Grist Investigates Land Grant Colleges, including Utah State University.

  • February 21, 2024
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Data shows these public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. Plus, author Cory Doctorow on the worlds of the ultrarich and the for-profit prison system, and a legislative update from Stop the Pollution Ports' Deeda Seed.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Stop the Polluting Ports' Deeda Seed on two bills she says shows the continued overreach of state lawmakers at the expense of taxpayers and, especially, SLC.

  • S.B. 264 -- Inland Port Authority Amendments (Sen. Stevenson, J.)

  • H.B. 562 -- Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District (Rep. Wilcox, R.)

Cory Doctorow, author of The Bezzle, who is in town tonight to talk about his socially conscious fiction and non-fiction writings at Weller Bookworks. Doctorow also is an activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation. 

  • Feb. 21: Author Cory Doctorow at Weller Book Works, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at 607 Trolley Square, SLC. The Bezzle is the follow-up to his technothriller, Red Team Blues, and delves into the worlds of the ultrarich and the for-profit prison system. Doctorow is a bookstore favorite for his socially conscious fiction and non-fiction writings. Utah non-profits Utah Prison Education Project and Clean Slate Utah will provide information on how you can help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. This event is free and open to the public.

A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities — including Utah State University — continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. RadioACTive talks with Tristan Ahtone, a member of the Kiowa Tribe and Grist editor-at-large.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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