Jeet Heer & Rickey Gard Diamond 7-23-20

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PROGRESSIVE FORUM RADIO SHOW JULY 23, 2020 AT 7PM ON KPFT 90.1 FM

Our first guest tonight Jeet Heer is author of the article "Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland: In a dangerous authoritarian move, federal agents in camouflage and without badges are rounding up American citizens". Heer is a national affairs correspondent at The Nation and the author of In Love with Art. This article can be found at thenation.com.

Lilian Care will talk to our next guest Rickey Gard Diamond, author of the book “Screwnomics:  How our Economy Works Against Women and Real Ways to make Lasting Change.”  Rickey Gard Diamond is the founding editor of Vermont Women.  She has taught feminist and media studies at Vermont College of Norwich University for over 20 years.  Ms. Diamond’s book translates economic history, terms and definitions that especially disadvantage women here and around the world.