The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 27, 2016
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
With Ioan Grillo, A native of England who has covered Mexico since 2001 for top newspapers, magazines and TV stations in the US and UK. Author of the book Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America. About the book: In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Two segments look at the experience of “women of a certain age” in a culture obsessed with eternal youth. Lily Iona McKenzie joins me to talk about her rich journey from high school dropout and teenage mom in Alberta to author, writing teacher and labor leader in San Francisco, with forays into longshore work, waitressing … Continued
In the process of addressing her own daily cycle of stress and worry, author Allison Carmen discovered the real culprit was her need to know the outcome of situations in advance.…She was addicted to Certainty. In her book, The Gift of Maybe, Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times, Allison, provides insight and empathy into … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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We spoke to Black Lives Matter organizer Reverend Sekou about activism and the new single “We Comin.” And later we sit down with director Paul Flores and long-time organizer Alex Sanchez about the play Placas. About Rev. Sekou & The Holy Ghost The sound of Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost is a symphony of … Continued
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).