Half a century has elapsed since 1968, a year of globe-spanning revolt and rebellion. What ideas and principles animated the various struggles waged by students, workers, artists, and others? And in what ways can 1968 – and more generally what’s called the global 1960s – inform and inspire current struggles for social and economic justice? … Continued
Ralph talks to world–renowned doctor Andrew Weil about the pharmaceutical industry and the problem of over-medication, outlined in his book “Mind Over Meds.” And Princeton professor Robert Tignor tells us about the petition he wrote calling for the denuclearization of the Middle East that was signed by the likes of Ralph, Noam Chomsky and Chris … Continued
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier; Venezuelan Pres. Nicolás Maduro Targeted in 1st Assassination Attempt by Drone Against Head of State; “Earth Will Be Annihilated”: On 73rd Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing, a Warning Against Nuclear War.
7:35 Anniversary of the United States dropping the Hiroshima bomb on Japan. KPFA’s Carla West [@carlacwest] reports live from the March for Nuclear Abolition and Global Survival at the Lawerence Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory. Protesters gathered at Livermore Lab to demand a stop the creation of new and “more usable” nuclear weapons proposed by President Trump in his Nuclear Posture … Continued
First, our daily news headlines; then well cover Trumps attacks on fuel efficiency standards for cars and what it means even as global warming is happening all around us. Paul Cort of Earthjustice will join us. Then, how Trump repeatedly uses violent rhetoric against the press and impact it can have on the safety of … Continued
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Entrevista con la la cantante y compositora Francisca Valenzuela. Estrenos musicales y algo de lo mejor de la música latina alternativa. Conduccion y producción por Miguel Guerrero
Excerpts of the 2 CD set “Conscious Aging,” by Ram Dass. With Host C. S. Soong.
Experts of the documentary film by “When Banana Ruled,” by Mathilde Damoisel. With Hosts Kris Welch and Philip Maldari.
Voices of Independence was a day-long special on July 4th – KPFAs version of Independence Day – where we carefully culled and curated material from our vast archival collection, material that runs far and wide across an array of politics and culture, from music to the arts – bold voices presented amidst moments and movements…and change. Today, … Continued
A Slaughter in Silence: How Trump’s “America First” Policy Enabled Ethnic Cleansing in the DRC; Mexican Journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, Freed from Detention, Denounces ICE “Concentration Camps”; Body of Olivia Lone Bear Found in N. Dakota as Native Women Face Crisis of Murders, Disappearances.
