Today we talk in-depth about the latest on the US foreign affairs of the Trump administration, from withdrawing US troops from Syria, to the U.S. recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela, to the U.S. announcing plans to withdraw from a corner stone nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Guest: Stephen Kinzer is … Continued


Virginia Legislative Black Caucus: Governor Northam Must Resign over Blackface Yearbook Photo; As Virginia Governor Waffles on Blackface Yearbook Photo, NAACPLeader Calls His Apology “Invalid”; Historian: Americans Must Face Violent History of Blackface Amid Virginia Gov. Racist Photo Scandal; Lights Back On at NYC Jail After Hundreds Protest, But Prisoners Still Without Heat in Winter.


“Prison Abolition” had been a widely discussed idea for centuries, and was adopted –even by centrists– in the 1970’s. —But during the last 40 years and a staggering boom in imprisonment  – prison abolition seemed like a fringe idea. “Get rid of prisons?!” Only radical activists thought that was possible. But in the last decade the tide … Continued


In Your Ear

Joseph Jarman Interview

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A rebroadcast of an interview with the late, great saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and poet JOSEPH JARMAN (9/14/37 – 1/9/19). An early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), he was a founder of its flagship group, the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The interview was conducted by program host Art Sato in 1985. … Continued


Interview with Joseph Jarman

On Saturday, February 2, 4-6pm, tune in to “In Your Ear” on KPFA, 94.1 FM, www.kpfa.org for a rebroadcast of an interview with the late, great saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and poet JOSEPH JARMAN (9/14/37 – 1/9/19) An early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), he was a founder of its flagship … Continued


On this episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff begins with socialism’s history especially in the US: from being widely discussed up to 1945, then repressed in the Cold War, and now vigorously revived since 2008. He then examines socialism’s basic economic criticism of capitalism in the 20th century. And finally, he shows how and why … Continued