Can classic organizing methods be effective in gig economy workplaces? Paul C. Gray examines how methods like organizing conversations, social mapping, social charting, leader identification, and the identification of strategic chokepoints were applied by food couriers in Toronto to the peculiar circumstances of their platform-based work environment. (Encore presentation.) Labour/Le Travail Gig Workers United (Photo on … Continued
Ralph welcomes newspaper publisher, Steve McNamara, to discuss the “San Quentin News,” California’s largest inmate-run newspaper and the birthplace of the San Quentin News Forum— where incarcerated men and visiting police, attorneys, and judges share their perspectives on the criminal justice system. Then Peter Lurie, President of the Center for Science in the Public Interest … Continued
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
On Today’s SHow: “The Great Escape”: Saket Soni on Forced Immigrant Labor Used to Clean Up Climate Disasters in U.S. Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora on Coping with Trauma from Being Detained & Undocumented in U.S. Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Growing conservatism among religious nationalist movements is threatening people without political power across borders. On today’s episode, we look at the colonial, military and political connections between India and its conservative Hindutva movement, and Israel’s zionist movement. The lands of both these countries were British colonies, and their political development since formal colonial times have … Continued
00:08 Kim Kelly, labor journalist and labor organizer; now author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor [originally broadcast in April 2022] 00:33 Fred Glass teaches Labor and Community Studies at the Community College of San Francisco. He’s also Communications Director for the California Federation of Teachers. His latest book is From Mission to Microchip: … Continued
On Today’s SHow: “The Great Escape”: Saket Soni on Forced Immigrant Labor Used to Clean Up Climate Disasters in U.S. Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora on Coping with Trauma from Being Detained & Undocumented in U.S. Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
What Happened to America’s Liberals and Can They Reimagine a Vision For the Future? We begin with the question of what happened to America’s liberal majority that dominated the Supreme Court, the House and Senate for decades from the 1960’s to the 1980’s to the point where now liberals seem to be betting their success … Continued
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A mix of la raza, reggae, jazz and politically conscious music.
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Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued
