Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies at Senate Committee hearing on company safety issues. President Biden signs order protecting 500,000 undocumented people married to US citizens from deportation. Record setting heatwave bakes parts of Midwest and Northeast. Labor … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Affordable Housing

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In the Hard Knock Radio conversation host Davey D spoke with Ayanna Davis of Healthy Black Families and Michael Trujillo of the East Bay Community Law Center, about the displacement of Black communities in Berkeley due to historical and contemporary housing issues. ### **Displacement and Economic Impact** The 2008 recession and the COVID-19 pandemic significantly … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – June 18, 2024

America’s Plutocrats Believe the Threat to Capitalism From Democrats is Worse Than the Threat to Democracy From Trump We begin with the money race between Biden and Trump, as Biden and Obama held a fundraiser in Los Angeles, while Trump promised the billionaires and CEOs of the Business Roundtable tax cuts and the heads of … Continued


Join host Emiliano Lemus and guest Violet Moon for “Medicinal Ecologies,” an Herbal Highway series in which we explore the natural medicines present in California ecosystems. This month, we travel along California waterways, and discover medicinal plants of lakes, rivers, streams, bogs, and riparian habitats. Violet Moon is a clinical herbalist and native plant specialist … Continued