The Pension Crisis with Guest Prof. Teresa Ghilarducci. Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, locally and globally. The program explores alternative ways to organize, markets, and government policies.
Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam: Donald Trump Needs to Be Fired from Running for President; MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities; ACLU & HRW Call to Decriminalize Drug Use & Possession After Documenting Arrests Every 25 Seconds; Is Trump’s Rise a Result of America Declaring War on Institutions … Continued
On today’s program we discuss the murder of Kayla Moore by Berkeley Police with Maria Moore, a member of the Justice for Kayla Moore Campaign. Later we hear from Baba Shaka about Silicon Valley’s Film Festival and his involvement in SNCC, as he looks back on the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. And … Continued
A nationwide prison strike begun on Sept. 9 on the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising. Prisoners are demanding the end of forced labor. Today our host Christina Aanestad discusses the national labor prison strike and the legal framework that denies worker protections in the U.S. perpetuating a form of modern labor slavery. Guest: Paul … Continued
In this episode, host Cat Brooks tackles America’s rape culture with Kathy Ferguson, Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Jennifer L. Pozner, Executive Director of Women in Media and News. then, host Philip Maldari speaks with Nancy Skinner and Sandre Swanson the two candidates for the State Senate District 9 seat, … Continued
Journalist James Risen: CIA Torture Methods Caused Long-Term Psychological Harm to Former Prisoners; The White Helmets: As Syria Death Toll Mounts, Meet the Rescue Workers Saving Thousands of Lives; Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize For Literature: Listen to Rare Interviews and Songs from Pacifica Radio Archives; Surviving Torture in a CIA Secret Prison: Khaled al-Sharif … Continued
Since its inception, one of the main preoccupations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been black rebellion. From the early days of the Harlem Renaissance until at least J. Edgar Hoover’s death in 1972, the FBI has had a fascinated fear of African American literature. William J. Maxwell discusses how the FBI extensively surveilled … Continued
With Karen J. Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law and author of several books including The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days, The Torture Debate in America, Al Qaeda Now: Understanding Today’s Terrorists. Her latest is Rouge Justice: The Making of the Security State.
In this episode host Cat Brooks talks Trump with Jennifer Merolla, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside and co-author of the new book Framing Immigrants: News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Policy. About the book: While undocumented immigration is controversial, the general public is largely unfamiliar with the particulars of immigration policy. … Continued
Leaked Hillary Clinton Emails: Could Bernie Sanders Have Won Primary If Leak Occurred Earlier? Climate Direct Action: Activists Halt Flow of Tar Sands Oil by Shutting Off Valves of Five Pipelines; Will Racist, Anti-Immigrant Trump Supporter Sheriff Joe Arpaio Be Jailed for Contempt of Court? Women’s Boat to Gaza: 13 Activists Detained by Israel, Weeks … Continued
