Democrats join Republicans in passing a major spending bill in the middle of the night on Thursday and sending it to the President’s desk for a signature on Friday morning. The spending bill includes no protections for Dreamers and massive military spending. And, it comes the same week as the stock market wobbles dangerously. On … Continued
On today’s Making Contact, we head to Soseongri, a small village nestled in the mountains of Seongju County. There, grandmas and grandpas in the 70s, 80s, and 90s have gone from quietly farming to organizing daily protests and blockades to stop THAAD. THAAD is part of a missile defense system that gives the U.S. the … Continued
KPFA’s Amandala Radio Collective presents 12-hours of special programming celebrating black history and heritage month with the voices, stories, music and culture from African people of the diaspora on Saturday, February 10th 6 am to 6 pm. Rickey Vincent Tribute to Anita Baker … Continued
Updates on economic data hype vs reality, big capitalists against health capitalists, profit-driven housing rip-offs, Saudi Arabia taxes its own super rich, London top male execs abuse women they hire, and US vs UK homelessness. Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on “Capitalism and Mental Health.” With Host Richard D. Wolff.
Breaking: Ravi Ragbir Wins Stay of Deportation After Filing Free Speech Suit Over Being Targeted for Activism; Olympics Begin with Unified Korean Team Marching Together as Trump Continues to Threaten N. Korea; Scores of Democratic Lawmakers Join GOP to Back Budget Bill with No Protection for DREAMers; Lawrence Wilkerson: I Helped Sell the False Choice … Continued
As Nancy Pelosi holds the House floor for more than 8 hours telling the stories of Dreamers, we’ll turn to our immigration correspondent Juan Escalante for what the partisan fight over the spending bill is looking like. Then, Dr. Paul Song will examine a new and slick healthcare initiative called United States of Care launched … Continued
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The Berkeley Choro Ensemble–flutist Jane Lenoir, clarinetist/saxophonist Harvey Wainapel, percussionist Brian Rice, and guitarist Ricardo Peixoto–celebrates the release of its album, The View from Here, Saturday, Feb. 10, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Albany (1501 Washington St.). But first the quartet visits KPFA and “The Hear and Now” to play its buoyant interpretations of choro … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Unproven WMD claims in Syria raise concerns over US escalations in the region. And what is the role of the white helmets? Human rights or propaganda. Also, we’ll replay our recent interview with Arturo Rodriguez. And we’ll speak with Professor Avi Chomsky to geta broader policy look at what is driving Trump’s … Continued
On today’s show we speak with Verbena Lea, a volunteer with the Prisoner Hunger Strike Committee to End Sleep Deprivation in California Prisons. Today lawyers for two prisoners, Christopher Lipsey and Maher Suarez, argued against an attempt by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to dismiss civil rights cases brought on behalf of … Continued
Diabetes is a health issue for many people. Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of diabetes and how to work with and live well with this disease. In our society, this is an ingrained idea that fatness causes diabetes and when you lose weight, you lose diabetes, fasting sugar is a great way to loss … Continued
