The Nomiki Show

On today’s program, Nomiki Konst speaks with Mari Uyehara about her article in The Nation “The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics.” Mari Uyehara is a contributor to The Nation and is a culture and politics writer. She was previously an editor at GQ, and her work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The New Republic, and more.

Link to Mari’s article: https://www.thenation...

On today’s program, Nomiki Konst speaks with environmental and human rights attorney Steven Donziger about his ongoing fight for freedom after serving what is now the longest sentence ever given to an attorney for charges at the misdemeanor level in American history_._ His “crime”? Successfully holding Chevron accountable in court for the destruction of the environment and poisoning of over thirty-thousand members of Indigenous communities in Ecuador...

For this week’s #FemFriday Nomiki Konst is joined by author and educator Tessa Bridal to discuss the remarkable true story detailed in her book “The Dark Side of Memory: Uruguay’s Disappeared Children and the Families that Never Stopped Searching.”

Link to Tessa Bridal’s book: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781736938607

Link to Tessa’s website: https://tessabridal.com/

Our truly fantastic #FemFriday panel is comprised Rose Adams and Janelle Jolley...

On today’s program, Nomiki Konst speaks with Connor Towne O’Neill about his first book Down Along With That Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning With Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy. Along with now being an author, Connor is an educator, freelance journalist and producer. His writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Vulture, Slate, and elsewhere. He works as a producer on the NPR podcast White Lies, a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting...

For the rest of this incredible interview with Thom Hartmann and much more, please join us on Rokfin at: https://rokfin.com/Nomiki

Link to Thom Hartmann's book "The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich" - https://bkconnection.com/books/title/The-Hidden-History-of-American-Healthcare

As always, stay in solidarity.

For this week’s #FemFriday Nomiki Konst is joined by Margaret Roleke to discuss her article in The Nation “The USA’s Gun-Buying Spree,” as well as the ways in which her artistic expression serves as an urgent call for dialogue regarding the country and world’s most pressing crisis. Margaret Roleke is a contemporary mixed media artist based in Brooklyn and Connecticut...

On today’s program, Nomiki Konst speaks with Murtaza Hussain about his recent article in The Intercept “Over Two Decades, U.S.’s Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion.” Murtaza is a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC & other news outlets.

Link to Murtaza’s article: https://theintercept...

Nomiki Konst speaks with staff writer at The New Republic Alex Shephard about his recent article “The Media Is Blowing the Afghanistan Story Again,” the Biden administration’s withdrawal strategy, the national media’s inability to learn lessons, and more!

Link to Alex’s article: https://newrepublic.com/article/163357/media-coverage-afghanistan-withdrawal-failure

As always, stay in solidarity.

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On today’s show, Nomiki Konst first speaks with Ricardo Valadez about the various ways that private equity plays an enormous & oftentimes monopolistic role in virtually every facet of America, if not the world’s, economy, making it’s way into Federal legislation impacting everything from real estate to toy stores to healthcare and everything in between, as well as opportunities toward real reform after the Fall recess...

On today’s program, Nomiki Konst speaks with academic, author and activist Kehinde Andrews about his book The New Age Of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World. Kehinde is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University as well as Chair of the Harambee Organization of Black Unity.

Link to Kehinde’s book: https://www.boldtypebooks...