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This evening’s program is the final program for Victoria Z. She would like to thank the listeners & KPFA for the opportunity to share music with all who tuned in. In case you are wondering what is like in the KPFA on air studio when Victoria Z is spinning….
Ralph talks to historian James Whitman about how the Nazis in the thirties modeled a lot of their racial policies on our very own Jim Crow laws and what that means for us today; and political economist Gar Alperovitz gives us an encouraging progress report on how the New Economy Movement is transforming the system.
On today’s show, host Mitch Jeserich discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate part of Trump’s travel ban with the Bay Area Council for Islamic Relations’ Zahra Billoo, Christina Sinha from the Asian Law Caucus, and Rose Cuison Villazor, law professor at UC Davis. Then Jeserich interviews writer and political columnist Steven Hill about his book “Raw Deal: How the … Continued
As details of the Senate Republican version of the healthcare bill come to light, we’ll dig deep into exactly what the bill cuts, who it impacts, and who it benefits, with my guest and healthcare correspondent Paul Song. And, a new documentary about a young Syrian refugee named Dalya who emigrated to the US some … Continued
On today’s episode hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich talk to Ruth Conniff, editor-in-chief of The Progressive magazine, about the healthcare bill that the senate is attempting to push through before its July 4th recess. Then Brooks and Jeserich interview Maria Noel Fernandez, the director of the Silicon Valley Rising Campaign, about the negotiations Google is attempting to enter … Continued
Indian PM Modi Was Once Banned from Entering U.S., Today He Meets Trump at White House; Arundhati Roy on the Rising Hindu Right in India, the Gujarat Massacre & Her Love of Eduardo Galeano; Jackson, Miss. Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba: I Plan to Build the “Most Radical City on the Planet.”
Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom explores the conceptual framework of “liberation theology” — a branch of Theology developed by Catholics and Christians looking to examine the church’s role in society, to address the socio-political and economic realities of the oppressed. We will examine why Liberation Theology, with its focus on political activism and resistance, … Continued
Senate Republicans have finally released their version of the American Healthcare Act and what jumps out most are billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid. On today’s show we’ll go to Washington DC where dozens of disability rights activists who depend on Medicaid funding conducted a die-in at the offices of Mitch McConnell. We’ll speak … Continued
Republican Healthcare Bill Gives Tax Cuts to the Rich by Gutting Safety Net for Poor & Middle Class; By Defunding Planned Parenthood, Republicans Would Reduce Services That Make Abortion Unnecessary; Support Grows for Single-Payer Medicare-for-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare; Is South Sudan Government Engaged in Ethnic Cleansing, Triggering Africa’s Biggest Refugee Crisis?
Caroline welcomes Jerry B Brown, co-author of “Psychedelic Gospels, History of Hallucinogens in Christianity,” a compendium of fantabulous Magic Mushroom Christian iconography, that reminds us that being Christian Mystic in Capadoccia might have been fun and effective! https://psychedelicgospels.com/
