Updates on decline of cities/private cities, freelancers’ economy, why legalize sports betting now, Fiat-Chrysler-Porsche added to emissions cheating scandal, new federal jobs guarantee, Catholic University attacks tenure. Interview with Chris Hedges on unsustainable US system.
As Trump Pulls Out of N. Korea Summit, Women Activists Head to DMZ to Promote Korean Peace Process; “It Is About Bloody Time”: Harvey Weinstein Assault Survivor Reacts to Arrest in NYC on Rape Charges; Bill Cosby Rape Survivor Says Black Women Face Disproportionate Pressure Not to Speak Out on Assault; Cuban Exile & CIA … Continued
Today is the last day of our Spring Fund Drive – thank you so much for supporting community radio! This show features premiums offered as thank you gifts for your generous donation to support our work on UpFront and at KPFA Radio. Go to kpfa.org or call 1-800-HEY-KPFA or 1-800-439-5732 to pledge. 7am – Dr. Robert Lustig (@RobertLustigMD)is Professor emeritus … Continued
Donald Trump has canceled the highly anticipated Singapore summit with North Korea, making threats about the US’s “massive and powerful” nuclear capabilities. John Feffer of Foreign Policy in Focus joins us today to discuss why it happened and what’s next. Then, we’ll turn to Lori Wallach of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch for a look … Continued
Mitch Jeserich speaks to Laura Dassow Walls, author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, about Thoreau’s work on Civil Disobedience and his seemingly contradicting support of John Brown’s violent raid on Harper’s Ferry, and witnessing the oncoming Industrial Age. Guest: Laura Dassow Walls, Willliam P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English Graduate Program in … Continued
NFL Bans National Anthem Protests On Same Day Video of Police Tasering of NBA Player is Released; Volcano Lava Reaches Geothermal Plant and Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, Risking Public Health Disaster; “The Tale”: Astonishing New Movie Tackles Filmmaker Jennifer Fox’s Reckoning with Child Sexual Abuse.
This show features premiums offered as thank you gifts for your generous donation to support our work on UpFront and at KPFA Radio. Go to kpfa.org or call 1-800-HEY-KPFA or 1-800-439-5732 to pledge. Today – get prepared for the next Big One. Full Show – What to Expect with the Next Big Earthquake and How to Prepare 7am – … Continued
As Congress hands Donald Trump a major legislative victory in passing a bill to weaken the Dodd-Frank financial regulations, future recessions now appear more likely. On our show today we’ll speak with former investment banker turned author Nomi Prins who’s latest book Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World tells the story of what happened … Continued
Luddites of the 19th Century with Peter Linebaugh, an American Marxist historian who specializes in British history, Irish history, labor history, and the history of the colonial Atlantic. He is the author of the pamphlet Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: Machine-Breaking, Romanticism, and the Several Commons of 1811-12. Invest in listener-sponsored KPFA! BOOK … Continued
DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison: The Democratic Party Should Stay Out of Primaries, Let Voters Decide; The New COINTELPRO? Meet the Black Activist Jailed for Months After FBI Targeting & Surveillance; “We Are Lurching Toward Plutocracy”: Rep. Ellison on Rollback of Key Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations; Supreme Court Deals Blow to Workers’ Rights in 5-4 Decision … Continued
