Africa Today – February 10, 2025
A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democratic lawmakers join consumer protection agency staff to protest Musk takeover of government Elon Musk calls for firing of 1% of federal judges, after court rules Treasury Dept can block Doge from treasury payment system Palestinians can … Continued
Today on the Show: Flashpoints senior producer, Kevin Pina, reports on expanding violence in the US destabilized Killing Fields of Haiti, now with Trump 2.0 calling the shots. Also, an update on an unprecedented class-action law suit filed against members of congress for illegally abusing their Tax and Spend authority by funding a genocide in … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – February 10, 2025
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Kathleen Clark / Katherine Stewart / Vanda Felbab-Brown
Technocrats Are Purging Bureaucrats to Grab Data, Control Funds, Weaken Government, Cut Services and Install Loyalists to the Dear Leader
The One-Two Punch of Plutocracy and Theocracy Taking Over the Country
The Tinderbox in Eastern Congo Threatening a Regional War
Globally, women experience some of the harshest challenges in wartime and the climate crisis while simultaneously remaining caretakers to their families, communities, and the Earth. Zainab Salbi is a humanitarian, author and media host who has dedicated her life to empowering women on the frontlines in conflict zones and climate crisis zones. Her vision is … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the health hazards of tatoos (the inks can be toxic) and the plight of minority communities in the area of Texas called “Cancer Alley.” Then Dr. Ann McCampbell and Susie Molloy discuss their battles with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS),and how they have learned to live with … Continued
Rachel Carson- Queer Love with Lida Maxwell
Today host Lisa Dettmer spends the hour talking to Professor Lida Maxwell, the author of the new book out by Stanford press called “ Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer love.” Rachel Carson, for those of you who may not know, is considered one of the progenitors of the mainstream environmental movement who garnered … Continued
Commercial sex and imperialism — army bases and brothels — have often gone hand in hand. But in the early 20th century an emergent U.S. empire defined itself as rooted in sexual purity. Historian Eva Payne describes how a heavy price for this notion of American exceptionalism was paid by women in the United States, … Continued
Demolition in DC / Developments in the DNC
Ralph welcomes Constitutional law expert Bruce Fein to analyze Congress’ abdication of power in the face of President Trump and Elon Musk’s actions to dismantle the federal government, and whether any of it is legal. Then, Ralph is joined by Norman Solomon from RootsAction to discuss the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken … Continued