Best Of BPR 5/01: 'This Is The Moment' To Fight For Democracy & May Day In Boston
- Author
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Published
- Thu 01 May 2025
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_154_d29a7921-d8bf-439c-a60b-f8c52c062743&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F154%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Today:
Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, author of "How to Stand Up to a Dictator," discusses standing against authoritarianism and confronting disinformation. Her message is clear: the future of American Democracy depends on the willingness of Americans to fight for it.
And, president of American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts Jessica Tang joins to discuss today's international day of action for the labor movement, amid widespread attacks on laborers, educators, and civil society more broadly from the Trump administration.
