The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 14, 2023

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news. House passes NDAA over strong Democratic opposition. Biden administration announces $39 billion student debt program. Heat waves blister US Southwest and Southern Europe. Opponents of autonomous vehicles urge state lawmakers to pass regulations. Gun control advocates tour nation calling for stronger restrictions on firearms.


Making Contact

The Healing Project: An Abolitionist Story (Encore) – Making Contact – July 14, 2023

This week we hear from artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes about The Healing Project, an abolitionist art exhibition. The work explores the structures of systemic racism, particularly the prison industrial complex in the U.S. and takes multiple forms including music, films, community gatherings, and live performances. A digital library of audio interviews centers the project. The … Continued


Project Censored

U.S. independence and slavery / Bisexuality still misunderstood – Project Censored – July 14, 2023

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s Project Censored Show. In light of the recent Fourth-of-July holiday, Eleanor’s first guest, historian Gerald Horne, shares his analysis of a likely motive for independence on the part of colonial America’s white elite: the desire to preserve slavery in the colonies, despite the rise of abolitionism in Britain. He also … Continued


Economic Update

CHINA: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, OR WHAT? – Economic Update – July 14, 2023

On this week’s episode, Prof. Wolff talks about the Chinese economy. China is run by a Communist Party but describes itself as socialist, while the employer/employee structure of its enterprises is capitalist. We examine what this means for (a) its place in the world economy, (b) its place in the transition from capitalism to socialism/communism, … Continued