In a special Pride Month feature produced by Brian DeShazor, young poets from Los Angeles-based Get Lit – Words Ignite respond to the words of LGBTQ trailblazers across generations. After listening to archival recordings by James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Quentin Crisp, the poets James Mondares, Candi aka Vonne, and Samantha Rios created original spoken-word pieces inspired by those voices and their enduring messages.


The Stakes

The Stakes – June 18, 2026

This week, voters went to the polls  in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia and DC. Also,  President Trump intensified his claims of widespread election fraud in California as federal prosecutors announced election-related investigations in the state. We’ll hear from political consultant Dan Schnur later in the hour speaking about Newsom’s response.  As well as  Omar Noureldin, Vice … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – June 18, 2026

On today’s show: Headlines Trump’s War on Iran Ends with a “Triumphant” Tehran and a Diminished U.S.: Vali Nasr G7 Summit Highlights Global Economic System “Captured” by Billionaires: Oxfam DOJ Takes Elon Musk’s Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods “Shoot the People”: Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for … Continued


On today’s show, we are joined by members of the Justice Team Network and Anti-Police Terror Project to talk about the Care Not Cops Conference and what a world without cops and filled with care can look like. Then, the Oakland budget with Millie Cleveland from the coalition for police accountability and Lance Wilson from … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – June 18, 2026

On today’s show: Headlines Trump’s War on Iran Ends with a “Triumphant” Tehran and a Diminished U.S.: Vali Nasr G7 Summit Highlights Global Economic System “Captured” by Billionaires: Oxfam DOJ Takes Elon Musk’s Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods “Shoot the People”: Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for … Continued


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