We speak with Jennifer Leong, the older sister of Laudemer Arboleda, un unarmed Contra Costa man who was killed by police in 2018. The former Contra Costa officer who was responsible for his death and also another county resident is petitioning for early parole. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on … Continued
We speak with Melissa Nold who is a civil rights attorney in Vallejo, CA and attorney-owner of Nold Law. She is focused on police reform at the state and local level and advocates for victims of police brutality in and outside of the courtroom. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on … Continued
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the world premiere of “Aztlan” by Luis Alfaro, at the Magic Theatre through July 13, 2025.
We speak with , Ashley Overhouse, the Water Policy Advisor for Defenders of Wildlife and Kim Delfino, the President and Founder of Earth Advocacy who are working to safeguard the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The recent California state budget includes significant CEQA reforms aimed at streamlining housing development and other projects. — Subscribe to this … Continued
Over 500,000 Haitian nationals currently have Temporary Protected Status in the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement last week revoking their protections. We’ll speak with Nana Gyamfi who is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration or BAJI. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow … Continued
Pinkwashing and purplewashing are tools of Israeli propaganda that build a narrative around the Jewish state as a haven for women and queer people. The Zionist arguments for these themes include statements like: Hamas would kill queer people or trans people, and that on the far opposite side Israel’s legal system protects those groups. It’s … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices just held its first meeting since HHS Secretary RFK Jr. fired and replaced all 17. CDC staff presented data showing strong results from last year’s COVID boosters–they significantly reduced the likelihood of severe COVID; the benefits lasted longer before waning than in previous years, … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post we speak with Raed Jarrar who is an Arab-American political advocate based in Washington, DC. He is currently the advocacy director for the organization Democracy in the Arab World Now – or DAWN. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Laith who is a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement and one of the national leaders of the Mask Off Maersk Campaign. Shipping giant Maersk announced this month that it would cut ties with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow … Continued
David Leavitt, acclaimed gay novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer, discusses his book The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer, recorded in the KPFA studios November 28, 2005. Photo of David Leavitt.
