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