# authoritarian playbook (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover authoritarian playbook. Page: Feed: --- ## [The human cost of Taliban rule in Afghanistan](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-21/the-human-cost-of-taliban-rule-in-afghanistan) _2026-08-21 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ The UN’s World Food Programme reports that one in three Afghans is facing acute food insecurity with millions of lacking access to basic needs. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-21-2026-yc1.mp3) ## [Immigrants caught in the fight over lucrative ICE contracts](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-21/immigrants-caught-in-the-fight-over-lucrative-ice-contracts) _2026-08-21 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ Mother Jones reports that Salus, CSI, and GEO, which are profiting from Trump's immigration crackdown, are fighting over portions of the Trump-era deportation industry. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-21-2026-yc-2.mp3) ## [Community members protest closure of Hospitality House’s 6th St Center](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-20/community-members-protest-closure-of-hospitality-houses-6th-st-center) _2026-08-20 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ Yesterday, residents, advocates, and community leaders held a rally outside the Sixth Street Self-Help Center in SOMA to call on SF Mayor Lurie to reconsider the closure. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-20-2026-yc-52.mp3) ## [SF Mayor terminates contract with Hospitality House’s Sixth St Center](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-19/sf-mayor-terminates-contract-with-hospitality-houses-sixth-st-center) _2026-08-19 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ After 20 years of providing services to unhoused people in SOMA, Mayor Lurie is closing the center as a part of his plan to "revitalize" the Sixth Street corridor. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-19-2026-yc-2.mp3) ## [The Authoritarian Playbook: How to be a dissident in an age of fear](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-19/the-authoritarian-playbook-how-to-be-a-dissident-in-an-age-of-fear) _2026-08-19 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ In their new book "On Courage," Ami Fields-Meyer and Julia Angwin provide a roadmap for authoritarian resistance based on interviews with over 100 dissidents worldwide. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-19-2026-yc-1.mp3) ## [US Forest Service is spraying glyphosate in California forests](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-17/us-forest-service-is-spraying-glyphosate-in-california-forests) _2026-08-17 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ Investigative journalist Nate Halverson reports that the US Forest Service and timber companies are using record amounts of glyphosate in California forests. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/program-your-call-monday-august-17.mp3) ## [Appalachian coal miners face highest black lung rates in 50 years](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-14/appalachian-coal-miners-face-highest-black-lung-rates-in-50-years) _2026-08-14 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ Miners working in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia who've spent at least 25 years underground have the worst rates of black lung disease. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-14-2026-yc2.mp3) ## [The devastating human toll of Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-14/the-devastating-human-toll-of-israels-ongoing-assault-on-gaza) _2026-08-14 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ Since the so-called ceasefire went into effect nearly 10 months ago, over 1,250 Palestinians have been killed, including over 300 children, in routine airstrikes. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-14-yc-1.mp3) ## [Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-13/rowdy-girl-confessions-of-a-vegan-cattle-rancher) _2026-08-13 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ Renee King-Sonnen traces her journey from the wife of a cattle rancher to an internationally-known animal rights activist who saved their herd from slaughter. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-13-2026-yc-52.mp3) ## [The Authoritarian Playbook: Trump escalates deportations & detentions](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-12/the-authoritarian-playbook-trump-escalates-deportations-detentions) _2026-08-12 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ As the Trump regime continues their brutal immigration crackdown, they are targeting the nearly 1.3 million immigrants who hold Temporary Protected Status in the US. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-12-2026-yc-52.mp3) ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/to3523t6wazp) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [ProPublica investigates the health risks and politics of raw milk](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-10/propublica-investigates-the-health-risks-and-politics-of-raw-milk) _2026-08-10 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ ProPublica finds that while raw milk continues to sicken people, high level lawmakers and officials are pushing to expand the industry rather than curb the danger. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-10-2026-yc.mp3) ## [The Authoritarian Playbook: How to combat fascism with Jason Stanley](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-06/the-authoritarian-playbook-how-to-combat-fascism-with-jason-stanley) _2026-08-06 · malihe@yourcallradio.org (Malihe Razazan) · Your Call_ Philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley left the US for Canada last year, citing deep concerns over the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling US democracy. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-06-2026-yc-52.mp3) ## [Progressives score key victories in primaries across the US](https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2026-08-05/progressives-score-key-victories-in-primaries-across-the-us) _2026-08-05 · rose@yourcallradio.org (Rose Aguilar) · Your Call_ In the most anticipated race of the night, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, for the Michigan Senate Democratic primary. [Listen](https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2026/08/08-05-2026-yc-52-2.mp3)