La Raza Chronicles – October 19, 2021
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A weekly Latino affairs magazine program with a local and international focus, highlighting the social, political and cultural events affecting the Latino community.
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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – October 19, 2021
House Select Committee investigating Capitol insurrection recommends holding Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. FDA moves to allow over-the-counter sale of hearing aids. Texas legislature approves gerrymandered voting maps. Low income Alameda County tenants call for rent control. Oakland evicts residents of long time homeless encampment.
Today on the Show: Tragedy continues to unfold at the US/Mexico border as Haitians and Central American continue to amass and face hunger, exploitation and instant deportation under Title 42. We ask, where is this deadly and inhumane policy leading us? Also Cold War Long Island,” a new book that shows how post WW2 long … Continued
The Passing of Colin Powell and Black America’s Response
We speak with reporter Thandisizwe Chimurenga about the passing of Colin Powell and the public’s response to his death. Thandisizwe Chimurenga is an award-winning, freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, CA.
UpFront PM – October 19, 2021
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].
Cover to Cover – October 19, 2021
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Emiliano Lemus for the second show in the “Honoring our Elders” series. Emiliano interviews Julia Bennett about her lifelong journey with the plants. Julia weaves memories about midwives and herbs being the main community healers in the South in the 50s, leading her to study herbalism and acupuncture in NYC in the 70s and … Continued
The Republican Party is gripped by a hatred of immigrants. But geographer Reece Jones argues it has not always been so. Instead, one man, the late John Tanton, was responsible for making nativism appear a central concern of conservatives, by propagating scores of anti-immigrant organizations, some which eventually helped staff the Trump Administration. And, as … Continued
Night-of-the-Living-Dead GOP! American Madness!
Go ‘head and holler at Manchin and Sinema, but don’t let the GOP off the hook, says investigative journalist and general rabble-rouser Harvey Wasserman. PLUS: a book and a doc, about how conspiracy theorists have hijacked America. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including Recollections of My Nonexistence, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, The Faraway Nearby, A Paradise Built in Hell, River of Shadows, and Wanderlust. She is also the author of Men Explain Things to Me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate crisis. Her latest, Orwell’s … Continued