Today on a special edition of the show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, helps us remember and recall the events of 9/11/That’s 9-11-73, when the US overthrow of the duly elected socialist government of Salvador Allende sent tens of thousand of Chileans into exile. At least, the ones who were able and lucky … Continued
We listen to the ceremony at Oestes to honor Black women in Bay Area Hip Hop Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Modi, the Host of the G20, Employs Fascist Tactics to Make India a Hindu Only Nation We begin with the G 20 summit in India at which China and Russia were absent and from which a lukewarm declaration on the war in Ukraine emerged. Joining us to assess the creeping authoritarianism of the Modi regime … Continued
Death is a part of life, but too often people are afraid to talk about their fears about dying, and their priorities for care at the end of life. Many people find themselves in challenging situations when they are faced with a dying relative or friend, not sure what steps to take to honor the … Continued
today I want to remember and honor activist musician feminist and abuse survivor sinead oconnor who died too soon at 56 on July 26th of this year. Like many others I hadn’t appreciated the depth of Sinead conners commitment to activism, LGBTQ rights, abortion rights, the fight against sexual abuse and support of … Continued
To be queer and communist at a time when the Communist Party in the U.S. banned LGBT people was tricky and often perilous. In her new book Bettina Aptheker profiles Lorraine Hansberry (who famously penned the play “A Raisin in the Sun”), Harry Hay (best known for founding the Mattachine Society), and other figures with radical … Continued
Mark Twain once said, “Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow.” As an antidote to that Ralph welcomes Professor Piers Steel, author of “The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done.” Plus, Ralph urges listeners to sign up for The Capitol Hill Citizen Association, … Continued
On Today’s Show: Morocco: Earthquake Death Toll at 2,500; Criticism Grows over King’s Response to Humanitarian Crisis “The Other 9/11”: Ariel Dorfman on 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup in Chile That Ousted Allende Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has introduced legislation that would push the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to fill half of its 1,002 vacant supportive housing units and remain at a vacancy below five percent moving forward. We’re joined by Supervisor Preston, who represents District 5, which includes the Tenderloin, the Haight, the Fillmore, … Continued
0:08 — Chris Miller, is the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times and author of the new book The War Came To Us: Life And Death In Ukraine. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
