Today on the show: We bring you the Best of Flashpoints. As we continue our Drumbeat coverage of the UFW Union Pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento, CA. photo: Tim Mossholder via Unsplash
Featured Episode
Hard Knock Radio – August 22, 2022
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.
UpFront PM – August 22, 2022
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 [email protected].
8/22/22 All About Monkeypox
I’m sure you’ve heard of it by now: Monkeypox. It’s not a new disease, but it’s one that’s now spreading in the United States. Here in the Bay Area, people have been lining up to receive vaccines, asking their doctors questions, and fearing yet another pandemic. But, just how much should we be worried about … Continued
Womens Magazine – August 22, 2022
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
Who gets put into solitary confinement, and why? What roles do race, racism, and mental health diagnoses play? Terry Kupers describes what spending time in solitary does to the human psyche; he also cites recent changes in attitudes toward, and laws regulating, solitary confinement. (Encore presentation.) Bruce Arrigo and Brian Sellers, eds., The Pre-Crime Society: Crime, Culture, … Continued
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – August 22, 2022
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Guest: Marcello Musto is the author of The Last Years of Karl Marx. He is also a Professor of Sociological Theory at York University where he is the founding director of the Laboratory for Alternative Theories.
Democracy Now – August 22, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Mental health and law enforcement
A grassroots movement has pushed to the surface that law enforcement should not be the first or primary response to mental health crisis — and the movement is winning the public debate. But states and municipalities are responding with legislation and shifts in pattern and practice — is more harm than good being done? On … Continued