Pig In A Pen – January 21, 2018
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Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time String Band, Country Jazz. Hosted by Ray Edlund
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Front Country Performs Live Wed. 2/14/18 on KPFA’s Dead To The World
Now based in Nashville, Front Country began in the East Bay and quickly gained national notice by winning the band contests at RockyGrass in 2011 and Telluride Bluegrass 2012. Their 2014 release Sake of the Sound and their 2017 release Other Love Songs, both wound up on many Top Ten albums of the year list. They return … Continued
Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income
When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United states, the wealth gap between rich and poor was already very wide. The top 10% of families — those who had at least $942,000 — held 76% of total wealth. The average amount of wealth in this group was $4 million. And … Continued
Maybe the way to end poverty is to give poor people money. The idea of a universal basic income in the U.S. isn’t new. Progressives pushed the concept in the 1960s and 70s, and several other countries have tried local experiments. But, tech industry leaders like Tesla’s Elon Musk have recently taken up the idea … Continued
Updates on problems and solutions for workplace discrimination, China’s ascending economy, capitalism’s drive to income and wealth inequalities, economics of immigration’s winners and losers, US capitalism and African-Americans. Interview with co-author Prof. Richard McIntyre on new book: Knowledge, Class and Economics: Marxism Without Guarantees. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff
As Shutdown Looms over Immigration, Trump’s Rejection of Refugees Could Have Global Domino Effect; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Democratic Party Faces Reckoning for Purging Sanders Supporters; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective”; Norman Finkelstein on the Big Lie About Gaza: The Palestinians Have Not Been the Aggressors.
The Trump administration has decided to create a new division under the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the so-called religious freedoms of health workers claiming that their beliefs prevent them from delivering healthcare in certain cases. We’ll turn to Rob Boston of the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State … Continued
Tom Heyman performs live on The Hear and Now – January 18, 2018
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Singer-songwriter/guitarist Tom Heyman makes a return visit to the Hear and Now on the heels of the release of his fourth solo album, the pub-rock-inspired Show Business, Baby. Heyman launched his music career in the 1980s in Philadelphia, in the band Go to Blazes. Since moving to San Francisco in 1998, he has played with … Continued
On tonight’s South Asia spotlight on APEX Express, we revisit the much discussed, shared and re-shared #MeToo campaign, but through a recent disturbing incident involving “feminist” ally and media personality Aziz Ansari. On the heels of a report detailing the account of a young photographer’s date with Ansari, which quickly degenerated into a harrowing night … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We continue our collaboration with Randy Credicos “Live on the Fly: Countdown to Freedom: Julian Assange Season Two”. Well be joined by Emmy award winning filmmaker John Pilger in Australia. Pilgers substantial works and invaluable archives have now been acquired by the British Library: And well be Joined by NSA whistleblower, Thomas … Continued