A year ago this Friday, a black man was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Clearwater after shoving, then backing away from, a white man who was yelling at his girlfriend. Michael Drejka’s shooting of Markeis McGlockton was caught on camera. On Friday, civil rights groups will hold a memorial and vigil for… Read more »
Congressman Charlie Crist Visits Homestead Migrant Detention Camp; Questions Why For Profit Operator Charges $750/Day
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Scientist Says Low Tech Solution Would Help Solve Climate Crisis: Plant A Trillion Trees
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Migrant advocates will hold vigil and “noise demonstration” in Ybor City Friday night
In a tweet this week, President Donald Trump announced that ICE will start deporting millions of people from the U.S.; that’s not the only thing upsetting advocates for immigrants. There’s also the Trump administration’s family separation policy and the recent trial of a man in Arizona who provided humanitarian aid to people traveling through the… Read more »
Judge rules that Hillsborough’s All For Transportation tax is valid
Late Tuesday a judge ruled that Hillsborough County’s one cent sales tax surcharge for transportation is legal. But the judge negated some of the voter-approved charter amendment’s language about spending allocations and restrictions. To find out what it means for transportation spending in Hillsborough, WMNF spoke with Tyler Hudson, chair of All For Transportation, the… Read more »
Columnist Paula Dockery On Radioactivity
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/18/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—we’ll speak with a former Republican legislator who is now a political independent and a newspaper columnist. Our guest is Paula Dockery. We’re going to talk about… Read more »
Safety Harbor will vote on transitioning to 100% renewable energy
Update (18 June) – The city voted 5-0 to support the Ready for 100 initiative. The Pinellas County city of Safety Harbor will vote Monday on transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy. The discussion and vote will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Safety Harbor City Hall, which is at 750 Main Street. If it advances,… Read more »
What is democratic socialism? Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks out
What is democratic socialism? On WMNF’s MidPoint we heard sections of a speech from independent Senator Bernie Sanders who is running for president as a Democrat. He spoke last Wednesday (June 12, 2019) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. We also heard a critique of democratic socialism from Florida’s senior U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio…. Read more »
A Conversation With Kristin Hersh
“You need to know…perhaps forewarned if you can’t take the raw honesty of her emotions she expresses so readily.” Says Life Elsewhere host, Norman B. Adding, “Listen carefully, you’ll be captivated, but be prepared to moved.” He is referring to Kristin Hersh, most recognized as the front person for the influential art-punk band, Throwing Muses… Read more »
St. Pete mayor reacts to Trump’s Cuba travel restrictions, diverted cruise
This month the Trump administration took away more freedoms from Americans to travel to Cuba, including banning all cruise travel. WMNF spoke with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, who was on a cruise to Cuba when the policy was announced and was diverted away from the communist island. “I was on a cruise ship with… Read more »
Sierra Club says TECO plant conversion to gas would be “generational betrayal”
Next month the Florida Cabinet will consider granting approval to Tampa Electric Company to convert part of its Apollo Beach electric plant from coal to methane gas. But groups like the Sierra Club, Extinction Rebellion Tampa Bay and Organize Florida oppose converting to gas and think TECO should convert to solar energy generation instead. They’re… Read more »
Amid Public Outcry, Hillsborough Planners Vote In Favor of Interstate Expansion
After over four hours of comments from the public Tuesday night, the board that sets long-term transportation priorities for Hillsborough County voted to keep two controversial projects to add lanes to the interstate north of downtown Tampa. The Metropolitan Planning Organization supported plans to add a lane to I-275 in each direction from Rev. Dr…. Read more »
Tampa Mayor’s Forum on the Arts
On Wednesday night, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor held The Mayor’s Forum on the Arts. In her opening speech, Mayor Castor committed to, “grow the arts in a very, very big way.” She stressed the need to use art within the Tampa community to incentivize curb appeal and tell the story of our unique, diverse neighborhoods,… Read more »
Florida is third worst state in U.S. for sex-trafficking, two local criminology professors look at why
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/13/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning- welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— It is estimated that over 20 million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide. Statistics rank Florida as the third highest trafficking destination in the country,… Read more »
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Author of “American Prison” Discusses Conditions For Prisoners in the U.S.
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/12/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Corporations are making a good profit housing prisoners– what’s it like to be a guard in a private, for profit prison? It’s a growing business and… Read more »
Economic Policy Institute: Young Workers Face Low Wages
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/11/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—American wages continue to lag behind for many workers—especially people just out of high school. In the Economic Policy Institute’s new report: “Class of 2019: High School Edition,” they look at the… Read more »
