Officials in Brazil have started kicking out Olympic ticket-holders for having signs of clothing protesting the actions of acting President Michel Temer — we’re going to do a quick primer on politics in Brazil, then explore this history of protest at the Olympic games. Guests:  Maria Luisa Mendonca, professor in the International Relations Department at … Continued


Pakistan Mourns After Bombing at Hospital Kills At Least 74, Including Dozens of Lawyers; Meet Jacqui Maxwell, the UAW Autoworker Who Interrupted Trump’s Economic Speech in Detroit; Matt Taibbi: Trump’s All White Male Economic Team Includes “Financial Crisis Villain” John Paulson; Matt Taibbi on Libor, Cartel-Style Finance & How Failure to Fix Wall St. Has … Continued


Five years ago, revolution was spreading across the Arab World. In different countries, it followed different courses: civil uprisings brought down Governments fell in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen. In Libya, it took armed insurrection and foreign intervention. In Bahrain, a government succeeded in suppressing mass protests. In Syria, protests triggered repression, which triggered armed insurgency, which … Continued


Green Party Nominee Jill Stein: “We Are Saying No to the ‘Lesser Evil’ and Yes to the Greater Good”; A New Day & Another Way: Green VP Nominee Ajamu Baraka Urges Progressives to Reject Two-Party System; Julian Assange: Leaked DNC Emails Show Democrats Waged “Propaganda” Campaign Against Sanders; Google in the White House? Assange Warns … Continued


Indie Landscapes

Indie Landscapes – August 6, 2016

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Featuring music from Reading’s psych-pop quartet Palm Honey with a track off their latest 7”. New York natives Future Generations share a track off their debut S/T LP released via Frenchkiss Records. Introducing the Los Angeles, Ca trio Mind Meld with a track off their latest 7” via Mock Records. Enlighten yourself with Dublin’s quartet … Continued


Girish performs live in the KPFA Performance studio. We will be doing live call and response Yogic chants known as Kirtan. Girish keeps a funky beat as well. This music is known as Nada Yoga (the yoga of sound healing). There is no price for the concert, but if you want to be part of … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Fund Drive Special: Capitalism 101

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Today we bring you the six-part documentary series CAPITALISM, a look at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. CAPITALISM is an impressive series that makes economics accessible through an interdisciplinary approach that explores the work of great thinkers, while embedding economics in specific social, political, and … Continued