President Obama’s in the Arctic to highlight climate change – we’ll discuss his administration’s policies on oil drilling with Antonia Juhasz, plus what the glut in oil supplies means fo extreme forms of extraction. Plus: Why do we imprison more people than any other country? Christian Parenti delivers a political economy of the rise of … Continued
The Next Not-So-Cold War: As Climate Change Heats Arctic, Nations Scramble for Control and Resources; Despite Global Ban, Saudi-Led Forces Kill Dozens in Yemen Using U.S.-Made Cluster Bombs; “Mr. Smith Goes to Prison”: After Year in Jail, Former State Senator Condemns Mass Incarceration.
We spend the hour with Nina Serrano, prize-winning poet, activist, filmmaker, playwright, and radio host. Besides producing programs on politics and culture for KPFA over the last four decades, Nina is cofounder of the Mission Cultural Center and former director of San Francisco Poetry in the Schools. She was the first foreign woman to travel … Continued
With Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, an Arab world digital news and opinion website, and author of the book Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate. About the book: ISIS stunned the world when it overran an area the size of Great Britain on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border in a matter of weeks and proclaimed … Continued
Peace activists have been petitioning presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to stake out clear positions on war and militarism–so when ABC’s Martha Raddatz pinned him down this weekend on Iran, drones, and war, did they get what they want? Norman Solomon will join us in studio to talk Bernie Sanders, foreign policy, and trying to make … Continued
Preserving Borders vs. Preserving People: Death Toll Rises as Refugees Head to Europe Seeking Safety; “Our Climate, Our Future”: As Obama Visits Arctic, Alaskans Urge Him to Reverse Shell Oil Deal; As Al Jazeera Journalists Are Jailed for 3 Years in Egypt, Will U.S. Stop “Cozying Up” to Regime?
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En el progrma de hoy les presentamos varios estrenos musicales y boletos de regalo para el concierto Somos, con Kinky, Aterciopelados y Mexican Institute of Sound en Oakland
At 9:00 “Deadliest Sea in the World” The African/Middle Eastern Migration on the Mediterranean with Colin Rajah, Coordinator of the Global Coalition on Migration, and Nunu Kidane, a founder and director, Priority Africa Network. At 10:00 The China Syndrome with Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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World-class drummer, percussionist and Oakland home-girl whose credits include: Ringo Starr. Marvin Gaye, Prince, Beyoncé, Herbie Hancock, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan and George Duke. Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre.” Sheila has a new book about her life, “The Beat Of My Own Drum.” She talks with KPFA’s … Continued
