The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 12, 2025

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as National Intelligence Director House oversight committee holds hearing on Department of Governmetn Efficiency Attorney Tori Noble weighs in on DOGE’s far-reaching measures Health care policy advocate Leslie Dach analyzes the new republican … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio Talks Tariffs, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Power with Michael Mechanic

In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Michael Mechanic, senior editor at Mother Jones and author of Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All, to discuss the implications of tariffs, wealth inequality, and the economic power of the ultra-wealthy. Their wide-ranging conversation dissected the economic policies of … Continued


The prominent sociologist, writer, and U.C. Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy passed away on February 3. We present excerpts from three interviews with Burawoy, about marketization and commodification (from 2016), Pierre Bourdieu and Karl Marx (2019), and W. E. B. Du Bois’s understanding of the period of Reconstruction (2023). In Memoriam: Michael Burawoy Michael Burawoy, … Continued