When investigative reporter Sam Quinones went to find out why the heroin trade was booming in Middle America, he found answers in some unusual places. We’ll discuss everything from NAFTA to changing approaches to pain management, to how pharmaceutical marketing fooled doctors into thinking that opiates rarely cause addiction. Guest: Sam Quinones, veteran journalist who’s … Continued
War for Decades to Come? 1 Year After ISIL Advance, U.S. Could Send Hundreds More Troops to Iraq; Will Albert Woodfox Be Freed? Louisiana Fights Release of Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner in Solitary.
An in-depth look at the Second cold war emerging between the US and Russia, with Robert Parry. And poet and KPFA host Nina Serrano joins us live.
Oakland Police shoot and kill Demouria Hogg, who was asleep in his car, with a gun nearby–the city’s first police killing in two years. We’ll get an eyewitness account, and talk to civil rights attorney John Burris. Plus: both Berkeley and San Francisco take up measures to regulate short-term rental services like AirBNB. Critics say … Continued
Pulling a Gun on a Pool Party? Texas Cop Suspended After Manhandling Bikini-Clad Black Teen; The Arctic 30: How Greenpeace Activists Risked All to Stop Oil Drilling in New Climate Battleground; Rainbow Warrior: 30 Years Later, Will France Ever Apologize For Fatal Bombing of Greenpeace Ship?.
Director Andy Abrahams Wilson from Open Eye Pictures discusses his film Under Our Skin with Dana Walsh who was included in the film and has gone on to work educating people.
Protesters Press Secluded G7 Leaders on Harmful Policies, from Crippling Austerity to Dirty Coal; Traumatized by 3 Years at Rikers Without Charge, Ex-Teen Prisoner Kalief Browder Commits Suicide.
Overflow crowds cheer Bernie Sanders’ bid for the presidency: do we have a progressive majority electorate yet? Plus:Michelle Goldberg with her biography of the audacious Indra Devi. with host Kris Welch.
Social media exploded this week when Vanity Fair’s cover introduced Caitlin Jenner to the world and continued a dialogue about the gender identity of the former Olympic track star Bruce Jenner. But as Laverne Cox, another trans celebrity, said, “Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have,” and raised the … Continued
On Tuesday, Mission activists lost a vote on freezing market-rate development–but turned out overwhelming grassroots support for their cause. We’ll talk to Supervisor David Campos about what’s next; to one of the opponents of the Mission Moratorium about what he thinks the solution to the city’s housing crisis is, and to Tim Redmond about what happens to upcoming … Continued
