc Steiner Show on TRNN.Read the transcript of this podcast:Pre-Production: Dwayne Gladden, Stephen Frank, Kayla Rivara, Maximillian Alvarez, Jocelyn DombroskiStudio: Dwayne GladdenPost-Production: Stephen FrankHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Gavin Newsom beat Trumpster Larry Elder in the California gubernatorial recall election. What are the lessons learned and the broader implications? Bill Gallegos joins us to break all of this down. Bill is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Tax hikes and GOP resistance to President Biden's care economy agenda, as reflected in his Build Back Better plan. A bill is now under consideration in the House. What are the numbers? How are Democrats proposing to pay for this legislation? Who is objecting and why? Does the inflation argument against Build Back Better hold water? Our guest is Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. The movement for a universal guaranteed income grows. What has been the history of this demand? Where do basic income programs stand now? How is California leading the way? How is the Cash for People movement organizing itself? We speak with John Ma of Ground Game LA. Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The California Gubernatorial election. Some say the outcome will determine whether California shifts to Trump-style policies and politics, or maintains the progressive reputation it now has. There is a lot at stake. Our guest is Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. The impact of Hurricane Ida on St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. We speak with Robert Taylor, founder of Concerned Citizens of St. John. We update our rural-urban conversation with a focus on the Mojave Desert communities. Our guest is Pat Flanagan, a naturalist educator based in Twentynine Palms, in the high desert of California. We discuss threats to the desert ecological system and how it impacts us all. We pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams and also our weekly Earth Minute.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. The theme of the inauguration ceremony was America United, at a time when the United States remains more divided and weakened by crises after four years of Donald Trump. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his support for the violent Capitol insurrection, this country remains at an all-time low. All of this cannot be placed on the feet of Donald Trump, but also his supporters, including elected officials in Congress. Still, Biden and Harris expressed optimism during their inaugurations on Wednesday, pledging to build back better. During his speech, Biden said: America has to be better than this. He also listed the policy approaches that he believes would lead to healing the country. They include addressing COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and domestic extremism, including white supremacy. Biden is the first president to address white supremacy in an inaugural address, according to NPR. During her speech, Vice President Harris said: We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up. Within the United States and around the world, social, cultural and political leaders expressed optimism at the new page being turned in U.S. history. Following the inauguration ceremony, Biden signed 15 executive orders and two executive actions. Several executive actions will make changes to the U.S. response to COVID-19 and try to ease some of the financial strain on people because of the pandemic. Other executive actions directly target and undo Trump's actions on the environment, immigration, the U.S. census, and regulatory changes. Today's guests are Jill Cartwright, Bill Gallegos and Selma James. Jill Cartwright is the Georgia Statewide Organizer for Southerners on New Ground, or SONG. SONG serves as a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Selma James is an activist, author, strategist, critical thinker, women's rights and anti-racist campaigner. She is the widow of C.L.R James, the author of "Black Jacobins," the major text on the Haitian Revolution. James founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign and is the international coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. The theme of the inauguration ceremony was America United, at a time when the United States remains more divided and weakened by crises after four years of Donald Trump. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his support for the violent Capitol insurrection, this country remains at an all-time low. All of this cannot be placed on the feet of Donald Trump, but also his supporters, including elected officials in Congress. Still, Biden and Harris expressed optimism during their inaugurations on Wednesday, pledging to build back better. During his speech, Biden said: America has to be better than this. He also listed the policy approaches that he believes would lead to healing the country. They include addressing COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and domestic extremism, including white supremacy. Biden is the first president to address white supremacy in an inaugural address, according to NPR. During her speech, Vice President Harris said: We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up. Within the United States and around the world, social, cultural and political leaders expressed optimism at the new page being turned in U.S. history. Following the inauguration ceremony, Biden signed 15 executive orders and two executive actions. Several executive actions will make changes to the U.S. response to COVID-19 and try to ease some of the financial strain on people because of the pandemic. Other executive actions directly target and undo Trump's actions on the environment, immigration, the U.S. census, and regulatory changes. Today's guests are Jill Cartwright, Bill Gallegos and Selma James. Jill Cartwright is the Georgia Statewide Organizer for Southerners on New Ground, or SONG. SONG serves as a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Selma James is an activist, author, strategist, critical thinker, women's rights and anti-racist campaigner. She is the widow of C.L.R James, the author of "Black Jacobins," the major text on the Haitian Revolution. James founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign and is the international coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. The theme of the inauguration ceremony was America United, at a time when the United States remains more divided and weakened by crises after four years of Donald Trump. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his support for the violent Capitol insurrection, this country remains at an all-time low. All of this cannot be placed on the feet of Donald Trump, but also his supporters, including elected officials in Congress. Still, Biden and Harris expressed optimism during their inaugurations on Wednesday, pledging to build back better. During his speech, Biden said: America has to be better than this. He also listed the policy approaches that he believes would lead to healing the country. They include addressing COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and domestic extremism, including white supremacy. Biden is the first president to address white supremacy in an inaugural address, according to NPR. During her speech, Vice President Harris said: We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up. Within the United States and around the world, social, cultural and political leaders expressed optimism at the new page being turned in U.S. history. Following the inauguration ceremony, Biden signed 15 executive orders and two executive actions. Several executive actions will make changes to the U.S. response to COVID-19 and try to ease some of the financial strain on people because of the pandemic. Other executive actions directly target and undo Trump's actions on the environment, immigration, the U.S. census, and regulatory changes. Today's guests are Jill Cartwright, Bill Gallegos and Selma James. Jill Cartwright is the Georgia Statewide Organizer for Southerners on New Ground, or SONG. SONG serves as a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Selma James is an activist, author, strategist, critical thinker, women's rights and anti-racist campaigner. She is the widow of C.L.R James, the author of "Black Jacobins," the major text on the Haitian Revolution. James founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign and is the international coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. The theme of the inauguration ceremony was America United, at a time when the United States remains more divided and weakened by crises after four years of Donald Trump. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his support for the violent Capitol insurrection, this country remains at an all-time low. All of this cannot be placed on the feet of Donald Trump, but also his supporters, including elected officials in Congress. Still, Biden and Harris expressed optimism during their inaugurations on Wednesday, pledging to build back better. During his speech, Biden said: America has to be better than this. He also listed the policy approaches that he believes would lead to healing the country. They include addressing COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and domestic extremism, including white supremacy. Biden is the first president to address white supremacy in an inaugural address, according to NPR. During her speech, Vice President Harris said: We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up. Within the United States and around the world, social, cultural and political leaders expressed optimism at the new page being turned in U.S. history. Following the inauguration ceremony, Biden signed 15 executive orders and two executive actions. Several executive actions will make changes to the U.S. response to COVID-19 and try to ease some of the financial strain on people because of the pandemic. Other executive actions directly target and undo Trump's actions on the environment, immigration, the U.S. census, and regulatory changes. Today's guests are Jill Cartwright, Bill Gallegos and Selma James. Jill Cartwright is the Georgia Statewide Organizer for Southerners on New Ground, or SONG. SONG serves as a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Selma James is an activist, author, strategist, critical thinker, women's rights and anti-racist campaigner. She is the widow of C.L.R James, the author of "Black Jacobins," the major text on the Haitian Revolution. James founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign and is the international coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. The theme of the inauguration ceremony was America United, at a time when the United States remains more divided and weakened by crises after four years of Donald Trump. