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Lawrence Ferlinghetti 100th Birthday Special on KPFA-FM

Sunday, March 24th 5pm-6pm KPFA celebrates the 100th birthday of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers, with an hour-long special broadcast of a documentary featuring Ferlinghetti “Lawrence Ferlinghetti: San Francisco Locations”, Produced by Jim McKee of Earwax Productions, Inc.: San Francisco luminary and famed poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti takes listeners on … Continued

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Second jury rules against Monsanto, liable for Roundup causing cancer; Plus: the 5th Annual Walk for Justice to bring together families of victims of police violent from all over California

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0:08 – Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in southern Africa, hundreds dead and displaced in Mozambique We speak with Dr Isaias Ramo, Mozambique Country Director for Health Alliance International; he’s based in the capital, Maputo. Then, we’re joined by Kerry Emmanuel, professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT discuss the impact of climate change and how these catastrophic storms … Continued

Letters and Politics

The Monroe Doctrine and the Justification of U.S. Current Involvement in Venezuela

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National Security adviser John Bolton invokes the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 to justify the United States meddling in Venezuelan affairs. Today we are in conversation about the history of the Monroe Doctrine, what it is, and how it has changed throughout the years. Guest: Grace Livingstone is a journalist and academic, specializing in Latin American affairs … Continued

Democracy Now

We Will See Trump’s Tax Returns: David Cay Johnston Predicts Probes Will Uncover President’s Secrets

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We Will See Trump’s Tax Returns: David Cay Johnston Predicts Probes Will Uncover President’s Secrets; Trump’s New Budget Slashes Medicare and Bolsters Military in an “Attack on the Poor & Middle Class”; Justice for Stephon Clark: Protests Erupt as DA Fails to Charge Cops Who Killed Unarmed Black Father; and The Fight for Hampshire College: … Continued

Sing Out

Sing Out Featuring Berkeley High jazz combo The Girls & Pépé

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Girls and Pépé,from left to right: Laurel Fink, Kati Leitner, Anna Bettendorf, Kyra Teigen, Dash Goss-Post   Saluting International Women’s Month, Sing Out features a live in-studio performance by the Berkeley High School jazz combo The Girls and Pépé. The quintet features students who are also members of the Berkeley High orchestra, bands and the … Continued

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Featuring Special Guest Zakir Hussain

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Sing Out welcomes guest Zakir Hussain, the world-renowned Indian musician and tabla master. He plays recordings from throughout his career, from classical Indian music with Ali Akbar Khan, to Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead and jazz greats including Charles Lloyd. And he discusses his March 31 (7 p.m.) concert at UC-Berkeley’s  Zellerbach Hall: “Zakir … Continued

Sing Out

Sing Out Features Indian Musician and Tabla Master Zakir Hussain

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Sing Out welcomes guest Zakir Hussain, the world-renowned Indian musician and tabla master. He plays recordings from throughout his career, from classical Indian music with Ali Akbar Khan, to Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead and jazz greats including Charles Lloyd. And he discusses his March 31 (7 p.m.) concert at UC-Berkeley’s  Zellerbach Hall: “Zakir … Continued

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Communities For A Better Environment

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Communities For A Better Environment, or CBE as it is known to its many friends, is one of California’s premier environmental justice organizations. CBE has been on the front lines and fence lines working with low income and communities of color to speak truth to power and challenge polluters and government officials that protect them. … Continued

Talkies

Repro rights! Brother’s Keeper! Green New Deal!

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On this Valentine’s Day, things are not looking good for women’s reproductive rights.  We get the latest.  PLUS: Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative is coming to Oakland next week.  We talk to a local participant.  PLUS: can the Green New Deal become a Valentine for the planet? Hosted by Kris Welch.

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