The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 30, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Featured Episode
Today on the show: People in the streets by the tens of thousands, from one coast to the other ,protesting expanding Trump wars and fascism. Also Organizing against US funded violence and anti-democratic behavior in Haiti. We’ll feature an in-depth update on the worsening situation on the ground there, and the call for Asylum for … Continued
Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, we got to fight the powers that be!
Today on the show, guest host Kalonji Changa is joined by Martin Reynolds, Co-Executive Director of Revenue and External Affairs at the Maynard Institute, and Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Executive Director and Editor of One Peoples Project / IDAVOX, for a timely and urgent conversation on press freedom and government accountability. The discussion centers on recent … Continued
Talk-It-Out Radio – January 30, 2026
A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.
Disabled Musicians: 70’s – 90’s – Pushing Limits – January 30, 2026
Record scratch — your favorite DJ is back on the turntables! Join Denny Daughters on Pushing Limits this Friday for another edition of Musicians With All Types of Disabilities, a spotlight on artists whose talent and impact span genres and generations. This time we feature performers connected to blindness, dyslexia, multiple sclerosis, and bulimia nervosa. … Continued
Making Contact – January 30, 2026
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at: http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
Project Censored – January 30, 2026
In the first part of the program we welcome back political and legal geographer Dr. Austin Kocher to talk about the immigration news that never makes the news. Dr. Kocher talks about overcrowded and deadly detention centers, the 287g clause that transforms your local law enforcement into ICE officers, the fundamental flaw in the US … Continued
Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
On today’s Talkies, we move from the roots of economic anger to the legal and moral crises shaping the present moment. We begin with John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, discussing media, democracy, and his latest book co-written with Bernie Sanders, It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism. Then, LawDork publisher Chris Geidner … Continued
As the world races to transition away from fossil fuels, demand for lithium and other “green” minerals is exploding—reshaping landscapes, supply chains, and geopolitics in the process. On this episode of Terra Verde, host Hannah Wilton speaks with political scientist and author Thea Riofrancos about the hidden costs and contested promises of the green energy … Continued
The Political Bias of Conventional Economics
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the Pentagon’s investments into private companies, the end of electric vehicle subsidies in conjunction with the arrival of Chinese EVs in the U.S., the growing trade and produce exchange between Canada and China, and the nurses’ strike of NYC private hospitals grows to … Continued