36 Million in U.S. Cast Early Votes, Shattering Records for Young People & People of Color; “Smoking Gun” Evidence Shows Trump Admin’s Top Anti-Immigrant Officials Trying to Rig the Census; Women of Color Hope to Make History in 2018 Election with Wins in Congress and Governor’s Races; Oil & Gas Industry Giants Spend Millions in … Continued
Although income inequality is a central issue in the United States today, there are only a few ballot measures and political candidates centered around it on November 6th. On today’s show we’ll turn to Negin Owliaei of Inequality.org to discuss those measures tackling inequality. Then a new short film by Brave New Films on black … Continued
In this show, we help you make sense of the health-related measures on the California ballot – which are most of them. Our guests are Adena Ishii, President of the East Bay chapter of the League of Women Voters, and Dan Newman, President of MapLight.org, a nonpartisan nonprofit that reveals the influence of money in … Continued
Ralph welcomes journalist and author, Anand Giridharadas to talk about his book, “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World,” which argues that rich “do-gooders” don’t really want to change the system that made them rich.
Myra Melford is one of the most important composers, pianists, and bandleaders in contemporary music. Tonight she discusses, with host Derk Richardson, the inspirations, strategies, and collaborations that shape her jazz-rooted music, especially as it manifests in her Snowy Egret ensemble, which has a new recording, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12 Records), and will appear at … Continued
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Vanessa Zamora en vivo en los estudios de KPFA. Estrenos musicales e información sobre el día de los muertos en la Bahía. Conducción y producción por Miguel Guerrero.
Host Nancy Kahn talks with special guest, Kangs Trevens, an Oakland-based counselor and facilitator of Trauma-Informed Nonviolent Communication about de-escalation and grounding skills that every person could benefit from. Join us to learn essential skills that support safety and contribute to reducing harm during difficult and overwhelming human interactions without the default being calling law enforcement. … Continued
Actor, producer and activist Danny Glover dialogues with Kitty Kelly Epstein about the San Francisco State Strike and other influences which shaped his social justice activism.
Vanessa Zamora en vivo en los estudios de KPFA. Estrenos musicales e información sobre el día de los muertos en la Bahía. Conducción y producción por Miguel Guerrero. https://kpfa.org/program/rock-en-rebelion/
Updates on political economy of Trump/GOP attacks on China and their long term costs; parallel analysis of attacks on immigrants; Michelle Alexander on who today is “The Resistance;” and record funds pouring into US midterm elections. Interview with Lee Carter, a socialist elected to Virginia House of Delegates on why and how he won.