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his support for the violent Capitol insurrection, this country remains at an all-time low. All of this cannot be placed on the feet of Donald Trump, but also his supporters, including elected officials in Congress. Still, Biden and Harris expressed optimism during their inaugurations on Wednesday, pledging to build back better. During his speech, Biden said: America has to be better than this. He also listed the policy approaches that he believes would lead to healing the country. They include addressing COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and domestic extremism, including white supremacy. Biden is the first president to address white supremacy in an inaugural address, according to NPR. During her speech, Vice President Harris said: We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up. Within the United States and around the world, social, cultural and political leaders expressed optimism at the new page being turned in U.S. history. Following the inauguration ceremony, Biden signed 15 executive orders and two executive actions. Several executive actions will make changes to the U.S. response to COVID-19 and try to ease some of the financial strain on people because of the pandemic. Other executive actions directly target and undo Trump's actions on the environment, immigration, the U.S. census, and regulatory changes. Today's guests are Jill Cartwright, Bill Gallegos and Selma James. Jill Cartwright is the Georgia Statewide Organizer for Southerners on New Ground, or SONG. SONG serves as a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Selma James is an activist, author, strategist, critical thinker, women's rights and anti-racist campaigner. She is the widow of C.L.R James, the author of "Black Jacobins," the major text on the Haitian Revolution. James founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign and is the international coordinator of the Global Women's Strike.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our post-election special. Reaction, analysis and a view from poll watchers in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, November 3, millions of people across the United States headed to the polls and cast their ballots as part of the 2020 elections. Along with over 100 million people who did early voting, this election is reported to be the largest turnout in 100 years. In a race that turned out to be much closer than had been predicted, Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As of the time we go on the air, it remains still to early to project a winner in the presidential race. Votes are still being counted in Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage, with 224 votes compared to Trump's 213. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to become President. On Election Night, Trump won a tight race in Florida, bumped up by the Latino vote in Miami Dade County, where large Cuban and Venezuelan exile communities live. There, Trump won 51.2 percent of votes compared to Biden's 47.8. In Florida, Latinos make up 19 percent of all of the state's voters, according to Al Jazeera. In contrast, in Arizona, Latino voters favored Biden by nearly 2-1, with Trump barely making a dent. In Wisconsin, with more than 90 percent of votes counted, Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump. In Nevada, with 85 percent of the votes counted, Biden leads by less than a percentage point. Now, all eyes are on Michigan, where the clerk of Wayne County (a key suburb) says they are counting votes, with no foreseeable end in sight. Pennsylvania, a state which Trump falsely claimed he had won, is just beginning to count hundreds of thousands of early votes mailed in that are expected to be heavily in favor of Biden. Aside from the presidential race, a number of important developments have taken place. In the Senate race, as of Wednesday morning, Republicans are in the lead with 47 seats compared with the Democrats 45 seats. 51 seats are needed to form a majority. Republicans appear poised to maintain a narrow Senate majority after winning a number of tight races and with others remaining too close to call. The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. Democrats need to win four seats to flip the Senate after Alabama Sen. Doug Jones lost to Republican Tommy Tuberville. Democrats have picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Meanwhile, all four progressive congresswomen referred to as The Squad have all won reelection in the House of Representatives. They include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Our guests are Dr. Robin Kelley, Bill Gallegos, Phoebe Jones Schellenberg and Tara Galatt. Dr. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Yo Mamas DisFunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Phoebe Jones is a women's rights campaigner in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shes a Quaker, a mother and has a PhD in physical education. She was a poll monitor for the Poor Peoples Campaign " A National Call for Moral Revival, covering a polling station in her neighborhood. Tara Galatt served as a poll monitor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the 2020 elections. She is based in New Jersey.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our post-election special. Reaction, analysis and a view from poll watchers in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, November 3, millions of people across the United States headed to the polls and cast their ballots as part of the 2020 elections. Along with over 100 million people who did early voting, this election is reported to be the largest turnout in 100 years. In a race that turned out to be much closer than had been predicted, Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As of the time we go on the air, it remains still to early to project a winner in the presidential race. Votes are still being counted in Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage, with 224 votes compared to Trump's 213. