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Terra Verde – May 8, 2026
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Economic Update – May 8, 2026
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, locally and globally. The program explores alternative ways to organize, markets, and government policies.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – May 8, 2026
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
A Rude Awakening – May 8, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
UpFront – May 8, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! – May 8, 2026
ON TODAY’S SHOW: Headlines Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned Parker Amid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump’s Detention Network “They Don’t Care”: Trump’s Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site “Absolutely Vulnerable”: Over 20,000 Global South Ship Workers Stranded at Sea … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – May 8, 2026
Pressure on Trump From the Saudis to Make a Deal With Iran While Israel Warns the Deal Would be a Disaster For Them We begin with the Saudis having pressured Trump into pausing his “Project Freedom” blockade on Iran to make way for a peace deal by cutting US access to Saudi and Kuwaiti bases … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – May 8, 2026
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.