Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Tensions rise in Israel and Iran raising concerns of full scale war in the Middle East; Preparations for the FIFA World Cup are ramping up as the tournament begins this week; Hispanic community members in … Continued
Today on the show: With Miguel Gavilan Molina, standing by at the culmination of the 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights! Gavilan and the Flashonda crew are standing by with Renee Saucedo: Also the Launch of a Solidarity Fasting to Denounce the Inaction of the Assistant US Attorney for the Deaths and Conditions at … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with political strategist, attorney, and author Steve Phillips to discuss his provocative new book, Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? The wide ranging conversation explored race, democracy, corporate power, media influence, and the ongoing backlash against racial justice efforts in the United States. Davey D … Continued
On today’s briefing: Trump to Netanyahu: “I Call The Shots” and You Have to Accept Any Peace Deal I Make with Iran We begin with Trump telling PM Netanyahu he has to accept any peace deal the US negotiates with Iran after an exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel, telling the Financial Times that … Continued
Calling someone an “animal” means they’re less than human – not worthy of respect, rights, or even of life itself. But in truth — and in biological fact — human beings ARE animals. Scientists continue to find that intelligence and what we call “consciousness” appear to saturate all of nature. Clearly it’s high time to … Continued
Pollinators are in trouble around the world, and that could spell disaster for humans. This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about Erin Brockovitch’s fight against data centers, and the incredible plastic waste associated with cut flowers. Then entomologist Dr. Tara Cornelisse, Lead Zoologist of NatureServe, joins the conversation to talk about the … Continued
Today for KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine, we celebrate Pride month by talking about some of the films I recommend that are showing at the the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, hosted by Frameline. Frameline was founded in 1977 and is the longest-running, largest, and most widely recognized queer film exhibition in the world … Continued
The revelations of widespread surveillance by the National Security Agency after 9/11 brought to light one aspect of how the government has capitalized on digital technology to amass power – and such dangers have only multiplied. Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has been involved in numerous groundbreaking legal battles with the … Continued
In a program devoted to the topic of AI, Ralph welcomes first, Tyson Slocum, director of the energy group at Public Citizen, who tells us about the local backlash against the construction of data centers. Then New York Times climate writer, David Wallace-Wells, explains how the Big Tech CEOs did not count on human beings … Continued
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