With Covington Catholic High School students offering a fresh examples of the embodied ideologies of Capitalism like racism, patriarchy and ecological destruction – we turn to theories of working class solidarity. If we want a social system that is not alienating—with meaningful labor, with equality in all spheres of life, with true, substantive democracy, with poisons removed for our soil, …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Weather report is always important this time of year, looking forward, there is a cold snap coming mid week, Don Jordan calls in, mentions his recent visit to the VA hospital in Indianapolis, and his postive experience with a Vietnamese surgeon who was only a baby in Saigon, one of …

PART ONE: On tonight’s show, hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Family Practice doctor, Dr. Karenn Reid-Renner to discuss New Year’s healthy eating resolutions and a new health and wellness spa she is launching this Thursday. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Shatoyia Moss and James Saunders, who are with the the city of …

The Herald-Times is among eight Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media. South-Bend based Schurz Communications Inc. purchased The Herald-Times, in 1966. Scott Schurz addressed members of the Bloomington-based newspaper this morning, at 9 a.m. The former publisher, along with departing Editor Bob Zaltsberg announced the paper, along with other holdings of Schurz Communications’ publishing division, will be sold Friday. Gatehouse …

The Environmental Protection Agency evicted around 1,000 people from the West Calumet Housing Complex, because of lead and arsenic contaminated soil. The Superfund site was formerly a US Smelting and Lead Refinery facility, and includes part of the former USS Lead facility. Areas nearby include commercial, municipal, and residential buildings. According to EPA records, the site was originally used as a …

Fatherhood can be a bit daunting for anyone. For Micah Heath, as the new father to a baby with Down Syndrome, the unknowns were becoming overwhelming and the questions endless. When Micah and his family moved to Bloomington two years ago for his new position as the principal at Arlington Heights Elementary School, they knew they needed to find a …

Host, Maria Auxi, express solidarity with Latin American Countries. Locutora, Maria Auxi, expresa solidaridad con paises latinoamericanos.

This week,we hear a statement regarding a hunger strike that took place in France this month. On January 8th, detainees at the same immigration retention center that Chantal, the subject of this week’s Kite Line, was held in released a statement announcing that they had begun a hunger strike, and calling on detainees in other retention centers around France to …

On this edition of BloomingOUT we welcome Elbe Lieb, a transgender woman who joined the United States Army at the age of 41, who served as a male from 2010-2014 prior to her transition. She will be giving her insight on the Military ban the Supreme Court passed this week. To learn more, visit Bloomington’s TASC: Trans & Allies Support …

Monroe County officials are working to develop better safety protocols for the county’s rental properties. Of special concern is fire prevention. In the Commissioners’ meeting yesterday, Commissioner Julie Thomas responded to a report in The Herald Times newspaper, highlighting issues with smoke detectors in rental units. A lack of smoke detectors in a county rental unit reportedly led to the …