The cowboy is a mythified character in American society, conjuring up rugged individualism and masculine brawn, values dear to American capitalism. But historian Mark Lause suggests that when we think of the cowboy, we should think of a precarious wage worker. Resources: Mark A. Lause, The Great Cowboy Strike: Bullets, Ballots and Class Conflicts in … Continued
Today, Mitch Jeserich talks to historian Andrew Bacevich about John Bolton, Trump’s choice for National Security Advisor. Bolton, who was one of the architects of the Iraq war and played a major role in pushing the allegation that Saddam Hussein was connected to Al Qaeda and that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction. Our guest, Andrew Bacevich specializes in … Continued
7:34 – Robert Boyle, the attorney for Herman Bell, a member of the Black Panther Party who was arrested in 1973 for allegedly killing two New York police officers. Spending over 45 years in jail, his request for parole was recently granted, a move which is facing staunch opposition. Mumia Abu-Jamal, former member of the Black … Continued
“One Life Is Worth All the Guns in America”: Students Demand End to Violence at March for Our Lives; WATCH: Parkland Survivor Emma González Stands in 4 Minutes of Silence Heard Around the World; Voices from the Mass Shooting Generation: Youth from Around Country Descend on D.C. to Demand Change.
Today, as part of a one hour special on the environment, climate change and science, well turn first to Liz Hitchcock of the group Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Shell explain the ugly truth of the revolving door between Trump’s EPA and the chemical industry, as the Environmental Protection Agency starts to deregulate the very toxic … Continued
Democracy Now! was on the ground broadcasting live from the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018, a historic event created, inspired and led by students. The 3-hour special program featured the voices of students and people of all ages who converged on the capital and over 800 other cities around … Continued
On Education Today, Kitty Kelly Epstein is in conversation with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. She is an educational hero. She worked as a classroom teacher in Philadelphia; earned a doctorate at Stanford; and was elected to the Presidency of the American Educational Research Association, the largest research organization in the world. Education Today is a radio show … Continued
Tonight on APEX Express join the PowerLeeGirls Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee as talk about safe spaces. We discuss sanctuary cities and healthy work environments for nail salon workers. And we riff on Asian Americans in the news.
Host Derk Richardson welcomes the return of fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker–to the Bay Area, where he lived for many years before moving to England, and to KPFA. Stefan Grossman, who knows a thing or three about playing the instrument, says, “Duck Baker is a true genius of the guitar.” Over the past year or two, Baker … Continued
From Kobani in Syria to Cochabama in Bolivia, feminists are creating experiments in collectivism as a means to women’s equality and safety. We hear about the Rojava Revolution, a democratic socialist feminist democracy being constructed in northern Syria, and women’s collectives in Bolivia who are changing the meaning of self-defense in the country with the … Continued