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to become President. On Election Night, Trump won a tight race in Florida, bumped up by the Latino vote in Miami Dade County, where large Cuban and Venezuelan exile communities live. There, Trump won 51.2 percent of votes compared to Biden's 47.8. In Florida, Latinos make up 19 percent of all of the state's voters, according to Al Jazeera. In contrast, in Arizona, Latino voters favored Biden by nearly 2-1, with Trump barely making a dent. In Wisconsin, with more than 90 percent of votes counted, Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump. In Nevada, with 85 percent of the votes counted, Biden leads by less than a percentage point. Now, all eyes are on Michigan, where the clerk of Wayne County (a key suburb) says they are counting votes, with no foreseeable end in sight. Pennsylvania, a state which Trump falsely claimed he had won, is just beginning to count hundreds of thousands of early votes mailed in that are expected to be heavily in favor of Biden. Aside from the presidential race, a number of important developments have taken place. In the Senate race, as of Wednesday morning, Republicans are in the lead with 47 seats compared with the Democrats 45 seats. 51 seats are needed to form a majority. Republicans appear poised to maintain a narrow Senate majority after winning a number of tight races and with others remaining too close to call. The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. Democrats need to win four seats to flip the Senate after Alabama Sen. Doug Jones lost to Republican Tommy Tuberville. Democrats have picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Meanwhile, all four progressive congresswomen referred to as The Squad have all won reelection in the House of Representatives. They include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Our guests are Dr. Robin Kelley, Bill Gallegos, Phoebe Jones Schellenberg and Tara Galatt. Dr. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Yo Mamas DisFunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Phoebe Jones is a women's rights campaigner in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shes a Quaker, a mother and has a PhD in physical education. She was a poll monitor for the Poor Peoples Campaign " A National Call for Moral Revival, covering a polling station in her neighborhood. Tara Galatt served as a poll monitor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the 2020 elections. She is based in New Jersey.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our post-election special. Reaction, analysis and a view from poll watchers in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, November 3, millions of people across the United States headed to the polls and cast their ballots as part of the 2020 elections. Along with over 100 million people who did early voting, this election is reported to be the largest turnout in 100 years. In a race that turned out to be much closer than had been predicted, Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As of the time we go on the air, it remains still to early to project a winner in the presidential race. Votes are still being counted in Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage, with 224 votes compared to Trump's 213. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to become President. On Election Night, Trump won a tight race in Florida, bumped up by the Latino vote in Miami Dade County, where large Cuban and Venezuelan exile communities live. There, Trump won 51.2 percent of votes compared to Biden's 47.8. In Florida, Latinos make up 19 percent of all of the state's voters, according to Al Jazeera. In contrast, in Arizona, Latino voters favored Biden by nearly 2-1, with Trump barely making a dent. In Wisconsin, with more than 90 percent of votes counted, Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump. In Nevada, with 85 percent of the votes counted, Biden leads by less than a percentage point. Now, all eyes are on Michigan, where the clerk of Wayne County (a key suburb) says they are counting votes, with no foreseeable end in sight. Pennsylvania, a state which Trump falsely claimed he had won, is just beginning to count hundreds of thousands of early votes mailed in that are expected to be heavily in favor of Biden. Aside from the presidential race, a number of important developments have taken place. In the Senate race, as of Wednesday morning, Republicans are in the lead with 47 seats compared with the Democrats 45 seats. 51 seats are needed to form a majority. Republicans appear poised to maintain a narrow Senate majority after winning a number of tight races and with others remaining too close to call. The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. Democrats need to win four seats to flip the Senate after Alabama Sen. Doug Jones lost to Republican Tommy Tuberville. Democrats have picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Meanwhile, all four progressive congresswomen referred to as The Squad have all won reelection in the House of Representatives. They include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Our guests are Dr. Robin Kelley, Bill Gallegos, Phoebe Jones Schellenberg and Tara Galatt. Dr. