Law & Disorder

‘Copaganda’: Police & Media Manipulate Perceptions of Safety w/ Alec Karakatsanis

Copaganda’ is propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media that stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression, more inequality, and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment bureaucracy. … Continued


UpFront

The AI Con [rebroadcast]

00:08 Emily M. Bender,a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), co-authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want  [Re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded on July 10]    


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – September 1, 2025

On Today Show: Ms. Rachel on Her Gaza Advocacy: “My Deep Care for Children Doesn’t Stop at Any Border” Labor Day Special Featuring Howard Zinn & Voices of a People’s History of the United States Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.


Background Briefing (Monday, 5am)

We expose how Trump and his handpicked loyalists—Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard, Patel, Bongino, and Noem—are hollowing out America’s defense and intelligence institutions with analysis from Karen Greenberg, examine the public health collapse fueled by conspiracy-driven politics with global health expert Lawrence Gostin, and uncover the domestic blowback from America’s post-9/11 killing machine with journalist Seth Harp, author of The Fort Bragg Cartel.

Trump, Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard, Patel, Bongino and Noem Might as Well be Working For Putin and Xi as They Destroy Our National Security We begin with the the destruction of America’s national security by Trump and his clown car of heads of our military and intelligence services: Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard, Patel, Bongino and Noem, all … Continued


Setting the Standard

Setting the Standard – September 1, 2025

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Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued