As the federal government spending bill deadline looms on December 8th, are Republicans even ready to pass a budget? On today’s show we’ll turn to Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project. She’ll discuss how the GOP may have spent all its political capital to pass it’s massive tax reform bill instead of working on … Continued
Audio from the CD “Let’s Take a Trip: A Social History of LSD,” from the Pacifica Radio Archives. With Host C. S. Soong.
JFK Assassination Live Fundraiser, featuring Chauncey Holt, one of the three tramps in Dealey Plaza, his life working with Meyer Lansky and the CIA, with Jim Fetzer live. A program that investigates the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics, hosted by Bonnie Faulkner.
Philip Freeman’s translation of Cicero’s classic book on aging has the subtitle “Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life.”
On this morning’s episode, as part of KPFA’s ongoing Fun Drive, UpFront features a talk from Van Jones entitled Beyond the Messy Truth, How We Came Apart, How We Come Together from this year at First Congregational Church of Oakland. Afterwards, listen to an interview with Pratap Chatterrjee about his book Verax, a graphic novel about Edward … Continued
Daniel Ellsberg Reveals He Was a Nuclear War Planner, Warns of Nuclear Winter & Global Starvation.
The US Supreme Court issued an order allowing Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban v 3.0 to take effect while lower courts rule on its constitutionality. On today’s show we’ll speak with Zahra Billoo of the Council on American Islamic Relations about the disappointing order and what it means. Then, Trump announces a dramatic reduction in federal … Continued
On today’s show we are in a conversation with Jack Weatherford, renown scholar on Genghis Khan. He argues in his book, Genghis Khan and the Quest for God, that Genghis Khan inspired Thomas Jefferson for the Freedom of Religion principle. Letters & Politics and KPFA are offering the following items as thank-yous for donations: MP3 CD: Letters … Continued
On today’s show, we talk to Lina Hernandez of SEIU Local 1021 about the over 3,000 Oakland city workers set to strike after attempts to negotiate with the city were rejected. Then, as part of our fund drive, we hear Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, one of the foremost experts on Donald Trump, speaking about his rise to power and … Continued
ACLU Vows to Keep Fighting as Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Mostly Muslim Travel Ban to Take Effect; Native American Tribes Join to File Historic Lawsuit Against Trump Attack on Bears Ears National Monument; Honduran Riot Police Refuse to Carry Out Crackdown on Opposition Protests After “Illegal” Election.
