Jessica Mitford was a muckracking journalist and memoirist, radical activist and wit. Born to an English aristocratic family, she became a Communist and eloped with Winston Churchill’s nephew to fight in the Spanish Civil war. Two of her sisters were infamous fascists and friends with Hitler. Jessica, known as Decca, moved to the United States, … Continued


Israel wiped entire Palestinian cities off the map. Writer, poet, and journalist Ahmed Abu Artema joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss what he saw and experienced during the genocide and how he was evacuated to the Netherlands last month. He explains that: “they are claiming that [they] are fighting Hamas. They murdered … Continued


Songs to Obsess Over & Over… September 2025 Edition

It’s that time! Last Tuesday of the month where IU, your loving Interim Music Director Mike Biggz(Host of Living In The Now on KPFA), reflects on 5 songs that I have been quite obsessed over in the past 30 days. LFG! Songs to Obsess Over & Over September 2025 Jalen Ngonda – All About Me (Daptone) … Continued


Law & Disorder

Conversation with Chris Hedges — Fall Fund Drive

On today’s show, we speak with Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author, and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, known for his sharp critiques of war, empire, capitalism, and the erosion of civil liberties in the United States. He is the author of Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine *Fall … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

Trump’s “Eternal Peace” Farce and the Shutdown Showdown

Donald Trump declares “one of the great days ever in civilization” as he touts an imaginary Middle East peace plan Hamas hasn’t signed, while fawning over Netanyahu at a no-questions press conference. Later, experts unpack how his brinkmanship over a looming government shutdown reveals a strategy of bad-faith politics designed to sow chaos and shift … Continued