Insights from two scholars who had books published in 2023: Thomas Wheatland, discussing his rereleased book about the Frankfurt School, the influential grouping of radical thinkers that included Herbert Marcuse and Walter Benjamin, and Juliet Hooker, expounding on aspects of her new book about race relations and political loss that weren’t addressed in last month’s … Continued


Developers threaten African-American businesses and community

Local African-American hero, Geoffrey Pete, packed Oakland  City Hall chambers last night with supporters concerned about the threat of a wealthy developer’s high rise project.  Hear the details of what’s happening to the African-American community and African-American businesses as a result of developers  pushing into Oakland.


Guest: James Risen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Throughout his career, Risen’s explosive investigative reporting has triggered a series of political firestorms. Among his best-selling books are State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration; Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War; and his latest, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, … Continued


Law & Disorder

Phone Security: Making & Keeping Your Phone Untraceable; 78 Pro-Palestine Activists Charged in SF Court

Most of us have a constant relationship to technology – tools that are constantly being developed and improved from an innovation standpoint, without a consistent understanding of how those tools function. How can the technology that we rely on the most be used to track us and share our personal information? Whether you are an … Continued