San Francisco’s holding a special election for District Attorney, with four people running on a ranked-choice ballot to take over an office that became a punching bag for right-wing media, got rocked by a recall, and is now considering the first homicide prosecutions of San Francisco Police Department officers in that department’s 173-year history. We … Continued
On today’s episode – a bit of politics, a tinge of history, a dab of fiction, and a whole lot of love. We’re in conversation with actor, producer, and bestselling author James Brandon about his new book The Edge of Being – a story about being young, queer, and searching for the role of fathers … Continued
Hour long radio program “KPFA’S 2022 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY SPECIAL” which airs on 94.1 FM KPFA Berkeley and online at www.kpfa.org, Monday October 10th, 2022 at 8 am PST and again at 3 PM PST. You can also listen to the individual segments here on KPFA’s presents. ** Please note that also on Monday October … Continued
Cory Doctorow, science fiction author and internet activist, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded February 9, 2013 while on tour for the novel “Home Land, ” a sequel to “Little Brother.”
Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, hosted a 4 series panel between March to May 2022, on ‘The intersections of Trafficking & Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People (MMIWG2)’ (MMIWG2 now known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People MMIP) Listen to Raechel Ibarra, Indigenous Advocate, discusses working as a advocate for Indigenous … Continued
Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, hosted a 4 series panel between March to May 2022, on ‘The intersections of Trafficking & Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People (MMIWG2)’ (MMIWG2 now known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People MMIP) Listen to Cari Herthel Tribal Vice Chair, The Esselen Tribe of Monterey County … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
Caroline hosts Kristin Ohlson, whose most recent invaluable book is Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World – Full Moon Waxing, that humans be inspired by such to rejoin the collaborative dance. Quoting Darwin’s contemporary, the Russian scientist-anarchist Peter Kropotkin: “Who are the fittest: those who are continually at war … Continued
Morning Star Gali and Yuki Committee discuss the passage of AB 1936 and the difficulties in communicating with UC Hastings regarding changing the school name. AB 1936 authorizes the University of California Hastings Law College of the Law to remove the name of its founder, Serranus C. Hastings from the school’s name and specifies restorative … Continued
Morning Star Gali & Assemblymember James C. Ramos discuss Tribal Bills including AB 2022 that removes the slur S**AW from California public lands, landmarks, and geographic locations. *The story is fully introduced and credited, plus a full song by Calina Lawrence is included at the end, with permission by Calina. Calina provides the music bedding … Continued
