Education Today

Education Today – June 8, 2018

Keith Brown, the newly elected president of the Oakland Education Association, talks with Kitty Kelly Epstein about his perspective and his work.  Keith is a lifelong Oakland resident, a graduate of Oakland Public Schools, and an enthusiastic teacher.    His mother was an active parent, and he brings a thoroughly Oakland perspective to the position.  … Continued


After Trip to Gaza, Anthony Bourdain Accused World of Robbing Palestinians of Their Basic Humanity; As EPA Scandals Mount, Scott Pruitt Is Radically Reshaping Agency to Aid Polluters and Big Business; Israeli Military Pushes Misleading Video in Attempt to Smear Slain Palestinian Medic Razan al-Najjar; Kathy Kelly on Afghanistan: Destitution, Unemployment & Hunger Must Be … Continued


7:08 – Dr. Peggy Peng Ye is an Obstetrician Gynocologist practitioner at MedStar Washington hospital center 8:08 – Brent King is an actor, writer, and author of the tell-all East Bay Express article “The Killer Inside Me” which chronicles his battle with throat cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus


Trump Frees Alice Johnson; What About Thousands Still Serving Life for Nonviolent Drug Offenses? Students Push to Oust Nicaraguan President Ortega as Death Toll Rises Amid Bloody Police Crackdown; The Country Is Crying: Nicaraguan Mother Demands Justice After Police Kill Her Son at Protest; Mexican Court Orders Truth Commission to Oversee New Investigation of 43 … Continued


7:34 David Schmerler is a Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey (@DaveSchmerler) 8:08 Paul Reeberg is a sustainability researcher and author of “Planning for a Liveable City” 8:34 Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of Coepink and Global Exchange, just out with a new book called … Continued


The Hear and Now – Thursday, June 7: Singer-songwriter-guitarist Maurice Tani performs live, plus an interview with filmmaker Bob Sarles

Maurice Tani calls his original West Coast country sound “Supercalifornigraphic.” The native San Franciscan is a storytelling singer-songwriter who happens to tear up the stage with his guitar playing. Previewing his Friday, June 8, concert at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Tani performs live in the KPFA performance studio with Henry Salvia on piano … Continued