Africa Today – September 8, 2025
A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
Featured Episode
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Israeli strike demolishes high-rise in Gaza City as Israel tells Palestinians to evacuate; Aid ship headed for Gaza hit by drone causing fire, was part of largest aid flotilla to date; Labor, immigrant advocates speak out on … Continued
Today on the show: Our weekly segment Genocide-Watch with Sam Husseini. Pro Palestine protestors get arrested in London for speaking Truth to power. Dave Lindorf, just back from the racist British Monarchy, reports. Also, Kathy Kelly says “We Will Not Be Silent on the Gaza Genocide”. Also the International Indian Treaty Council and the American … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – September 8, 2025
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.
A Major TV Network Caves Again, Censoring Trump Protests at the US Open–The Growing Rift Between the Supreme Court and the Lower Courts–A Chicagoan Manning the Barricades Ahead of Trump’s “Invasion” in His War on Chicago
A Major TV Network Caves Again, Censoring Trump Protests at the US Open Men’s Tennis Final We begin looking into how the mainstream press and the TV networks are caving in to Trump following ABC’s censorship of protests at Sunday’s US Open Men’s Tennis final at which Trump was repeatedly booed by the crowd. Joining … Continued
Today’s corporate, capitalist economy is radically unequal, ecologically unsustainable, and embedded in recurring boom-and-bust cycles of crisis. Not surprisingly, people are looking for alternatives. What if, instead of tweaking the system to reduce the damage, we reorganized entirely so that both local and national economies produced better outcomes for people, communities and the planet in … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about chemical lobbyists inside the EPA gutting regulations on PFAS, how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been ordered by the administration to quickly approve new nuclear power plants, and a new study showing that males are more impacted by exposure to some PFAS chemicals than females. … Continued
Trans, Non Binary and gender Queer celebration with Caro De Robertis and Crystal Mason
As Donald Trump’s authoritarian push takes aim at trans and genderqueer people, mainstream media represents gender diversity as a newfangled, dangerous invention of the young. But trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and Two Spirit people have always been present, in many cultures and communities. Author Caro de Robertis‘s new collection of oral histories with trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and Two Spirit … Continued
Is it possible to eat animal products ethically, as proponents of small-scale animal agriculture advocate? Or, as critical theorist John Sanbonmatsu argues, is consuming animals unjustifiable not just for reasons of disease and the climate emergency, but also because of the emotional complexity and intelligence of non-human animals? Sanbonmatsu makes the case for opposing and … Continued
The Right to Exist
Ralph welcomes Palestinian-American writer, activist, and scientist Susan Abulhawa to discuss the ongoing Palestinian genocide and the evidence that supports a vastly higher death toll in Gaza. Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.