Q and A: going to Mars? New cancer detection method? Life in outer space? Guest: Dr. Charles Seife, author of Sun in a Bottle, about fusion power. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
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A conversation with Ellen Fitzpatrick on Victoria Woodhull: free love advocate, newspaper editor who was the first to publish the Communist Manifesto in English in the US and who was the first female Presidential candidate in 1872. She spent election night in jail. Ellen Fitzpatrick is a Professor of History at the University of New … Continued
Ashley Yates of the Anti Police-Terror Project joins us in-studio to discuss what should come after the Oakland policing scandals that have brought down three chiefs in less than two weeks. Then: San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has a proposal for how to deal with policing problems in his city: withold $200 million in funding. … Continued
An Attack on Democracy Itself: UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn Pays Tribute to Murdered MP Jo Cox; Jeremy Corbyn: Why I Am Voting for Britain to “Remain” In European Union in Historic Brexit Vote; Police Department or Frat House? 3 Oakland Police Chiefs Resign in 9 Days Amid Sex Crime Scandal; #BlackLivesMatter Activist: Oakland Needs … Continued
The life of Kamau Amen Ra a master photographer, historian, and community activist who graced the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond for more than 40 years. Kamau Amen Ra documented all of the major African American community events and was instrumental in building an photographic record of the African American experience.
Trans rights vs Feminist Rts; new documentary on Miss Major
Today on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine we will look at a current issue in the conflict that’s been brewing between the feminist and trans community for many years We will hear a talk by UC Berkeley Professor Wendy Brown on the war between some larger reproductive rights groups and with trans activists that demand that … Continued
We may take for granted that some regions do well economically — perhaps it’s the pleasant weather that attracts skilled workers to them — and that others do poorly. But history shows that regions rise and fall. Economic geographer Michael Storper reflects on the differing fates of regions, including the San Francisco Bay Area and … Continued
Ralph talks to legendary TV talk show host, Phil Donahue about his documentary “Body of War,” the moving story of the late Iraq war veteran Tomas Young. We also welcome the editor of the “Progressive Populist,” Jim Cullen.
We speak to James K. Galbraith, about the UK Brexit referendum. Should the UK leave or remain part of the European Union? What are the implications in either case. Then, We talk to Professor Robin D. G. Kelley about the death of the black radical intellectual Cedric J. Robinson. Guest: James K. Galbraith, professor of … Continued
On Friday, Oakland lost its third police chief in nine days, amidst a mushrooming set of scandals over everything from racist text messages to sex trafficking. Now, the civil rights attorneys who’ve been trying to use court oversight to reform the department are proposing to take away the department’s control over its recruitment and retention … Continued