Donald Trump just gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. We’ll dissect his speech, his contradictions, and the things that were left unsaid with Richard Eskow, Senior Fellow with the Campaign for Americas Future. And, we’ll go to London to speak with a pre-eminent British historian of the Third Reich. Sir Richard … Continued
Today Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips from Malcolm X’s speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” given in 1964. These clips are a part of the USB drive that contains 1350 hours of material offered by KPFA during the fund drive. Source inside image Source featured image
David Cay Johnston: As Jeff Sessions Scandal Brews, We Need a Public Probe of Trump’s Ties to Russia; Asylum Seeker Battling Brain Tumor Removed from Texas Hospital in Handcuffs, Taken to Private Jail; Billionaire Wilbur Ross Confirmed Despite Questions over Ties to Russian Oligarchs Close to Putin.
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Sing Out kicks off Women’s History Month with a hot live performance by the almost-all-girl Berkeley High School jazz combo: The Girls & Pepe. Hosted by Larry Kelp. The jazz combo is (from left): Pepe Tekpa, Camille Kuo, Yuki Nagase, Kyra Teigen and Mabel Smith. Not pictured: pianist Anna Bettendorf.
“Speaking Peace” by Marshall Rosenberg
Why didn’t mainstream economists and the mainstream media see the last financial crash coming? And why are chances high that they won’t see the next? The film “Boom Bust Boom,” directed by Monty Python Terry Jones, answers those questions by looking at the history of speculative booms and busts.
Listen to excerpts of “Pacifica Radio & James Baldwin: The Complete Collection.”
In this episode we focus on George Orwell’s 1984. Our guests are Tim Crook, a professor of Media Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London and the Officer of Education at the Orwell Society, and Jean Seaton, the Director of the Orwell Prize which offers yearly prizes in journalism and literature, as well as hosts events and … Continued
Activists in cities around the country are mobilizing to protect their undocumented neighbors and friends from raids by ICE agents. One such city is Pasadena, California, where a large gathering took place on Monday to demand action from the city council. We’ll bring you a special report on it. And, Karen Dolan of the Institute … Continued
On today’s show Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips of 1984 by George Orwell, one of the most important distopian novels in modern history. The entire book was read on-air by longtime Pacifica morning show host Charles Morgan in 1975. Morgan was joined by legendary voice over artist June Foray, widely known for … Continued
