Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden urges booster shots as Omicron spreads and world nations scurry to respond. C.D.C. advisory panel recommends Pfizer or Moderna booster, not J&J vaccine citing blood clot side effects. Santa Clara County health officials announce … Continued


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – December 16, 2021

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.


Talkies

FUNDDRIVE: bell hooks

We have suffered a great loss: bell hooks, brilliant author, poet, essayist; clear-eyed , eloquent and fearless writer, has died.  We listen to her recorded words today, glad to have had her awhile, if not long enough.  Hosted by Kris Welch.


On today’s show: 0:08 – Rebecca Solnit, writer, historian, activist, and author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering, walking, hope, and disaster joins us to discuss her latest book Orwell’s Roses. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $150 and receive a copy of Rebecca Solnit’s Orwell’s … Continued