From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California – environmental racism is real. On this edition of Making Contact, we look at polluting industries in Northeast and South L.A. We begin with a story by Making Contact’s Community Storytelling Fellow Ivan Rodriguez, followed by an interview with journalist Aura Bogado and Los Angeles … Continued
Kerry Calls Islamic State “Genocidal”; From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Slain Activist Berta Cáceres’ Daughter: US Military Aid Has Fueled Repression & Violence in Honduras; Flint Residents: “We Need a Public Health Disaster Declaration from President Obama.”
Fresh from playing our part in the highly successful KPFA fundraiser, Flashpoints and La Onda Bahita continues our tradition of live broadcasts from community centers, day labor centers and other venues around the Bay Area, where people say again and again they “heard it on KPFA”. Flashpoints is proud to have played its part again in keeping the station going … Continued
Do Tuesday’s Primaries = a Clinton-Trump Matchup in November? Chicagoans Say #ByeAnita, Oust Pro-Cop State’s Attorney; When God Isn’t Green. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
On Wednesday, President Obama nominated Merrick B. Garland to replace the seat of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. We’ll talk to Marjorie Cohn about what challenges lie ahead for Obama. Then, this week Syria entered the 5th year of its civil war. Shortly after a fresh round of peace talks kicked off, Russian President … Continued
Merrick Garland: Where Does Supreme Court Pick Stand on Guantánamo, Death Penalty, Abortion? Buck v. Bell: Inside the SCOTUS Case That Led to Forced Sterilization of 70,000 & Inspired the Nazis.
Delegate Counts & Convention Strategies With David Redlawsk, professor of political science at Rutgers University and Director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Author of the book The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning. How to Read the Street With Janette Sadik-Khan, author of the book Street Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution. About the Positive Case for … Continued
In FBI’s Fight Against Apple, Public Is On the Side of Tech Companies and Privacy Rights; Report: Hollywood Gets Failing Grades on Diversity Again; The Brainwashing of My Dad. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
In Tuesday’s primaries, Hillary Clinton won Florida, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina and a near-tie in Missouri. Donald Trump swept every state but Ohio, where incumbent Governor John Kasich racked up his first significant victory. We talk about what’s next for both parties. Plus, the UC Berkeley administration is under intense scrutiny for mishandling a spate … Continued
