Join host Derk Richardson as he welcomes guitarist Pete Madsen and singer Celeste Kopel as they perform music from their recent CD, From the Delta and Beyond, live in the KPFA performance studio, with Tony Ferro engineering. The new album surveys the blues from Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, and Skip James to T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, … Continued
At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can … Continued
With Hosts Kevin Cartwright, Terri Demartini and Jan Etre.
With Hosts Kevin Vance and Jan Etre.
Updates on LA vote on public bank; contradictions of Trump’s “nationalism;” big business criticism of tariffs; corporations like 7-Eleven use immigration crisis for profits. Major discussion: the urgent social issues that elections ignore or hide.
The electoral commission in Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed yesterday that it was postponing the presidential election scheduled for this Sunday, December 23 to December 30. If the election actual happens, it would be the first democractic transfer of power since the 1960 overthrow Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first democratically elected Prime Minister. For more We … Continued
Andrew Bacevich on Mattis & Why We Need to End Our Self-Destructive, Mindless Wars in Middle East; Congress Touts First Step Act as Criminal Justice Victory—But Critics Say Bill Makes False Promises; This Congressmember Camped in the Cold to Escort an Asylum-Seeking Honduran Mother Across Border.
As the Senate passes a criminal justice reform bill known as the First Step Act, we’ll speak with Jesselyn McCurdy of the ACLU about what’s in the bill, where it falls short and what next steps are. Then, author and academic Stefan M. Bradley will join us to discuss his new book, Upending the Ivory … Continued
A conversation about the Reign of Nur Jahan over the Islamic Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century and the role of women leaders throughout history with guest Ruby Lal. Guest: Ruby Lal is professor of South Asian history at Emory University. She is the author of Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World, Coming of Age … Continued
By Lucy Kang, with help from Amanda Bloom KPFA News December 20, 2018 This is Part 2 in a series exploring the influx of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana. Check out Part 1 here. The current American legal framework on asylum and refugees has its roots in 1975, when … Continued
