Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Continue Despite Waning Media Interest; An Election Full of Contradictions. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
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With Maria Moore, sister of Kayla Moore, who was killed by the police in early 2013. Host Cat Brooks talks with Moore about the murder of her sister, and the status of the lawsuit her family has filed. and With Susan Faludi, Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author of the seminal feminist work, Backlash (1991). Her latest … Continued
“I Called You to Help Me, But You Killed My Brother”: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed African-American Man
“I Called You to Help Me, But You Killed My Brother”: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed African-American Man; What Drives Trump Supporters?: Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild on Anger & Mourning of the Right; Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility; Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike … Continued
Dr. Robert Hagen, astrobiologist, is there life in outer space? and Dr. Carl Zimmer, on new insights into evolution on earth. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
With Caroll Fife of the Oakland Justice Coalition and Robbie Clark of Black Lives Matter, Bay Area, comment on the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and how it resonates with issues that people in the Bay Area are facing. The show also features listener calls.
Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special; Outside First Presidential Debate, 24 Arrested at Protests & Jill Stein Escorted Away by Police.
As the presidential race tightens, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet for their fist one on one presidential debate Monday. Third party candidates are being excluded, but Green Party nominee Jill Stein says she’ll be there to occupy the debate. Tune in to KPFA for Democracy Now coverage. Our broadcast begins at 5:30 Monday on … Continued
Spinoza on Fortitude
Radical political projects suffer when people burn out, get distracted, or otherwise drift away. What can help socialists and other leftists stay on course and even deepen their commitment over the long term? Ted Stolze finds in the writings of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza conceptual resources that he thinks can help radicals persevere. Rethinking Marxism
Ralph previews the second Breaking Through Power conference, the Super Bowl of Civic Action, with tax expert, Jon Fox, public banking advocate Ellen Brown, community cooperative founder and funder David J. Thompson, and star litigator, Shanin Specter.
With Chris Jennings, an author who grew up in New York City. He graduated from Deep Springs College and Wesleyan University. He lives in Northern California with his dog. His most recent book is Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism. About the book: By any measure, Ann Lee, the illiterate daughter of a Manchester blacksmith, led one … Continued