The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 8, 2021
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Featured Episode
Today on the show: The US hightails it out of Afghanistan, after a violent 20 year war and occupation that was based on a lie from the very beginning. Also, death squads and assassinations inMexico, as Central Americans and Haitians continue their desperate trek to reach El Norte. Indigenous leader, Simon Pedro Pérez López was … Continued
Supreme Court’s Ruling in Favor of Two US Corporations and Poor News Network
We speak with Mark Joseph Stern about the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of two US corporations accused of complicity in child slavery on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire. Later we hear from Poor News Network about America’s war on the poor.
UpFront PM – July 8, 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].
The Visionary Activist Show – Irresistible Eloquence Opens Portals Between Worlds
Irresistible Eloquence Opens Portals Between Worlds Caroline welcomes the 13th guest-hood of Martín Prechtel whose latest proffering be, “Rescuing the Light,” that we may- “snap out of it!” he encourages, and embrace Our Dangerous Beautiful Assignment (composting “trauma”). www.floweringmountain.com Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… … Continued
Mystery and thriller writer Tess Gerritsen is the subject of this hour-long exploration of her work, beginning with excerpts from a 2004 interview focusing on how she became a writer, and the development of the Rizzoli & Isles series of books, then continues with a June, 2021 interview about her latest novel, “Choose Me,” co-authored with Gary Braver, which takes a look at the #metoo movement. She also discusses her feelings about Black Lives matter, the pandemic, and her projects in television and film. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Isabella Weber, author of How China Escaped Shock Therapy, on Chinese economic reform. photo: Li Yang via Unsplash
HAITI!!! Oakland storytellers! Town Crier!
The assassination of the president of Haiti has shocked the world. Long-time observer and reporter on the region Danny Shaw joins us to discuss the current upheavals in the Caribbean. PLUS: a program of Oakland storytellers! PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Jacqueline Jones is the Ellen C. Temple Chair in Women’s History and the Mastin Gentry White Professorship in Southern History at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the winner of the Bancroft Prize for Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow. Her latest book is Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American … Continued
Democracy Now – July 8, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.