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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump, Rubio offer differing versions of reason for attack on Iran; Iran war disrupting humanitarian aid in MidEast, dividing allies and US Congress; Homeland Security Noem grilled over ICE actions at Senate hearing, some call for her … Continued
Today on the show we celebrate the life and times of the legendary Pentagon Papers Whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg: We’ll be joined by the editors of Truth and Consequences, edited by Michael Ellsberg, Dan’s younger son and his long time editor, Jan R. Thomas: We spend most of the hour reflecting on the extraordinary life and … Continued
Fund Drive Special: What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection
What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection As part of a Black History Month celebration at San Francisco State University, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sat in conversation with longtime organizer and formerly incarcerated activist Dorsey Nunn. What unfolded was not a ceremonial talk, but a grounded and at times raw discussion … Continued
Background Briefing – March 3, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
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In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into … Continued
Fund Drive Special: Fighting the Fracking of Our Attention
It’s been called a new gold rush, but not of our external environment, which continues to be plundered, but of our internal environment — of our psyches. Historian of science D. Graham Burnett, one of the Friends of Attention, lays out what’s at stake — and how they’re organizing a movement to reclaim our attention. … Continued
US President Donald Trump convened his so-called Board of Peace for its first major meeting in Washington on February 19th. Muhammad Shehada is a Palestinian analyst and writer from Gaza and a visiting fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations. He joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss the corrupt fantasies and … Continued
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast) – March 3, 2026
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.