About Health

12/18/23 Taking Care of Our Hearts

This week, we talk with a luminary cardiologist about the heart in two senses.  First, we discuss how to take care of our hearts in the physical sense: What to do to keep our hearts healthy and beating for a long time to come. But, we all know there’s another, more metaphorical and perhaps even … Continued


Urban renewal processes and projects have wreaked havoc on many communities of color. Lindsey Dillon reveals how Black San Franciscans have responded to exclusionary forms of development and, more specifically, how Hunters Point residents worked to establish community control over how their neighborhood was redesigned and rebuilt. Camilla Hawthorne and Jovan Scott Lewis, eds., The … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?

Ralph welcomes Allan Brownfeld, from the American Council for Judaism, and our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, to discuss the history of Jewish anti-Zionism and how Judaic principles can conflict with the Zionist project. We also review how university presidents recently responded to questioning from a congressional committee about free speech on campus.  


KPFA’s host Philip Maldari talks to John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine about the latest in Congress and Trump’s conspiracies. John Nichols is also the author of several books including his latest, co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders, is It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism. His writing can be found at the Nation.   … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post: Latest from Israel’s Warfare on Gaza as well as the Lebanese Border; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Debby Kajiyama

It has been almost ten weeks since Israel launched its massive attacks on Palestine. Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health announced that the death toll has amassed to at least 19,088, with over 54,450 individuals wounded. We continue our ongoing coverage in conversation with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for … Continued