Jill Stein on How the Democrats Undermine Democracy; President Obama’s Historic Visit Cuba Overshadows Embargo and Gitmo; Brazil’s Ruling Party In Disarray After Attempt to Shield Lula; New Film Examines Cult-Like Effects of Right Wing Media. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Exiled Iranian human rights attorney and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi joins us to discuss her life and work, from the dawn of the Iranian revolution, to the backlash she and her family faced over her work. Plus: we look at health conditions for women in California prisons, and San Francisco’s latest attempt to … Continued
Obama Visits Cuba in Historic Trip, But Will U.S. Ever End Embargo & Give Back Guantánamo? “Donald Trump, Go Away”: Amid Violence at Trump Rallies, New Yorkers Take to Streets Against Racism; Why Were a NYC Mayoral Adviser & a 74-Year-Old Activist Jailed Overnight for Filming an Arrest?
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Los Rolling Stones en Latino América. Cápsulas Insumisas, con la Colectiva Libertaria. Homenaje a José Luis Dominguez y Naná Vasconcelos. Producido y conducido por Miguel Guerrero.
From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California – environmental racism is real. On this edition of Making Contact, we look at polluting industries in Northeast and South L.A. We begin with a story by Making Contact’s Community Storytelling Fellow Ivan Rodriguez, followed by an interview with journalist Aura Bogado and Los Angeles … Continued
Kerry Calls Islamic State “Genocidal”; From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Slain Activist Berta Cáceres’ Daughter: US Military Aid Has Fueled Repression & Violence in Honduras; Flint Residents: “We Need a Public Health Disaster Declaration from President Obama.”
Fresh from playing our part in the highly successful KPFA fundraiser, Flashpoints and La Onda Bahita continues our tradition of live broadcasts from community centers, day labor centers and other venues around the Bay Area, where people say again and again they “heard it on KPFA”. Flashpoints is proud to have played its part again in keeping the station going … Continued
Do Tuesday’s Primaries = a Clinton-Trump Matchup in November? Chicagoans Say #ByeAnita, Oust Pro-Cop State’s Attorney; When God Isn’t Green. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
On Wednesday, President Obama nominated Merrick B. Garland to replace the seat of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. We’ll talk to Marjorie Cohn about what challenges lie ahead for Obama. Then, this week Syria entered the 5th year of its civil war. Shortly after a fresh round of peace talks kicked off, Russian President … Continued
