The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Palestinians protest visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Opponents of Myanmar regime call plans for elections this year a sham; New Alameda County D.A. reopens two death in police custody cases: The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 31, 2023

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Palestinians protest while Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian leaders U.N. Rapporteur on Myanmar urges no support for upcoming “sham” elections planned by military junta New Alameda County District Attorney reopens two death in police … Continued


Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Faith Mitchell, for a conversation about Gullah Herbalism. Dr. Mitchell has a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has written or edited numerous policy-related publications. She is also the author of, Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies @hoodoo_medicine . Faith currently lives in the DC metro … Continued


Fossil fuels lie at the center of contemporary life — powering, despoiling, and altering everything around us. And that includes environmentalism itself, according to anthropologist David Bond. He discusses how concepts like toxic thresholds and environmental impact assessments are an accommodation to the continued existence of the oil and petro-chemical industries, rather than ways to … Continued


  Guest: David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), the Director of Research at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and the author of numerous books including, Marx, Social Justice and the City, The Condition of Postmodernity, The Limits to Capital, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Spaces of Global Capitalism, A … Continued