The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – October 28, 2024

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. UC Berkeley Politics Professor Eric Schickler breaks down logistics and worries around voting in the current political climate.UC Berkeley Politics Professor Eric Schickler breaks down logistics and worries around voting in the current political climate. Over a … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 28, 2024

TODAY ON THE SHOW: American Indian Movement founder, Bill Means on Biden’s partial apology for the US genocide against Idiginious children: also we talk to the filmmaker of  WE NEVER LEFT, which follows three young Lebanese expats as they wage the Lebanese revolution from New York and fight for a better country. And a special … Continued


What are discarded materials from extractive activities like mining doing to life on the planet? According to Gabrielle Hecht, what’s happening in South Africa to and around mountainous piles of mining residues crystallizes a number of thorny environmental and sociopolitical issues faced by communities around the globe. (Encore presentation.) Gabrielle Hecht, Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post with Phyllis Bennis, plus US professors face discipline for Palestine support with journalist Michael Sainato, and an update on the Golden Gate 26 court battle

On today’s show, we discuss the latest updates on Israel’s continued assault on Palestine and Lebanon with Phyllis Bennis, who joins us from the Poor People’s Campaign is doing a pre-election prayer vigil at Congress this morning, demanding the US stop arming Israel. Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism … Continued