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This morning’s show begins today with a tribute to Ornette Coleman, one of the greats of American jazz, who has passed away today at the age of 85. Then we feature a live performance and interview in the KPFA studio with Soji who, with his Afrobeat Band opens the People’s Park stage at the 12th … Continued
Before there was Charlton Heston and Ronald Reagan, there was Louis B Mayer, founder of MGM Studios, who used the power of the film industry for conservative political aims. Today we talk about that history with historian Steven Ross, author of the book Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics. About the … Continued
Last Sunday, Mexico held municipal and legislative elections. We’ll talk with journalist Anabelle Hernandez about how an unlikely candidate won the governorship of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, Mexican politics, and the state of the US-Mexico drug war. We’ll also take a look at the 11th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival which … Continued
Backlash Against TPP Grows as Leaked Text Reveals Increased Corporate Control of Public Health; After Iraq-Syria Takeover, the Inside Story of How ISIL Destroyed Al-Qaida from Within; As Ruling Threatens to Gut Abortion Access in Texas, Providers Vow to Take Fight to Supreme Court.
This exhibition of reprinted artwork from the original linoleum blocks and printing press of Emmy Lou Packard (1914–1998) will be on display at the Precita Eyes Muralists booth at the KPFA Summer Arts Fair. Packard was a close friend and colleague of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and a well-known artist in her own right. She … Continued
Steve Fraser is a labor historian and author several books including Wall Street and Labor Will Rule, which won the Philip Taft Award for the best book in labor history. He also is the co-editor of The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order. His latest book is The Age of Acquiescence: The Life … Continued
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
