The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – June 5, 2023 Biden meets Danish PM, Ukraine, trade, energy policy on agenda; Ukraine begins preliminary counteroffensive to push Russian forces out.

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news. Biden meets Danish PM, Ukraine, trade, energy policy on agenda. Bodies of last 3 missing residents of collapsed Davenport,Iowa apartment building found. Ukraine begins preliminary counteroffensive to push Russian forces out. Governor Newsom pushes streamlining of air quality process. UN draft agreement on plastics signed at Paris meeting.


Today on the Show: We’ll feature a special report on the dangers of forced mass migration throughout the western hemisphere, as the suffering from brutal and violent US immigration policy continues apace. Also, is Florida Governor and presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis more brutal than Trump when it comes to immigration policies? And Academy Award-Wining filmmaker, … Continued


About Health

6/5/23 Foot and Ankle Care

When all is well, we go about our day without thinking about how important our feet are. We walk, hike, run, play sports, or go shopping with ease. But when something is wrong and we have pain in our feet or ankles, it’s all we can think about. Join Nurse Rona and Podiatrist Dr. Sireesha … Continued


Drag Storytime: Pride Broadcast Team

  Eric Jansen, aka Cinnamon Sugarshoes, was lead producer for KPFA’s June 2023 Drag Storytime Series. Eric is founding producer and host of Out in the Bay Queer Radio+Podcast, heard on KALW for 13 years, and previously worked for KQED and Minnesota Public Radio. He first worked for KPFA last year, fill-in hosting for Kris … Continued


What are the contradictions and uses of environmental conservation and land preservation in a settler colonial state? Like South Africa and the United States, the Israeli government has carved out large swaths of land for ecological protection — and the dispossession of native populations is often hidden from sight. Legal anthropologist Irus Braverman discusses the … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

License to Loot – The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – June 5, 2023

A “license to loot” is what our guest, economist William Lazonick, calls stock buybacks. Until the Reagan Revolution, stock buybacks were considered market manipulation and at the very least are an unproductive use of profits used only to pump up the stock price and enrich upper management, while neglecting workers’ wages, capital expansion, and innovation. … Continued