On April 21st, 2016 Prince made his ascension. This April 21st, 2018 KPFA celebrates the man’s life and his impact on our own. Hosted by KPFA’s Historian of Funk Rickey Vincent.
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Daze of Justice is the intimate story of trailblazing Cambodian-American women who break decades of silence, abandoning the security of their American homes on a journey back into Cambodia’s killing fields, only this time not as victims but as witnesses determined to resurrect the memory of their loved ones before the UN Special Tribunal prosecuting … Continued
Updates on teachers’ strikes, capitalism abuses Facebook, colleges reward privilege and reproduce it, Shell Oil knew about fossil fuels and global warming for last 50 years, UK housing size shrinks, Sinclair Broadcasting traps employees, US anti-depressant epidemic. Interview Rob Robinson: continuing discussion of water as human right vs for profit: how people fight and win.
Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Imprisonment Is Part of a Coup Corroding Brazil’s Democratic Institutions; Dilma Rousseff: The Rise of Brazil’s Far Right Threatens Democratic Gains Since End of Dictatorship; Earth Day 2018: Ending Plastic Pollution in the Oceans, Land & Our Bodies.
It’s Earth Day! WHY is there an Earth Day? and how many more days does Earth have??? Scoop Nisker enlightens us with a Rant to Spring. PLUS National Geographic premieres a stunning film, and a symphony, to our planet. With host Kris Welch.
Today we are in conversation about the civil war in Colombia with guest Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, she is the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Previously, she held several positions at Human Rights Watch, including as the organization’s senior Americas researcher, covering Colombia and Peru, and as the co-director of its US program. Maria McFarland … Continued
Rashid Khalidi: The Israeli Security Establishment is Terrified of a Nonviolent Palestinian Movement
Rashid Khalidi: The Israeli Security Establishment is Terrified of a Nonviolent Palestinian Movement; Moazzam Begg on Syria: A No-Fly Zone Is Needed Around Idlib to Prevent “Unprecedented” Massacre; Rashid Khalidi: Ending the Proxy Wars in Syria is Key to De-escalating Deadly Conflict; Former Gitmo Prisoner Moazzam Begg Explains How Torture & U.S.-Run Prisons Helped Give … Continued
A new report by Public Citizen’s Corporate Presidency project has found that Donald Trump is millions of dollars richer since he began running for President, directly by virtue of his campaign run and Presidential tenure. On our show today we’ll speak with the report’s author Alan Zibel. Then, we’ll continue our coverage of Syria and … Continued
Investigative journalist Greg Palast live in studio, with his newly updated film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, and the GOP war on American voters. PLUS, a dance/choral collaboration about sexual harassment—with laughs! Hosted by Kris Welch.
Today we talk to Joshua B. Freeman about factories, their history, how they developed, how they shape capitalism and how they have shaped our world. Joshua B. Freeman is a Distinguished Professor of History at Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. He is the author of several books including American Empire and Working-Class … Continued