Background Briefing (5am)

How Trump Turns Crisis Into Power: The Shutdown, the Military, and the War on Truth

As a potential government shutdown looms, economist Robert Kuttner joins the program to unpack how Donald Trump is exploiting the crisis—using racist deepfakes and disinformation to shift blame and consolidate power. Later, historian Stuart Schrader discusses Trump’s alarming rhetoric to military leaders and the rise of “enemy within” narratives, while climate scientist Michael Mann exposes … Continued


City Cat Radio

City Cat Radio – October 1, 2025

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City Cat Radio, the weekly radio program of Oakland’s own DJ/Producer/Engineer DJ HENROC, is designed to celebrate plain old good music including Soul, Roots, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro Beat, Funk, House and Underground Hip Hop. For nearly 25yrs, DJ HENROC has played at some the world’s premier venues and has collected music from all musical … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump proposes using us cities as military training grounds in speech to top brass Looming shutdown could impact vulnerable Americans. Palestinians opinion split on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan promising aid but barring Hamas from … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Fund Drive Special: Leonard Peltier Speaks

Leonard Peltier joins Hard Knock Radio from house arrest on Turtle Mountain, grateful to be home yet blunt about the political moment. He warns of rising fascism, culture-war censorship, and the real danger of global conflict, arguing that only broad, cross-racial unity can blunt the slide. While skeptical of both parties, he urges strategic voting … Continued


Background Briefing

How Trump Turns Crisis Into Power: The Shutdown, the Military, and the War on Truth

As a potential government shutdown looms, economist Robert Kuttner joins the program to unpack how Donald Trump is exploiting the crisis—using racist deepfakes and disinformation to shift blame and consolidate power. Later, historian Stuart Schrader discusses Trump’s alarming rhetoric to military leaders and the rise of “enemy within” narratives, while climate scientist Michael Mann exposes … Continued