Today on the show: We talk with former Diplomat of Venezuela, Carlos Ron. Plus, David Bacon joins us in the station, writer, photographer, activist for immigrant, labor and human rights. And we talk Cuba, sanctions, and the Olympics with Brenda Lopez of Cuba Solidarity Network. And a news update about the Oakland ‘Peoples Arms Embargo’ … Continued
Davey D opens by grounding listeners in the fight over ethnic studies in California, focusing on AB715 and how claims of antisemitism are being used to roll back gains and potentially chill K–12 ethnic studies. Sameer frames this as part of a larger right-wing strategy coming out of the Heritage Foundation’s “Project Esther,” a companion … Continued
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Entomologist Douglas Tallamy discusses what we can do to stem the extinction crisis — the loss of habitat and plant and animal species — by transforming the places where we live.
Artist and organizer Michael DeForge talks about politics, culture, Palestine solidarity and his upcoming book “All The Cameras In My Room” (April 2026 from Drawn and Quarterly) plus an interview by Outlaw Podcast on the organizing to counter the medical neglect of Xinachtli
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On today’s show: Trump Orders Blockade on Sanctioned Oil Tankers Entering and Leaving Venezuela ICC Rejects Israel’s Bid to Block War Crimes Probe in Gaza First Funerals Held Today for Victims of Bondi Beach Massacre Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show, we speak with Joshua Clark Davis, author of the book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back– A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue … Continued
0:09 – Why do we fight for our Bay Area neighborhoods and advocate for change with our neighbors? And what local history informs our struggles? This fund drive special takes us on a journey from Oakland across the Bay Area with A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area by Rachel Brahinsky, professor at … Continued
