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President Joe Biden signs executive orders addressing climate change; New White House coronavirus task force meets, warns 90,000 more deaths in next 4 weeks; Lawmakers introduce legislation to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden signs executive orders addressing climate change, calls it “existential threat.” New White House coronavirus task force meets, warns 90,000 more deaths in next 4 weeks. Civil rights and black health officials wage vaccine public … Continued

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COVID-19 Behind Bars: Stories of the Pandemic

… As part of KPFA’s on-going coverage of COVID-19 outbreaks in California prisons and ICE detention centers, we bring you this series featuring the words of incarcerated and detained people and their loved ones. Click on a link below to read and hear more:   What happens when you get COVID-19 inside Santa Rita Jail… … Continued

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“No human being should have to live that way”: COVID-19 inside Central California Women’s Facility

This series is part of KPFA’s coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in California state prisons. On this episode, we hear from the mother of someone incarcerated inside Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF). KPFA spoke with a woman who only wanted to be identified as “Lisa” about her daughter who recently tested positive for COVID-19 while … Continued

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Save the Date: Grateful Dead Marathon 03/02/2024 9am-12am

Save the date for the annual KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon. Saturday, March 2nd. 2024, from 9am-12am, David Gans and Tim Lynch spin rare, unreleased Grateful Dead recordings, interviews, and more. Enjoy 15 hours of Grateful Dead and Grateful Dead related material putting the FUN in fundraising for KPFA. Details are still being determined, but mark … Continued