join me every thursday on the alex sullivan show and i'll be speaking to the politics. i'm show business i'll see you then. become a battleground in the us. people are demanding the shutdown of a local plant. right now my focus because it's a very dangerous. power plant the owner is attempting to run the reactor beyond its operational limits this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on where's the power in this country where's it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is or power with the people this case demonstrates that struggle in the. very real. struggle. welcome to the max guys are. looking forward to the. yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain. watched as a report. hello welcome to you so think of visionaries may serve the shark not because i condemn it has forced the world to embark on a remote work experiment is it merely a test or our new reality will it transform working life as we know it by let's find out with kate lister president of global workplace analytics.

bill you great to have you thank you scotland's forgotten football hero is the focus of the alex sullivan show next day it is a tale we're cheering as well it all begins and always stay with us. thank. you. welcome to the alex salmon show from richmond in london and to the 1st of 2 special programs marking black history month the concept of black history month can trace its roots back to 1920 s. in america when it was expanded engage official recognition in the 1970 s. it has been celebrated in the u.k. since 1907 and the month of october this year has been given additional impetus to the search and support to the black life back to movement following the slaying of george floyd and minneapolis in may the focus this year as ever has been on key historical figures such as martin luther king and frederick douglass or don discussions an examination unthreaded current racial injustice however how about the forgotten heroes black men and women whose achievements have been all but written i took history today for a 1st year marking black history month will tell the story of one such man a footb

joining me every thursday on the alex sullivan show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm sure. i'll see you then. criminal justice reform calls have largely landed on the prison system whose conviction were talking mandatory minimum sentencing 3 strikes laws agree just sentencing mandates that place people of color in prison for much longer terms than their white counterparts but not getting as much attention or the calls for reforms in the pretrial stage this thousands of americans sit in jails across this country for months sometimes years without being found guilty of anything i know the story will too will because my old mother languished in jail never having a day in court her crime she couldn't afford bail and had a mental illness. and she was alone while essentially starving time without a conviction folks often end up facing severe human rights violations up to and including death in fact a recent special report released just last week revealed 4900 $98.00 people died in u.s. jails many under brutal circumstances in one case harvey a mentally i