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Yo Mamas DisFunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Phoebe Jones is a women's rights campaigner in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shes a Quaker, a mother and has a PhD in physical education. She was a poll monitor for the Poor Peoples Campaign " A National Call for Moral Revival, covering a polling station in her neighborhood. Tara Galatt served as a poll monitor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the 2020 elections. She is based in New Jersey.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our post-election special. Reaction, analysis and a view from poll watchers in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, November 3, millions of people across the United States headed to the polls and cast their ballots as part of the 2020 elections. Along with over 100 million people who did early voting, this election is reported to be the largest turnout in 100 years. In a race that turned out to be much closer than had been predicted, Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. As of the time we go on the air, it remains still to early to project a winner in the presidential race. Votes are still being counted in Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage, with 224 votes compared to Trump's 213. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed to become President. On Election Night, Trump won a tight race in Florida, bumped up by the Latino vote in Miami Dade County, where large Cuban and Venezuelan exile communities live. There, Trump won 51.2 percent of votes compared to Biden's 47.8. In Florida, Latinos make up 19 percent of all of the state's voters, according to Al Jazeera. In contrast, in Arizona, Latino voters favored Biden by nearly 2-1, with Trump barely making a dent. In Wisconsin, with more than 90 percent of votes counted, Biden holds a narrow lead over Trump. In Nevada, with 85 percent of the votes counted, Biden leads by less than a percentage point. Now, all eyes are on Michigan, where the clerk of Wayne County (a key suburb) says they are counting votes, with no foreseeable end in sight. Pennsylvania, a state which Trump falsely claimed he had won, is just beginning to count hundreds of thousands of early votes mailed in that are expected to be heavily in favor of Biden. Aside from the presidential race, a number of important developments have taken place. In the Senate race, as of Wednesday morning, Republicans are in the lead with 47 seats compared with the Democrats 45 seats. 51 seats are needed to form a majority. Republicans appear poised to maintain a narrow Senate majority after winning a number of tight races and with others remaining too close to call. The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. Democrats need to win four seats to flip the Senate after Alabama Sen. Doug Jones lost to Republican Tommy Tuberville. Democrats have picked up a seat in Colorado, with John Hickenlooper defeating Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and one in Arizona, with Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, beating GOP Sen. Martha McSally. Meanwhile, all four progressive congresswomen referred to as The Squad have all won reelection in the House of Representatives. They include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Our guests are Dr. Robin Kelley, Bill Gallegos, Phoebe Jones Schellenberg and Tara Galatt. Dr. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Yo Mamas DisFunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." Phoebe Jones is a women's rights campaigner in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shes a Quaker, a mother and has a PhD in physical education. She was a poll monitor for the Poor Peoples Campaign " A National Call for Moral Revival, covering a polling station in her neighborhood. Tara Galatt served as a poll monitor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the 2020 elections. She is based in New Jersey.

Today on Sojourner Truth: A special roundtable with response and analysis of the first Trump-Biden presidential candidate debate. It was indeed a chaotic night. No one alive today has seen such an acrimonious U.S. presidential debate. Chris Wallace of Fox News, the moderator, tried to take control of the chaos, but for the most part failed. Trump came in prepared for battle, from scowling throughout the debate to constantly interrupting and lobbing insults. Trump seemed to be focused on shoring up and giving red meat to his base, more so than broadening his support. Some undecided voters referred to Trump following his debate performance as a "crack head," "arrogant," "puzzling," "unhinged" and "forceful." In contrast, the same group of undecided voters referred to Biden as "professional," showing "restraint and compassion," "predictable," a "politician" and "presidential." The huge elephant in the room was race. Black Lives Matter was referred to as well as Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Trump tried yet again his law and order rant in an attempt to bypass the issue of systemic racism in law enforcement. Yet again, claiming he has done more for Black people than any other president, with the only other exception being Abraham Lincoln. Trump also refused to admit to a peaceful transfer of power if he looses the election. Our guests are Jackie Goldberg, Bill Gallegos and Dr. Melina Abdullah. Jackie Goldberg is a governing board member for the Los Angeles School Board - District 5. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor, author and community organizer in Los Angeles.

