With Tamim Ansary, author of Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan. About the book: The history of modern Afghanistan is an epic drama, a thriller, a tragedy, a surreal farce. Every forty years or so, over the last two centuries, some great global power has attempted to take control of Afghanistan, only to slink … Continued
French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence; As Candidates Tied to Guatemalan Army & Oligarch Vie for Power, What’s Next for Popular Uprising? Allan Nairn: Donald Trump Meets, Praises Indonesian Leaders Despite Ties to Mass Killings; New Report Rejects Mexican Government’s Story About the Disappearance of 43 … Continued
Playwright Craig Lucas discusses his latest work, the libretto for Amelie, a musical playing at Berkeley Rep through October 4th. He also talks about his other work, the librettos for the current hit An American in Paris and an earlier hit, The Light in the Piazza, as well as his work on the screenplay for the film 1989 film about AIDS, Longtime Companion. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
He will talk with you about animal health
A. Philip Randolph famously led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, but he did much more than that. Eric Arnesen traces Randolph’s emergence as a militant socialist at a time when few Blacks were attracted to the Socialist Party and its emphasis on class. Arnesen also discusses Randolph’s relationship with Eugene Debs and W. E. … Continued
In the first hour, Labor Day, a conversation with Bill Fletcher, Jr. host of “Arise” on WPFW, co-founder of the Center for Labor Renewal co-author of “Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice”. In the second hour The Attack on Planned Parenthood with Kathy Kneer, President and CEO … Continued
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Host Luis Medina will feature a tribute to the late Lain Jazz/Salsa pioneer Benny Velarde with special guest Dr. John Calloway. Benny was a great timbalero, percussionist and bandleader for the Super Combo, one of the oldest and respected S.F. Salsa bands in existence. He was also a key player with the legendary Cal Tjader Latin … Continued
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Interviews with Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia, Miami’s Indie Rock band Minimal, and Mexican film director Alejandro Gerber Bicecci; plus information about the Seventh SF Latino Film Festival, and music by Latinos in the U. S.
San Jose Rent Control On Tuesday, San Jose’s city council approved a plan to strengthen protections for renters. The details will be worked out between now and December, but will likely include a lower cap on rent increases, and ‘just cause’ requirements for evictions. How do these changes fit into the broader landscape of San … Continued
A Watershed Moment for Guatemala: Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Celebrates Jailing of Ex-President; Allan Nairn: U.S. Backers of Guatemalan Death Squads Should Be Jailed Alongside Ex-President; Chicago Hunger Strikers Enter Day 19 Challenging Rahm Emanuel’s Push to Privatize Public Schools.
