Today on the show: Flashpoints celebrates the Chicano moratorium and the life and times of radical Chicano journalist, Ruben Salazar, who was murdered by an LA Sheriff’s deputy 53 years ago today, during the Chicano protests against the war.  We’ll feature a variety of interviews, including Ron Lopez, professor of Latino and Chicano studies at … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – August 29, 2023

Today’s Pentagon Announcement to Deploy Thousands of Drones and AI Robotic Warfare Platforms Against China Within Two Years We begin with the announcement today by the Pentagon of an ambitious new program to build and deploy within two years, thousands of drones and robotic warfare platforms operating on AI that will counter China’s defenses along … Continued


In many immigration holding facilities, detainees can choose to work for wages. But is the language of choice in this context misleading? Katie Bales deploys the concept of unfree labor to explain what’s going on within what she calls the immigration industrial complex. She emphasizes the historical and geopolitical factors that compel many detainees to agree … Continued


Law & Disorder

Vocal Theater Part 1: Diamonds and Bullets; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Leelee Jackson

On today’s feature, we share Part 1 of Diamonds and Bullets, an all vocal theatrical experience produced by Oakland-based arts and consulting company Edutainment for Equity, to provoke greater understanding and empathy for the statement “Black Lives Matter”.  It features music of Bay Area Hip Hop Vocal Ensemble Antique Naked Soul, headed by songwriter and … Continued


UpFront

Trump DC Trial Set for March, Saudi Border Guards Massacre of Ethiopian Migrants; Plus, SFUSD Considering School Closures

0:08 — Robert Katzberg, former federal prosecutor, turned defense attorney. Author, most recently of The Vanishing Trial. 0:33 — Bill Frelick, Director of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. 0:45 — Cassondra Curiel, teacher at Visitacion Valley Middle School, and president of United Educators of San Francisco.