Are you and your community engaged in protests this summer? What herbs can you invite along for protection, health, and emergencies? Emiliano Lemus discusses plants to support resilience for resistance to systemic oppression, as well as preparedness at protests and demonstrations. This is part two of a three-part series on Herbal First Aid Kids. Fund … Continued


This week on the show, Asem Alnabih, the spokesperson from the Gaza Municipality, joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to talk about the daily struggle for life in Gaza. The Electronic Intifada’s contributor Donya Abu Sitta discusses the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s massacres of Palestinians as they face Israel’s latest displacement orders, and the … Continued


Songs to Obsess Over & Over… July 2025 Edition

As July wraps up, KPFA’s Interim Music Director, Mike Biggz, reflects on the top 5 songs he obsessed over this past month. Songs to Obsess Over & Over July 2025   The Altons – Love You Like That (Daptone) Mere months after releasing their debut album on the always reliable Daptone Recordss, The Altons are … Continued


September 4 2025

Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement

A Powerful Night of Abolition, Testimony, and Truth

KPFA

Ending Isolation: A Public Conversation & Bus Tour Launch Thursday, September 4 | 6–9 PM St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley Join KPFA for the launch of the national Journey to Justice Bus Tour and the book Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement (Pluto Press, 2025). Featuring authors Dr. Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, and Chris...


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – July 29, 2025

On Today’s Show: “Designed as Death Traps”: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes “Deliberate, Systematic Starvation”: Aid Leader Demands End to Israel’s War & Siege on Gaza “Our Genocide”: Israeli Human Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Destroying Palestinian Society in Gaza     Democracy Now! is a daily … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

A look at Trump’s escalating instability, JD Vance’s intellectual cover for racist policy, the erosion of constitutional remedies, and the GOP’s war on the free press — with guests Katherine Stewart, Aziz Huq, and Peter Loge.

We begin with Trump appearing increasingly mentally ill when announcing a trade deal with the EU and reducing his ultimatum to Putin from 50 days down to 10 or 12 as he went on a fact-free rant about windmills and whales. We discuss how Trump’s more and more likely successor J.D. Vance is putting an … Continued