The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 22, 2019
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Not Humanitarian Aid: Maduro Critic Slams U.S. Plan to Push Regime Change
We go to Caracas, Venezuela, for an update on the escalating standoff between President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaidó. Guaidó claims he is preparing to deliver humanitarian aid from the Colombian border Saturday. Maduro has rejected the plan, saying the effort is part of a broader attempt to overthrow his … Continued
Today, we break into our regular Winter Fund Drive program to bring you a full two hours on the Oakland teachers strike. 0:08 – Live report: KPFA’s Nick Alexandra with a live report from the picket line at Manzanita Community School in East Oakland. Then, we hear from: Keith Brown is President of the Oakland teachers’ union, … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We bring you an update on the situation in Venezuela. Also, excerpts of a new speech by journalist and author, Dahr Jamail
February 25 2019
Stephen Cohen & Katrina vanden Heuvel
War with Russia? From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate
March 13 2019
Robert Reich
Free Speech in Angry Times
March 20 2019
Acclaimed Historian GREG GRANDIN
The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall In the Mind of America
March 26 2019
Carolyn Forché
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
March 28 2019
