The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – September 5, 2023 Congress faces deadline for government funding bill or risk a federal shutdown.

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Congress faces deadline for government funding bill or risk a federal shutdown. Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to election tampering. Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for … Continued


The pandemic, the Muslim bans, the US-backed Saudi bombing of Yemen, counterterrorism initiatives – Yemeni Americans have faced, and continue to confront, major challenges to their well-being and their ability to connect with loved ones in Yemen. Sunaina Maira’s recent ethnographic work focuses on Oakland-based Yemeni corner store owners and their families. (Encore presentation.) Nadia Kim … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now 9am – September 5, 2023

On Today’s Show: Racist Shootings “Don’t Happen in a Vacuum”: Bishop Barber on DeSantis, Trump & Those Who Spread Hate “Doing Harm”: Roy Eidelson on the American Psychological Association’s Embrace of U.S. Torture Program   Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.