Veronica Faisant

It is with great sadness we share this most unfortunate news. Veronica Faisant, host of KPFA’s, The Week Starts Here, made her transition on Monday, March 5th. This was unforeseen and sudden and as you would expect the family is devastated. Veronica started at KPFA in the First Voice Apprenticeship program. She also completed the … Continued


A Step Toward Peace? South Korea Announces Trump Will Meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un; Toxic Coal Ash Being Dumped in Puerto Rico, Which Already Suffers Worst Drinking Water in the Nation; How an Alabama Town Is Fighting Against Cancerous & Toxic Coal Ash Dumping—No Thanks to Trump’s EPA; Obits & Omits: Meet Some of … Continued


From Afghanistan to the Philippines to Mexico to Spain, women across the globe are taking to the streets today to mark International Women’s Day. In South Korea, International Women’s Day rallies were held in Seoul as the #MeToo movement sweeps the country. Filipino women rallied in Manila to protest the policies of Philippine President Rodrigo … Continued


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We look at the showdown at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after Director Richard Cordray stepped down Friday and appointed as his successor, Leandra English, the bureau’s deputy director and his former chief of staff. Almost immediately, President Trump responded with his own announcement that he planned to go ahead with his own appointment of … Continued