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5/10/21 Anxiety

If you haven’t felt anxious during the last year, you either haven’t been paying attention or you’re just very, very lucky. We’ve seen a deadly pandemic, ongoing racial injustice, natural disasters, and political unrest here and around the globe. And now, many people are experiencing re-entry anxiety: the stress of deciding if and how to … Continued


There have been numerous exposés of the conditions in factory farms, where livestock are crammed together by the hundreds of thousands.  But anthropologist Alex Blanchette argues that animal agribusiness, rather than being a sordid, exceptional case, has represented the cutting edge of capitalist industry for more than one hundred years.  He discusses the  exploitation of … Continued



0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: we discuss Republicans moving to unseat Liz Cheney as GOP conference chair, what it means for the party, and more. Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – COVID call-ins: John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public … Continued