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Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, purportedly one of the most complex and sophisticated scam operations to have existed in the U.S. philanthropic world, is gasping for air. Several levels of criminal investigations, domestic and foreign, are deep into unraveling the mystery of how the foundation and several illegally formed affiliates functioned as a criminal enterprise.
Charles Ortel, a retired Wall Street investment banker who turned his attention to exposing fraud in the philanthropic world, guides us through the most recent developments on the Clinton Foundation--a story we've been following for more than two years.
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
President Donald Trump is sinking. The lifelines that tethered his "outsider" campaign to a new-found Republican base are fraying, and many Republican stalwarts believe Trump's personal conduct and multiple legal woes have done irreparable harm to the party.
Trump's dismissive attitude is costing him, not least because his presidential "brand" and that of his administration resonate increasingly negatively, both at home and abroad.
Leid Stories discusses the irony that Trump's assertion of strength is contradicted by the many ways he has placed himself, his administration and the country in jeopardy.
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
It's "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories--our weekly sound-off session that's all about what you're thinking.
Don't keep your deep thoughts all to yourself. Share! Call 888-874-4888 and let's hear your brain.
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Leid Stories discusses turf wars over affordable housing that already are in the making, as neighborhoods long emptied to attract a "better class of people" are being readied for their new residents.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Gilbert Mercier, co-editor in chief of newsjunkiepost.com, explains what is behind the "Yellow Vests" protests in France that have forced President Emmanuel Macron to review and retool major domestic and foreign policies that were viewed as hardline and undemocratic.
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Leid Stories discusses an often overlooked aspect of activism: taking care of ourselves so that we can do righteous battle as long as possible. Too many of our sisters, brothers and leaders in struggle have been sidelined--often permanently--by ailments, disorders and diseases that went unchecked.
Let's be truly revolutionary, says Leid Stories. Let's make health a number one priority for ourselves and our communities.
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Friday Dec 07, 2018
What a week it's been. And there's more to come. Free your mind about both on "Free Your Mind Friday," the best open forum in Radioland.
Take the conversation where you want it to go, and share your insights on the issues of the day. Call 888-874-4888 and get us all started
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Leid Stories in a commentary draws attention to housing emergencies that exist in most communities of color, especially those in the city: an acute lack of affordable housing, accelerated by population shifts, real estate speculation and race-based social and institutional policies.
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Leid Stories listeners decipher clues to issues and developments in the news then wade in with their own versions.
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Continuing yesterday's discussion, Leid Stories listeners share their views about the late President George Herbert Walker Bush, who died last Friday at his home in Houston, Texas, after years of battle against Parkinson's disease and related complications.
Bush was vice president of the United States from 1981-89, and president from 1989-93.