In 2013, Edward Snowden’s revelations of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency pointed to spying on a mind-bending scale. Journalist Pratap Chatterjee weights in on the connection between that mass data collection and drone warfare – and the state of surveillance and drone attacks five years on. Resources: Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil, Verax: The … Continued


We are in conversation with Daniel Ziblatt about demagoguery and democracy. Daniel Ziblatt is co-author of the book with Steven Levitsky How Democracies Die which addresses the question Is our democracy in danger? Daniel  Ziblatt is a professor of Government at Harvard University, his research addresses comparative politics, with focus on democratization, state-building, historical political economy, and European politics.  


“Facebook Doesn’t Sell Your Data. It Sells You”: Zeynep Tufekci on How Company’s Profit Really Works; How Facebook Played “Instrumental” Role in Rise of Burma’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign of Rohingya; ACLU: Facebook Has to Do Much More to Stop Housing & Job Discrimination on Platform; Amid Privacy Scandal, Is Facebook Profiting off Data from Children … Continued


Golden Gate Wingmen Play Live on Dead To The World 4/11/18

The Golden Gate Wingmen (Jeff Chimenti: keyboards, vocals; John Kadlecik: guitar, vocals; Jay Lane: drums, vocals; Reed Mathis: bass, vocals) play live on KPFA’s Dead To The World Wed. 4/11/18. Dead To The World airs from 8-10pm PT. The Wingmen will start just after 9pm. Thanks to Tony Ferro for the help with the live show!  


7:08AM – Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco and coordinator of the Middle Eastern studies program. He is a specialist in Middle East politics. He spoke with us about President Trump’s tweet this morning threatening a missile strike on Syria. 7:20AM – Mark Zuckerberg Testifies About Facebook Before Congress … Continued


Why was neoliberalism devised and introduced? What impact did the so-called Third World debt crisis have on poorer countries? Why have capitalists gone on what Vijay Prashad calls an investment strike? The historian, journalist, and author connects the dots in a new working document entitled “In the Ruins of the Present.” Resources: Tricontinental: Institute for … Continued