Mitch Jeserich talks to renowned economist and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis, he gives the full, blistering account of his momentous clash with the mightiest economic and political forces on earth. Guest: Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, academic, politician and author of several books including his latest Adults in the Room. In March 2018 Varoufakis … Continued
Climate Scientist: California Wildfires Are Faster, Stronger, Deadlier & Will Continue to Intensify; Rob Nixon: Gov’t Inaction on Climate Change Is “Slow Violence” That Hits World’s Poor the Hardest; “Losing Earth”: How Humanity Came to Understand Climate Change & Failed to Act in Time; Extreme Weather Is Exploding Around the World. Why Isn’t the Media … Continued
Thank you so much for supporting community radio this Summer Fund Drive. You can donate online now at kpfa.org or call 1-800-HEY-KPFA or 1-800-439-5732 and receive a copy of the following books: 7:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Obi Kaufmann (@Obikaufmann) is an artist, naturalist, creator of Coyote and Thunder blog, and author of The California Field Atlas. $240 for The California Field Atlas 8:08 … Continued
First, today’s news headlines; then, Andrew Wheeler faces a Senate hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency after Scott Pruitts resignation. On our show today Lukas Ross of Friends of the Earth will join us to discuss how Wheeler is just as dangerous to the EPA and public safety as Pruitt was. Then, well go … Continued
Excerpts of the collection “Paul Robeson: Portraits of The Artist,” Box Set (8 films, 4 DVDs). Hosted by KPFA’s General Manager Quincy McCoy and Mitch Jeserich.
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
Today we are in conversation with Joan Watts and Anne Watts who have collected, curated, and edited the Letters of his father, Alan Watts. Alan Watts is best known as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. He earned the reputation of being one of the most original and … Continued
A Threat to Global Democracy: Siva Vaidhyanathan on How Facebook & Surveillance Capitalism Empower Authoritarianism.
Thank you so much for supporting community radio this Summer Fund Drive. You can donate online now at kpfa.org or call 1-800-HEY-KPFA or 1-800-439-5732 and receive a copy of the following books: 7am – Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) is an award-winning peace activist, co-founder of Code Pink (@codepink) and Global Exchange, and author of many books. In 2012 she was awarded the U.S. Peace … Continued
First, headlines. Then, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the formation of a so-called Religious Liberty Task Force, we’ll turn to Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and State about the dangers of such a task-force and how it can be a license to discriminate. Then, we’ll spend the second half of … Continued
