The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – December 27, 2023
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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Flashpoints – December 27, 2023
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
A Year in Review 2023: American Politics on the National Scene
We speak with political experts and organizers Dr. Melina Abdullah and Jasiri X about 2023 and American politics. A visual deep dive into the stories that defined 2023 and what to anticipate in 2024. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without … Continued
Background Briefing – December 27, 2023 (encore)
Growing Concern at the Supreme Court’s Impunity From Ethical Norms as Its Credibility With the Public Plunges We begin as this year ends with selected programs from our archives following yesterday’s coverage of events from early in the year. Today we cover stories from the middle of the year, then on tomorrow’s show from later … Continued
Education Today – December 27, 2023
Education Today: Research, news, guests and listener calls on local and international education issues. Every Wednesday at 2:30 PM
Our World As We See It – December 27, 2023
A weekly talk show produced by Oakland School for the Arts high school broadcast students, Our World As We See It will focus on local and world issues giving a fresh youthful perspective on how to create change.
East Bay Yesterday – December 27, 2023
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Is a world of nation-states desirable? If ultranationalism is pernicious, are some forms of nationalism beneficial? Should struggles framed in terms of national liberation be lauded and supported? Nandita Sharma emphasizes the exclusions inherent in all nationalist politics, exclusions dictated by considerations of who does and does not belong to the nation. (Encore presentation.) Nandita Sharma, Home Rule: … Continued
Cypher Human Rights Comics with Adam Shapiro
Ian spoke with Adam Shapiro, Co-editor of We Are Many, a comics anthology released as part of the Cypher Zine project (@cypher_comics on Instagram) and published by Radix Media.
The Opium Wars, The Gold Rush and the Formation of Global Capitalism
Mae Ngai is the author of The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics.