0:08 – Mel Reeves is Community Editor for Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, one of the oldest black newspapers in the country, and has helped organize protests after the police killing of George Floyd. He says unemployment among Black residents of Minneapolis is three times that of whites, and that a white police officer has never been … Continued


0:08 – Facing bipartisan opposition, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canceled a vote on a FISA bill late Wednesday night. John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation, joins us to discuss. 0:34 – Aric Steinberg is executive vice president of development and artist relations at the Sweet Relief musicians fund, which is helping musicians … Continued


Today we talk about how history can also teach us about the causes of the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible consequences. Guest: Kyle Harper is professor of classics and letters and senior vice president and provost at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   Video of police killing of black man in Minnesota sparks outrage. Ousted Inspector General: hospitals lack masks and COVID-19 tests. California Assembly assesses Governor’s budget amidst $54.3 billion deficit. 47 California counties can open salons and … Continued


May 29 2020

FRIDAY NIGHT FORUMS

INTERNATIONAL LESSONS ON ORGANIZING SANCTIONS ON IRAN

KPFA

AROC [Arab Resource & Organizing Center] presents a forum on abolition and the Covid 19 crisis on Friday, May 29. For more information and/or to register for this event, visit the AROC website: AROC


When activists and advocates are up against a shelter-in-place order, when everything we usually do is completely impossible, who you gonna call?  That’s right!  Disability Justice!  Call ‘em now at 1-800-CRIP-POC-CRIP! Why them, you ask. Because over the past couple of decades activists with disabilities, in particular activists of color, have blazed a path of … Continued


Featured Non-Profits during our Spring Fund Drive

KPFA takes its responsibility seriously to stay on the air AND to help our community. During this Spring Drive not only are you supporting KPFA, you’re also helping a small group of non-profits in our community through this crisis. Choose one of these non-profits when you donate and 10% of your donation will be passed … Continued


We speak with 3 Bay Area clergy members about the launch a national public information campaign entitled #ItsLoveNotTheLaw to encourage pastors and congregations to remain sheltered in place. We discuss the conflicting opinions pertaining to a way forward during Covid-19, and the particular concerns of congregations in desperate need of physical, spiritual, financial, informational and emotional … Continued