On today’s show Mitch Jeserich interviews Ryan Grim about what’s going on in Washington. Ryan Grim is The Intercept D.C. bureau chief. He is also a contributor to the Young Turks Network and author of the book This is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America. Then, he is in … Continued
Americans are struggling economically and personal finance gurus think that’s our fault. If we could just save money from small indulgences — like lattes — and sock it away in the stock market, we could end up millionaires. So claim the likes of Suze Orman and Robert Kiyosaki. But, according to journalist Helaine Olen, such … Continued
The alt-right has captured state legislatures, governorships, and now the White House—but their true goal is the end of the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Nancy MacLean spells it out. PLUS! Barbara Dane celebrates her 90th birthday with a concert! With host Kris Welch.
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich interviews Stephen Spaulding from the organization Common Cause, about the legal issues around the Russian Investigation. Stephen Spaulding is the Chief of Strategy and External Affairs for Common Cause. Then, he is in conversation with Kim Phillips-Fein about her book Fear City; New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the … Continued
Singer-songwriter Peter Case went from street singing in San Francisco in the early 1970s to forming the influential bands the Nerves (1974) and the Plimsouls (1978) to going acoustic in the mid-’80s and building his long-running solo career. Tonight he joins host Derk Richardson in the KPFA studio. He’ll bring his guitar and play some songs live and … Continued
The city council of Seattle just voted through an municipal income tax for its wealthiest residents, and the vote was unanimous. Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks to socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant about how that happened, then takes a look at the push to do something similar in San Francisco. Plus: Cat Brooks talks to filmmaker Jon Else about … Continued
The White House is in disarray following revelations that President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., supported an effort by the Russian authorities to share information incriminating Hillary Clinton in an attempt to help Trump win the election. The latest development in the ongoing saga of whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian authorities came … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth conversation with Emmy awarding winning filmmaker and noted investigative journalist, John Pilger on the recent G-20 meeting in Germany and on the future for peace in Palestine. More from John Pilger at http://johnpilger.com/
A quick look at the state of play in the Senate, where Republicans are running out of room to delay the release of a new effort at Obamacare repeal. Then, we turn to Sacramento and ask: could California create its own single-payer healthcare system? Finally, a history of the movements, organizations, and tactics that fed … Continued
Fida Jiryis, a Palestinian from the Galilee, now living in Ramallah, discusses the experience of returning from exile to live inside Israel’s borders, the differences between writing in English and Arabic, and why she chose to write a women’s fiction book with a Canadian non-Palestinian protagonist. Fida is one of the contributors to the best-selling … Continued
