Author: Tom Walker

“The most important case for American democracy” in the nation’s history — that’s how the former appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig described Moore v. Harper, an extraordinary lawsuit that the Supreme Court considered in oral arguments Wednesday morning. Judge Luttig, a conservative and a widely respected legal thinker, is not one for overstatement. Yet […]

This Wednesday on Peace & Justice, we’ll spend the hour with John Nichols, the National Affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and associate editor of The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. He’s written many books, the latest of which is Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis. John will be at […]

On Wednesday, November 30 at 9am, our guest was Dr. Dale Anderson. Dale talked about the threat of fascism here and abroad. Listen to it in our archives – And see the slides that formed the basis of his talk here. He has created a new website, Choose Democracy Now, to provide an organizing platform for citizens […]

This Wednesday, November 23 at 9am, our first guest on the Peace & Justice Report will be Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, Founder/CEO of The Foundation United. “The Foundation United creates a solid system of care and technical training to protect survivors of sexual exploitation, prevent innocent children from being targeted by predators and empower front-line protectors, […]

This Wednesday on the Peace & Justice Report our guests will be Sarah Parker and Kaity Danehy-Samitz, President and Founder, respectively, of Womens Voices of SW Florida. Women’s Voices of SW Florida is a grassroots movement and organization based out of Manatee and Sarasota counties. Made up of Floridians who are dedicated to defending civil […]

This week our guest will be Myrieme Churchill, Executive Director of Parents For Peace. Parents For Peace supports families, friends, and communities concerned about someone becoming involved with extremism. They provide guidance and early intervention; raise public awareness; and advocate for effective policy solutions.

Our guest this Wednesday will be Sofia Ali-Khan, a writer and a public interest attorney. A second-generation Pakistani American born and raised in the United States, she’s a graduate of New College and has just written her first book A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America. […]

This Wednesday, October 19 at 9am, WSLR BEGINS ITS FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE! Bob and I will talk about some of our past shows and try to persuade you to call in (941) 894-6469‬ or go online and renew your membership. We’ll hear some quick state news from Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida. […]

Missed the show? It’s on the archives. Just go to archive.wslr.org. This Wednesday, October 12 at 9am, we talked to Alia Garrett, Sustainability Outreach Coordinator for Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability. She talked about the 17th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop coming on Tuesday, Nov. 01, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m at the New College of Florida […]

October 5th at 9am we’ll first talk to author Ella Colic who wrote the book Trees Without Roots. Ella will discuss her family’s harrowing escape from Bosnia during the war, as well as the far-reaching effects of the current war in Ukraine. Her book is a true story about the heroic and painful journey of her father […]