On today’s show, hosts Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert play segments from two of our fund drive premiums, which are available as thank-you gifts for supporting KPFA. First, we hear clips from James Baldwin’s revolutionary documentary, I Am Not Your Negro. The film covers the history of racism and the civil rights movement in the United States, … Continued
Nikole Hannah-Jones on DOJ’s Attack on Affirmative Action & How School Segregation Never Ended; “Cruel & Inhumane”: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Trump Push to Slash Legal Immigration; Trump Considers Prolonging Afghan War to Secure $1 Trillion in Untapped Mineral Deposits.
Excerpts of the Audiobook “Happiness, Love, and Liberation: Insights and Teachings from Buddhist Psychology,” by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Let’s all wave our freak flags high and join the ever-ongoing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, when Bonnie and Derk merge The Bonnie Simmons Show and The Hear and Now on the last night of the KPFA Get Up Stand Up Summer 2017 Fund Drive. As we explore some of our favorite sounds … Continued
Excerpts of the KPFA Sponsored event “Senator Al Franken: Giant of The Senate” at the King Middle School, in Berkeley, on July 6, 2017. Hosted by David Talbot. With Host Kris Welch.
Paul Robeson was an American singer, actor, and Civil Rights activist. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklistedduring the McCarthy era.A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the … Continued
Excerpts of the Audiobook: “Polishing The Mirror” by Ram Dass. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert.
Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert kicks off the morning with a new talk from Paul Hawken, presenting his book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reduce Global Warming. Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur and activist, as well as the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to finding and researching the best technological, social, … Continued
Explosive Lawsuit: White House & Fox Peddled Seth Rich Conspiracies to Distract from Russia Probe; Wray Confirmed as FBI Director as Questions Swirl over His Past Record & Close Ties to Big Business; Death at the Border: How CBP Agents Urged Mexican Teen to Drink the Liquid Meth That Killed Him; Yale Historian Timothy Snyder … Continued
Listen to excerpts of the audiobook “A People’s History of the United States” – Read by Howard Zinn; and “The Howard Zinn PRA Collection” from the Pacifica Radio Archives.
