On this show:
0:08 – We talk with Mitch Jeserich of Letters and Politics about politics on Capitol Hill surrounding Israel-Palestine, including proposed legislation to stop the sale of bombs to Israel. We also touch on Mitch McConnell’s opposition to the January 6 commission.
0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and he joins us to answer questions about the science of COVID-19. He discusses what widespread vaccine distribution in the US means for the trajectory of the pandemic and addresses listeners’ concerns about potential risks of the vaccine for those with chronic health conditions.
1:08 – Tomorrow marks one year since George Floyd’s death. On this anniversary, we continue our I Can’t Breathe segment — a weekly roundup of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin — by speaking with public defender Mary Moriarty (@MaryMoriarty), Executive Director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations Jaylani Hussein (@Jaylanihussein), civil rights attorney Adante Pointer (@AdanteEsq), and Uncle Bobby X (@unclebobbyx), the uncle of Oscar Grant who was killed by then BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland on January 1, 2009.
1:34 – Listeners can support KPFA’s independent journalism by contributing to our Spring Fund Drive!