Today on Sojourner Truth: A special roundtable with response and analysis of the first Trump-Biden presidential candidate debate. It was indeed a chaotic night. No one alive today has seen such an acrimonious U.S. presidential debate. Chris Wallace of Fox News, the moderator, tried to take control of the chaos, but for the most part failed. Trump came in prepared for battle, from scowling throughout the debate to constantly interrupting and lobbing insults. Trump seemed to be focused on shoring up and giving red meat to his base, more so than broadening his support. Some undecided voters referred to Trump following his debate performance as a "crack head," "arrogant," "puzzling," "unhinged" and "forceful." In contrast, the same group of undecided voters referred to Biden as "professional," showing "restraint and compassion," "predictable," a "politician" and "presidential." The huge elephant in the room was race. Black Lives Matter was referred to as well as Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Trump tried yet again his law and order rant in an attempt to bypass the issue of systemic racism in law enforcement. Yet again, claiming he has done more for Black people than any other president, with the only other exception being Abraham Lincoln. Trump also refused to admit to a peaceful transfer of power if he looses the election. Our guests are Jackie Goldberg, Bill Gallegos and Dr. Melina Abdullah. Jackie Goldberg is a governing board member for the Los Angeles School Board - District 5. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor, author and community organizer in Los Angeles.

Today on Sojourner Truth: A special roundtable with response and analysis of the first Trump-Biden presidential candidate debate. It was indeed a chaotic night. No one alive today has seen such an acrimonious U.S. presidential debate. Chris Wallace of Fox News, the moderator, tried to take control of the chaos, but for the most part failed. Trump came in prepared for battle, from scowling throughout the debate to constantly interrupting and lobbing insults. Trump seemed to be focused on shoring up and giving red meat to his base, more so than broadening his support. Some undecided voters referred to Trump following his debate performance as a "crack head," "arrogant," "puzzling," "unhinged" and "forceful." In contrast, the same group of undecided voters referred to Biden as "professional," showing "restraint and compassion," "predictable," a "politician" and "presidential." The huge elephant in the room was race. Black Lives Matter was referred to as well as Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Trump tried yet again his law and order rant in an attempt to bypass the issue of systemic racism in law enforcement. Yet again, claiming he has done more for Black people than any other president, with the only other exception being Abraham Lincoln. Trump also refused to admit to a peaceful transfer of power if he looses the election. Our guests are Jackie Goldberg, Bill Gallegos and Dr. Melina Abdullah. Jackie Goldberg is a governing board member for the Los Angeles School Board - District 5. Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor, author and community organizer in Los Angeles.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest and analysis of the stimulus legislation now being debated in the Senate. Our guest is Dr. Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. Increasingly, we are all becoming dependent on deliveries of food and other essential goods to our homes during the coronavirus crisis. What risks are those working in the delivery industry taking to make our lives easier now? How are they being protected? We speak with Omar Moreno, a warehouse worker and driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS), and Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and environmental justice activist. Also, under the banner of "The Reclaimers," the occupation of city-owned houses by those who are homeless or housing insecure continue in the El Sereno neighborhood of East Los Angeles. Our guests are Ruby Gordillo, a 33-year-old Angeleno with three children, and Roberto Flores, a lifelong fighter for social justice and co-founder of the Eastside Cafe in Los Angeles.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Updates and analysis as Democrats make their closing arguments for impeaching Donald Trump. We also discuss the Organization of American States, known as the OAS. What is it? What was it founded to do? Why is it a tool for U.S. domination of the Americas? Also, we revisit the climate catastrophe. This, as huge swaths of Australia burn and as world leaders meeting in Davos face young environmentalist Greta Thunberg. Two major U.S. banks, including JP Morgan and Blackrock, the largest private equity company, have warned that ignoring the environmental crisis will disrupt economies around the world. Both have called for transitioning to a low carbon economy, but is it enough? Out panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Chicano activist, author and environmentalist Bill Gallegos.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Analysis following the first day of the Senate trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump. Our guest is national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine, John Nichols. We also discuss the annexation of northern Mexico by the United States and its relationship to the economic growth of the U.S. and U.S. immigration policies today. Chicano liberation and environmental activist Bill Gallegos break it down for us. