with Alan Schwarz, an award winning journalist with the New York Times who wrote the book ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma and the Making of an American Epidemic. About the book: The groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—and how its unchecked growth over half a century has … Continued
Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American journalist and author of “The Battle for Justice in Palestine” — which won the 2014 Palestine Book Award — and “One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse.” He received the 2013 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship and has been an activist on these issues for over 20 years. Ali … Continued
Judge Rejects “Riot” Charges Against Amy Goodman in North Dakota; “We’re Going to Call That a Win”: Water Protectors Promise More Protests as Felony Charges Dropped; Standing Rock Sioux Pediatrician: Threat from Fracking Chemicals is “Environmental Genocide”; Why Is North Dakota Strip Searching Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Charged With Misdemeanors?; Press Freedom Victory: Riot Charges … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: S free-wheeling discussion with award winning writer and Palestinian activist, Ali Abunimah, founder of The Electronic Intifada. Also, a new push to clear the name of Ethel Rosenberh, murdered by the state for selling secrets for the atomic bomb to the Russians. A crime she did not commit.
Today on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine we listen to a recent conversation recorded at the Impact Hub Oakland with feminist historian and cultural critic Lata Mani and filmmaker Nicolás Grandi, who are the co-directors of the inspiring new film “The Poetics of Fragility.” Ashara Ekundayo hosts a conversation with the filmmakers and activist and scholar … Continued
Ralph talks to author Doug Hill, author of Not So Fast: Thinking Twice About Technology about, among other things, whether people like Elon Musk and Mark Andreeson actually believe in their grand techno-visions or are just seeking publicity for their businesses. Plus, Ralph breaks down the second Presidential debate, and we discuss the Wikileaks revelations … Continued
Today on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine we listen to a recent conversation recorded at the Impact Hub Oakland with feminist historian and cultural critic Lata Mani and filmmaker Nicolás Grandi, who are the co-directors of the inspiring new film “The Poetics of Fragility.” Ashara Ekundayo hosts a conversation with the filmmakers and activist and scholar … Continued
Amy Goodman Broadcasts from North Dakota Across from Court Where She Faces Riot Charge Today; Report from Standing Rock: 100+ Militarized Police Deployed Against Native American Water Protectors; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chair: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Whether He Stops Dakota Access Pipeline; Dakota Excess Pipeline? Standing Rock Protectors Strip-Searched, Jailed for Days on Minor … Continued
Davey D Panel Interview on Art and Activism featuring Boots Riley, Erica Huggins, Emory Douglas, Hodari Davis, Young Gifted and Black and Ashara Akundyo.
Black Power Music: Soul, Funk and Jazz with Ricky Vincent.
