The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

US Supreme Court rules 5-4 to keep Title 42, restrict asylum seekers for now; Death toll climbs in Buffalo, NY after massive storm; Republican Congressman-elect admits to lying about his resume

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The U.S. Supreme court rules 5-4 that Trump era pandemic limits preventing migrants from coming to the U.S. to seek asylum will stay in place for now. The death toll continues to climb in Buffalo New York … Continued


This year saw the publication of a fifteenth-anniversary edition of Vijay Prashad’s award-winning book “The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World,” which examines the origins, the development, and what the author calls the assassination of the Third World project. Today’s program features excerpts of a two-part in-studio interview with Prashad conducted shortly … Continued


Law & Disorder

Lessons from Assata Shakur w/ Donna Murch; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Tina D’Elia

Black Panther and Cuban exile Assata Shakur has inspired generations of radical protest, including the contemporary movement for Black lives. Our guest today is Donna Murch, author of Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Racial Capitalism, and the Movement for Black Lives. Drawing its title from one of America’s foremost revolutionaries, this collection of thought-provoking essays … Continued