We celebrate Barbara Lubin Day, and remember the great work Barbara did as the co-founder of the Middle East Children’s Alliance, fighting against Genocide in Palestine when most folks didn’t have a clue about the brutal treatment of Palestinians. And PINK NOTES, our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. We’ll be joined by PINK NOTES co-host, Cynthia … Continued
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with homeless advocate Needa B to discuss troubling allegations surrounding Mandela House, a transitional housing facility located on the border of West Oakland and Emeryville. The conversation examined whether public funds intended to support unhoused residents are being used effectively and whether vulnerable people are receiving … Continued
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Speak Truth- Be Power! The Great De-Bamboozling – Liberating Language Lucidity… & the astro*mytho°politico guiding narrative assignment Caroline weaves myriad story complexity guides : Ahana Sharma (why do we say “Middle East”) U.S. Getting schooled by Iranian Lego News, Lego News real origins of this Country ,with Resistance History Prof – Tad Stormer, Iranian … Continued
Helen Benedict, Columbia Profesysor of Journalism and author of the novel, “The Soldier’s House,” about the lives of Iraqi refugees in America in 2010, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Also: A review of “The Lunchbox” at Berkeley Rep through July 5, 2026.
David Austin Walsh, author of Taking America Back, on the relationship between the kooks and respectables on the right • Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the intellectual wing of Trumpism [rebroadcast of a January 29, 2026, show]
Our Pride Season series starts with samples from our upcoming month of specials, with Los Angeles Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace and series producers Emma Shulman and Abigail DeRoberts.
“This is one of the things with the fast world that we’re in,” says solutions journalist Mónica Quesada Cordero, “how do we get people to stop — and to question?” As I try to slow down a little right now, I returned to solutions journalism, a rigorous form of reporting that focuses on responses to problems. No … Continued
The June Primary results are in, and The Stakes breaks down what they mean for California and the country. Host Scott Baba is joined by Gustavo Arellano of the Los Angeles Times on the California races, Tim Redmond of 48 Hills on the national picture, and John Nichols of The Nation with broader election analysis. … Continued
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