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Today’s music show features all new music released within the last month from a newly formed trio signed to Ninja Tune, a new music project from musicians based out of Sunderland, England. Also including tracks from a British electronic duo, a garage-punk group based out of San Francisco, a Brooklyn based Electronic duo who just … Continued
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, not everyone is “back to normal”. On this edition, we follow BP’s trail from the bayous of Louisiana to the fine art galleries of London.
Naomi Ortiz talks with Adrienne Lauby about how caring for others affects people with disabilities. What kinds of questions arise as we offer help? What trade offs do we make? Then, we visit the East Bay Center for the Blind in Berkeley to talk to those who enjoy, staff and manage this innovative grassroots community … Continued
Those of us who live with a disability are often typecast as burdens. Because we’re limited in some ways, the ways we give to others and participate in community work often go unnoticed. Naomi Ortiz talks with Adrienne Lauby about how caring for others affects people with disabilities. What kinds of questions arise as we … Continued
Test Mutiny: Tens of Thousands of New York Parents Revolt Against Standardized Exams; Did NBC Cover Up Role of U.S.-Backed Free Syrian Army in 2012 Kidnapping of Richard Engel? Watch: Art Exhibit Recreates Tiny Cell Where the Late Herman Wallace Spent 42 Years in Solitary; Volunteers Gather to Care for Glenn Ford, Exonerated Louisiana Man … Continued
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Music for Earth Day and then follows the theme of last week’s show, Music of Kenya, with a live appearance by Bay Area based Kenyan artist Sila in the KPFA studio.
A new investigation shows how anti-terror officers in the California Highway Patrol monitored Black Lives Matter activists over social media and embedded armed plainclothes officers in demonstrations. Plus: The European Union has brought anti-trust charges against Google — is Europe going to have a different Internet from us? Finally, seismologists say the fault running right … Continued
Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor, Civil Rights & Social Justice Movements Join Forces; “A Corporate Trojan Horse”: Critics Decry Secretive TPP Trade Deal as a Threat to Democracy; Grayson on Money & Politics: “If We Do Nothing, We Can Kiss This Country Goodbye. Well, Pucker Up”; Harvard Students Expand Blockade Calling … Continued
Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens. Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015. This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale Episode 5 (aired April 15th 2015) “Criminalizing Our Children” Explores the impact of the corporate education agenda on students. Focuses … Continued
Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens. Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015. This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale Episode 5 (aired April 15th 2015) “Criminalizing Our Children” Explores the impact of the corporate education agenda on students. … Continued