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Haytham Faraj, the attorney in the case of Kenneth Ross, who was killed by police in Gardena California. Video was recently released that Kenneth Ross was unarmed as well as new information about the police officer who killed Kenneth. Finally, our weekly Earth Minute with Anne Petermann.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Analysis following the first day of the Senate trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump. Our guest is national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine, John Nichols. We also discuss the annexation of northern Mexico by the United States and its relationship to the economic growth of the U.S. and U.S. immigration policies today. Chicano liberation and environmental activist Bill Gallegos break it down for us. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Haytham Faraj, the attorney in the case of Kenneth Ross, who was killed by police in Gardena California. Video was recently released that Kenneth Ross was unarmed as well as new information about the police officer who killed Kenneth. Finally, our weekly Earth Minute with Anne Petermann.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Tuesday, January 14, the seventh Democratic Party presidential debate took place at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Six presidential candidates faced off less than three weeks before the February 3 caucuses, which will decide who will confront Donald Trump at the polls in November. The six candidates included Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and businessman Tom Steyer. In total, there are 12 remaining Democratic presidential candidates; not all of them made the stage. Hours before the debate, there were protests by immigrants rights groups. Also, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held a march at Drake University outside of the forum, calling for a full debate on poverty. And Black Lives Matter, who have been protesting Pete Buttigieg, were also there. Our panelists are Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Professor Emerita of African American and Islamic Studies at the University of Florida, Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist, and Alan Minsky, Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America, who was also the Program Director at KPFK Radio in Los Angeles from 2009 to 2018. Also, joining us to talk about the protests that Black Lives Matter has been organizing against Buttigieg is Emmanuel Cannady, as part of our Campaigners for Black Lives series.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Tuesday, January 14, the seventh Democratic Party presidential debate took place at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Six presidential candidates faced off less than three weeks before the February 3 caucuses, which will decide who will confront Donald Trump at the polls in November. The six candidates included Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and businessman Tom Steyer. In total, there are 12 remaining Democratic presidential candidates; not all of them made the stage. Hours before the debate, there were protests by immigrants rights groups. Also, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held a march at Drake University outside of the forum, calling for a full debate on poverty. And Black Lives Matter, who have been protesting Pete Buttigieg, were also there. Our panelists are Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Professor Emerita of African American and Islamic Studies at the University of Florida, Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist, and Alan Minsky, Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America, who was also the Program Director at KPFK Radio in Los Angeles from 2009 to 2018. Also, joining us to talk about the protests that Black Lives Matter has been organizing against Buttigieg is Emmanuel Cannady, as part of our Campaigners for Black Lives series.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For our weekly Earth Watch, we have a conversation with Anne Petermann, the Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project. Anne discusses her recent trip to Brazil's Quilombos, inhabited by people of African descent. We talk about all things environmental, including the impacts of industrial forestry, timber industry and industrial tree plantations. For most of the hour, we are joined in-studio by Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." He's also a poet and shares his work with us for National Poetry Month.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For our weekly Earth Watch, we have a conversation with Anne Petermann, the Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project. Anne discusses her recent trip to Brazil's Quilombos, inhabited by people of African descent. We talk about all things environmental, including the impacts of industrial forestry, timber industry and industrial tree plantations. For most of the hour, we are joined in-studio by Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." He's also a poet and shares his work with us for National Poetry Month.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For our weekly Earth Watch, we have a conversation with Anne Petermann, the Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project. Anne discusses her recent trip to Brazil's Quilombos, inhabited by people of African descent. We talk about all things environmental, including the impacts of industrial forestry, timber industry and industrial tree plantations. For most of the hour, we are joined in-studio by Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." He's also a poet and shares his work with us for National Poetry Month.

