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Today we speak with Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed, a former gang leader turned community activist about the police murder of Alton Sterling caught on tape, in Baton Rouge Louisiana. We also hear from Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile — who was shot to death during a police traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, … Continued
Protests over the police shooting of Philando Castile in Minneapolis and Alton Sterling in New Orleans. More on Democracy Now!
If you take a quick inventory of all the wealthy people and CEOs who’ve made news by being complete, heartless jerks, you’re left with a pretty simple question: who put them in charge? One narrative: Ruthless people win, so it’s the jerks who float to the top. The counter-narrative: power makes us act bad. Most … Continued
FBI Director James Comey says his agency is recommending no charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while Secretary of State. But Comey says Clinton was extremely careless in the handling of confidential information. The Sunlight Foundation says the arrangement allowed Clinton to avoid Freedom of Information Act and other … Continued
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss the biology behind the culture of fear in which we’re steeped and how to protect yourself. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
The Pacific Islands are tiny and often go unnoticed, except by the U.S. military. Guam was made a U.S. territory in 1898, and what’s happened to its indigenous Chamorro population and its environment is a case study in how militarism and colonialism operate. Craig Santos Perez writes about Guam, its people, and their ongoing struggle for … Continued
Less than a year and a half ago, an insurgent political movement in Greece was the toast of the international left. The new Syriza party had won a landslide election, promising to throw off the policies of austerity and privatization that had been demanded by creditors managing the terms of bailouts for the country’s heavily-indebted … Continued
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Join Gabrielle Wilson for this week’s Transitions on Traditions for Stanford Jazz Festival ticket giveaways and featuring the music of composer and pianist Thelonius Monk.
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Program dedicado al Ruido Fest. Entrevista con el músico mexicano Jose Fors. Conducido por Miguel Guerrero
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Piano, presents a special Open Piano day. Come on down to the KPFA downtown Berkeley studio (1929 Martin Luther King jr. Way) and get a chance to play for KPFA’s world-wide audience! Inspired by the “Street Pianos” phenomenon in France and elsewhere, and the wildly successful “Flower Piano” event at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, in collaboration … Continued
