In advance of her concerts at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Dec. 29 & 30, singer-songwriter Vienna Teng will perform live on The Hear and Now in the KPFA performance studio, hosted by Derk Richardson. The Northern California native and former software engineer has recorded five albums, plus collaborations with Alex Wong and Tanya … Continued
From charter schools to enterprises like Teach for America — profiteering off of public education has surged, supported by both Democrats and Republicans. But Noliwe Rooks argues that the plundering of taxpayer-funded education has a long history, going back to the era after Reconstruction. Rooks discusses that history — and whether we’re now seeing the … Continued
In the first part of today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks with Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn about the national political scene today. They founded the group Weather Underground in the early 1970s. Then, Lucile Rousseau is in conversation with Beverly Daniel Tatum, President Emerita about the re-edition of her best-seller published 20 years ago Why Are All The Black … Continued
UpFront features an interview with Reza Aslan author of Zealot and No god But God. The second half of the show Brian Edwards-Tiekert interview Eric Holt-Jimenez on his book, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism.
Former Federal Judge: Trump Is Packing the Courts with Unqualified Conservative Extremists; Outgoing NY City Council Speaker on Her Work to Close Rikers, Expand Living Wage, Protect Immigrants; Meet the Federal Judge Trump Attacked for Ruling NYPD’s Stop & Frisk Policy was Unconstitutional;
Former OC Weekly Editor-in-Chief Gustavo Arellano will be our special guest today to reflect on the changing media landscape as the OC Weekly and LA Weekly experience seismic shifts under new ownership, billionaire owners resist unionizing at other outlets, and journalists in general are facing a grim scenario. Arellano will also put the crisis in … Continued
Spend Christmas Eve with KPFA’s Avotjca this Sunday, December 24 from 8:00 pm to Midnight as she hosts Nochebuena, a night filled with Spanish Christmas carols. Traditionally performed in Puerto Rico, Nochebuena is an annual ritual where singers go door to door serenading their neighbors with Chrismas carols. Celebrate Christmas Eve Puerto Rican style with this … Continued
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Entrevista con Alvaro Baglietto, bajista de la banda española Vetusta Morla. Angelina Llongueras comenta sobre las elecciones en Cataluña. Reporte de El Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, sobre el desplazamiento de comunidades indígenas de Chiapas. Además, seguimos con nuestro recuento de lo mejor de la música latina alternativa del 2017. Conducido … Continued
When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and struggles. Programs for inmates and families like FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program, encourage rebuilding and maintaining relationships despite being separated by prison. The Osborne’s FamilyWorks program, the first comprehensive parenting … Continued
Why are struggles over Oakland schools’ budget and policies always in the news? Is it really because Oakland is irresponsible? Or has it actually been a 30-year struggle about the forcible installation of a state administration that spent $100 million dollars without accountability to Oakland residents?
