Background Briefing

Background Briefing – July 7, 2025

1. Extreme Weather and Its Connection to Climate Change as Trump and DOGE’s Cuts Impacted The National Weather Service’s Response to the Tragic Flash Floods in Texas; 2. Putin’s Cabinet Officials Commit “Suicide” as More Top Oil Executives Fall From 10th Floor Windows; 3. The BRICS Summit and Trump’s Threats to Countries That Side With … Continued


From local communities and states to federal policy, antitrust movements to dismantle monopolies are challenging the system that can be summed up as: Make Feudalism Great Again. Although breaking up is hard to do, we’ve broken up monopolies before. In this second of our two-part program, we join Thom Hartmann, Stacy Mitchell, and Maurice BP-Weeks … Continued


This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a proposed new law in Louisiana prohibiting people living in Cancer Alley from participating in “citizen science” by collecting their own air samples using inexpensive air monitors, and the publication of a new international study confirming the carcinogenicity of the popular pesticide glyphosate (“Round-Up”). Then … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post — UC Berkeley’s Dr Ussama Makdisi and News from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston. He is the author of many books including Age … Continued


Setting the Standard

Setting the Standard – July 7, 2025

Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued


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