APEX Express – April 10, 2025
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. House advances Trump agenda with narrow passage of republican budget bill against democratic opposition Congressional Progressive Caucus says Musk must leave in 50 days, when his special employee status expires under law State senate committee approves bill … Continued
Today on the show: Indigenous rights, climate justice & forests in Chile; A live report back featuring photos & videos from the Mapuche indigenous struggle in Chile. And our weekly newscast from Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic intifada on the US funded, israeli killing fields of occupied Gaza
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In a special edition of Rootwork on KPFK, Thandi Chimurenga of Black Liberation Media sat down with Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson to explore bold strategies for grassroots survival and resistance. Part of the ongoing “Build and Fight Formula” series, the conversation unpacked the urgency of food sovereignty, mutual aid, and community-based power in the face of … Continued
Trump’s MAGA Economy Driven by Greed, Stupidity, and Cowardice
Will Trump’s Weakening of the Dollar Lead to a New Global Reserve Currency?
The Hollow Nature of Trump’s Promise of Gain After the Pain
Full Moon Venus Stationing, emerging from underworld, Caroline welcomes astrological scholar and practitioner Bruce Scofield, that we may discern the astro description and guiding story of now… Bruce Scofield holds a PhD in geoscience, is the author of 15 books, and numerous articles on astrology, science, archaeology, hiking, and travel. He maintains a private … Continued
David Thomson, film critic and historian, discusses his latest book, “The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film” with host Richard Wolinsky. Author of over forty books, most of which deal with film and film history, David Thomson here discusses how movies have influenced how our society sees and understands war. Photo from”1917″ courtesy Pacific Film Archive. Also: Review of “The Heart Sellers” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and “Eddie Izzard Hamlet” at ACT Strand.
Charlie Eaton and Alina Gibadulina on the increasing prominence of hedge fund and private equity titans on elite university boards (paper here) • Malcolm Harris, author of What’s Left, on a trio of political approaches to the climate crisis
Even at the National Historic Landmark dedicated to a queer civil rights activist, legal scholar, author and Episcopal priest, the Trump administration is rewriting U.S. history. Executive Director Angela Thorpe Mason of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, North Carolina is fighting to keep the legacy alive (produced by David Hunt).
And in NewsWrap: Greek men whether gay or straight won’t be able to access surrogacy services under a law being proposed to parliament, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office declares The Elton John AIDS Foundation “undesirable” because of its support for queer rights, a new law goes into effect making “conversion therapy” against the law in New South Wales, anti-queer hate speech is now illegal in the Australian state of Victoria, an injunction puts a law forcing Montana trans people to use sex-segregated facilities according to their birth certificate gender on temporary hold, Utah is the first U.S. state to ban LGBTQ Pride flags at all public schools and government buildings, and more international LGBTQ+ news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Ava Davis (produced by Brian DeShazor).
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.