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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued
Special guest Chris Hedges joins Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.
Deregulated & Unaccountable: For-Profit Nursing Homes in Florida Face Scrutiny After Irma Deaths; The Forgotten Americans: Why Did U.S. Media Ignore U.S. Virgin Islands Devastated by Irma? South Asia: 1,300 Dead, 40 Million Impacted in Climate Change-Linked Flooding.
Bernie Sanders has introduced a Medicare-for-all bill in the Senate, with more than a dozen co-sponsors. On today’s show we’ll turn to Dr. Margaret Flowers, a prominent activist for single payer healthcare about the timing and the details of Sanders’ bill, and how Democrats and Republicans are responding. Then, the Supreme Court has temporarily upheld … Continued
“I learned to use chopsticks when I was seven,” says our guest Dolores Huerta about growing up in diverse Stockton, California. Join us on Apex Express to hear Host Miko Lee and guest contributor Jalena Keane-Lee interview the legendary activist Dolores Huerta and filmmaker Peter Bratt all about the new documentary “Dolores“. Dolores shares her … Continued
Mitch Jeserich talks to Robert Paxton, about the history of fascism and why it is relevant in contemporary America. Paxton is a political scientist and historian specializing in the World War II era. He is professor emeritus at Columbia University. The Anatomy of Fascism will have a lasting impact on our understanding of modern European history, just as Paxton’s … Continued
After the news, as part of KPFA’s fund drive, an interview with John Nichols’ about his new book Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America and how to best and better understand the American right wing. Additionally, excerpts from Shakti Butler’s Cracking the Codes, which uses a variety of interviews … Continued
Pink Floyd Founder Roger Waters: BDS is One of “Most Admirable” Displays of Resistance in the World; “The Occupation of the American Mind”: Documentary Looks at Israel’s PR War in the United States; Roger Waters Criticizes Senate Bill Criminalizing BDS & Radiohead’s Recent Concert in Tel Aviv.
The notorious former sheriff from Arizona, Joe Arpaio wants to have his guilty verdict thrown out and Trump’s Justice Department agrees. On today’s show we’ll speak with Ron Fein, legal director of the group Free Speech for People about why his group and others are challenging Trump’s pardon of Arpaio as unconstitutional. Then, Emmanuel Felton … Continued
After Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson wrap up 2 1/2 hours of fundraising on the Bonnie Simmons Show and the first half hour of The Hear and Now, the superb Bay Area country pop band Crying Time performs live in the KPFA studio, with Tony Ferro engineering. It’s a sneak preview of “The Music of George Jones: A Birthday Celebration,” … Continued