Today on Sojourner Truth: For our weekly Earth Watch, we have a conversation with Anne Petermann, the Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project. Anne discusses her recent trip to Brazil's Quilombos, inhabited by people of African descent. We talk about all things environmental, including the impacts of industrial forestry, timber industry and industrial tree plantations. For most of the hour, we are joined in-studio by Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano liberation and environmental justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." He's also a poet and shares his work with us for National Poetry Month.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. The latest on the U.S.-backed attempted coup in Venezuela and its regional and global implications. Is this the beginning of a new Cold War? Also, Donald Trump tells U.S. intelligence agencies to go back to school after they contradicted his pronouncements about Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda. He later said his intel told him the press misconstrued their comments; that it was fake news. Who are we to believe? And now the U.S. has pulled out of the nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What are the implications for nuclear proliferation and what message does that send to countries like Saudi Arabia and others who are seeking nuclear weapons? And the presidential race just got hotter on the Democratic side, with Senator Cory Booker announcing on Friday, Feb 1 (the start of Black History Month) that he is running for President. Kamala Harris made her announcement to coincide with the national MLK holiday. And the Dems have chosen Stacey Abrams, the Black woman who almost became governor of the southern state of Georgia, to give the rebuttal to Trumps State of the Union, which is now scheduled for Feb. 5. Meanwhile, Trump has far outpaced the Dems in fundraising going into the 2020 race and the economic reports continue to be positive, a plus for Trump. So, whats going on? Our panelists weigh in. Are teachers showing the way for the future of labor unions organizing? They have had a series of teachers strikes in red states and most recently in Los Angeles. Are attacks on public education, climate change and environmental degradation the real national emergencies, not Trumps border wall? Also, how have the history of resistance of Black people in the U.S. influenced other movements for change? Our panelists are Bill Gallegos, Jackie Goldberg, Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. The latest on the U.S.-backed attempted coup in Venezuela and its regional and global implications. Is this the beginning of a new Cold War? Also, Donald Trump tells U.S. intelligence agencies to go back to school after they contradicted his pronouncements about Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda. He later said his intel told him the press misconstrued their comments; that it was fake news. Who are we to believe? And now the U.S. has pulled out of the nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What are the implications for nuclear proliferation and what message does that send to countries like Saudi Arabia and others who are seeking nuclear weapons? And the presidential race just got hotter on the Democratic side, with Senator Cory Booker announcing on Friday, Feb 1 (the start of Black History Month) that he is running for President. Kamala Harris made her announcement to coincide with the national MLK holiday. And the Dems have chosen Stacey Abrams, the Black woman who almost became governor of the southern state of Georgia, to give the rebuttal to Trumps State of the Union, which is now scheduled for Feb. 5. Meanwhile, Trump has far outpaced the Dems in fundraising going into the 2020 race and the economic reports continue to be positive, a plus for Trump. So, whats going on? Our panelists weigh in. Are teachers showing the way for the future of labor unions organizing? They have had a series of teachers strikes in red states and most recently in Los Angeles. Are attacks on public education, climate change and environmental degradation the real national emergencies, not Trumps border wall? Also, how have the history of resistance of Black people in the U.S. influenced other movements for change? Our panelists are Bill Gallegos, Jackie Goldberg, Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. The latest on the U.S.-backed attempted coup in Venezuela and its regional and global implications. Is this the beginning of a new Cold War? Also, Donald Trump tells U.S. intelligence agencies to go back to school after they contradicted his pronouncements about Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda. He later said his intel told him the press misconstrued their comments; that it was fake news. Who are we to believe? And now the U.S. has pulled out of the nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What are the implications for nuclear proliferation and what message does that send to countries like Saudi Arabia and others who are seeking nuclear weapons? And the presidential race just got hotter on the Democratic side, with Senator Cory Booker announcing on Friday, Feb 1 (the start of Black History Month) that he is running for President. Kamala Harris made her announcement to coincide with the national MLK holiday. And the Dems have chosen Stacey Abrams, the Black woman who almost became governor of the southern state of Georgia, to give the rebuttal to Trumps State of the Union, which is now scheduled for Feb. 5. Meanwhile, Trump has far outpaced the Dems in fundraising going into the 2020 race and the economic reports continue to be positive, a plus for Trump. So, whats going on? Our panelists weigh in. Are teachers showing the way for the future of labor unions organizing? They have had a series of teachers strikes in red states and most recently in Los Angeles. Are attacks on public education, climate change and environmental degradation the real national emergencies, not Trumps border wall? Also, how have the history of resistance of Black people in the U.S. influenced other movements for change? Our panelists are Bill Gallegos, Jackie Goldberg, Dr. Gerald Horne.