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COVID-19 infections shatter world records; Bill to reform Ellis Act evictions advances; Bill to create universal health care in California advances

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. W.H.O. reports global COVID-19 deaths at all time record, urges vaccinating poorer countries. New report finds fast spreading Omicron variant not as lethal as Delta variant. San Francisco COVID-19 infections spike, schools agree to provide students with … Continued

Flashpoints

More than 60 National and Regional Organizations Issue a Joint Statement Calling for the Elimination of the 400 Land-Based Nuclear missiles

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Today on the Show: More than 60 national and regional organizations issue a joint statement calling for the elimination of the 400 land-based nuclear missiles. Now armed and on a hair-trigger alert in the United States. We’ll be joined by legendary pentagon papers, whistleblower, Dan Ellsberg, to talk about the significance: also what happens if … Continued

East Bay Yesterday

“Visions of Black Futurity” and the History of the Black Arts Movement in California

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In 1968, an exhibition titled “New Perspectives in Black Art” opened in the Kaiser Center Gallery of the Oakland Museum. The show was curated by Evangeline “E.J.” Montgomery, a woman who was at the nucleus of the West Coast’s vibrant Black Arts movement during that radical era. According to Montgomery, the “New Perspectives” collection was … Continued