Today we talk to Brian Edwards-Tiekert, co-host of KPFA’s Up Front, about the ongoing situation in Puerto Rico in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria. From Trump’s humanitarian negligence to volunteers’ on-the-ground experiences, he has been closely following developments relating to this crisis. Additionally, we will be playing critically selected excerpts from Episode 5 of Ilan Ziv’s documentary … Continued
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The US and Donald Trump seem to have abandoned Puerto Rico as it faces a massive humanitarian catastrophe after Hurricane Maria. On today’s show our correspondent Rosa Clemente will explain what has happened on the island and how the US government’s poor response is endangering millions of Americans. Then, Marcy Wheeler joins us for a … Continued
Today’s show features excerpts from The Great White Hoax: Donald Trump & the Politics of Race and Class in America, featuring acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise. This film explains how racism and racial scapegoating have shaped American politics for centuries, and how Donald Trump’s campaign used this rhetoric to conquer working class voters. Letters … Continued
As part of KPFA’s ongoing Fund Drive, today’s show includes audio from the serial documentary The Untold History of the United States, narrated by Oliver Stone. The documentary explores the less discussed elements of prominent historical occurrences, and the seditious role the U.S. played in instances such as the Cold War and the Russian Revolution. The … Continued
Puerto Ricans Call for Aid Amid Catastrophe: “We’re American Citizens. We Can’t Be Left to Die”; Fenceline Communities on Gulf Coast Face Mass Displacement & Toxic Pollution One Month After Harvey.
Donald Trump has issued a third version of his travel ban, aka Muslim ban. This time he has left Iraq and Sudan off the list and included North Korea, Venezuela, and inexplicably, Chad. We’ll turn to Sirine Shebaya, senior staff attorney at Muslim Advocates about this latest development and what it means. Then, Trump’s tirade … Continued
Ralph talks everything water, including how cities can maintain clean water in the face of natural disasters with George Hawkins, CEO of the municipal utility, DC Water. And media maven, Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, talks about how to maintain your power and humanity in the age of digital monopolies.
Today we are in conversation with Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, a detailed survey of the full history of anti-fascism from the 1920s in Italy to the present day in Berkeley, California. The “Antifa” is an active opposition movement in today’s America to contest the Trump administration and the alt-right. According to Mark … Continued
In the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck Mexico last week, residents are self-organizing disaster response efforts, and aiming increasing skepticism at their government. We talk to people in Oaxaca and Mexico City. Then: a historical dive on earthquakes in the Bay Area — and how they changed the world’s understanding of plate tectonics. Update: Our … Continued
