Discussed in this episode: As of Friday, the CDC had confirmed 935 measles cases in the US this year. In just under four months, that’s more than triple the number of cases the US recorded in all of 2024. 93% of the cases have been associated with a domestic outbreak (as opposed to travel abroad). … Continued
Ann Patchett, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studio on a book tour for “Bel Canto,” September 20, 2001. Photo: AnnPatchett.com
The United States National Institute of Health is the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, but it has cut about half of the more than 1,200 grants that its umbrella agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — now led by long-time vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — said it has terminated. … Continued
Today, we spend the hour walking through the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. Kicking us off are Kira Lerner, an editor and reporter based in Washington, DC focused on voting rights, criminal justice, and civil rights issues. Kira is the Democracy Editor of the Guardian US, joining us along with Andrew Roth, a … Continued
Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this hour, we’re joined by formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver, discussing his book Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine, reflecting on his 21 years of incarceration, what it … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The Trump FDA is asking COVID vaccine manufacturer Novavax to submit new clinical trial data before it can get authorized to distribute an updated COVID vaccine. Because it takes a while to gather such data, that would make it nearly impossible to Novavax to have shots available this fall. Could the … Continued
On this week’s Palestine Post, we speak with Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. He is also co-author of a brand new book called Understanding Hamas and why that Matters. — Subscribe to this … Continued
Kate MacKay, Associate Film Curator at Pacific Film Archives, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing the films of John Cassavetes and specifically his work with Gena Rowlands. Kate MacKay is the curator of a retrospective of their filmsat Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives from May 2 through May 14, 2025. (Photo from “Love Streams” courtesy BAMPFA)
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
The impact of the second Trump Administration on our most marginalized communities is significant. Today, we explore the Trump Administration’s impact on children. We are joined by Eli Hager, a journalist who focuses on threats to federal social safety net programs as well as systems that lower-income families interact with at the state and local … Continued
