KPFA News Department Election Coverage
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With Guest Lori Bongiorno, author of “Green, Greener, Greenest.” Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
with Dr. Richard Wolff, a renowned American Marxist economist, and Professor of Economics Emeritus, about the state of the world economy, politics in the US and his ideas for rewriting the economic script. His latest book is Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism.
Hours before election results begin rolling in, during this most important of elections, we’ll speak with author David Daley today about how Congressional representation is impacted by redistricting and why President Obama’s announced plan to take on the issue after his tenure is so crucial. And, attorney Lisa Bloom joins us. She was representing the … Continued
35 States Set to Vote on 160+ Initiatives on Pot, Universal Healthcare, Minimum Wage, Death Penalty; Greg Palast in Ohio on GOP Effort to Remove African Americans from Voter Rolls in Battleground State; Beyond the Electoral College: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote; Election Day 2000: Bill Clinton Faces 30 … Continued
Alicia Garza co-founder of Black Lives Matter speaks with Cat Brooks
Here’s the complete interview with Cat Brooks and Alicia Garza about the 2016 election and it’s impact on the work of Black Lives Matter.
Author, Dan Zak, tells us the gripping story of the three peace activists, who broke into the most heavily guarded nuclear facility in the country. And poet Samuel Hazo tells us who “they” are in his new book of poetry entitled “They Rule The World.”
As the upcoming presidential race sucks up all energy and attention, we’ll turn today to a lesser discussed aspect of our political landscape: how Senate and House elections are shaping up and whether Republicans will lose control of Congressional chambers. My guest David Dayen will pore through several races. And, the Brennan Center for Justice’s … Continued
with Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton administration. and Alicia Garza, an activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement. She currently directs Special Projects at the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
This is Voting in 2016: Armed Intimidation Squads, Purged Rolls, 868 Fewer Polling Stations; Disenfranchised by Misinformation: Victoria Law on the Millions Who Can Vote—But Might Not Know It; Michael Moore: If Elected, Donald Trump Would Be “Last President of the United States.”