Special Broadcast: The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power KPFA will air highlights and analysis of the House Judiciary Committee hearing on President Bush’s decision to commute the sentence of former White House aide Lewis Scooter Libby, anchored by Davey D and Dennis Bernstein.
Sunday with Peter Laufer takes to the road and heads north to Nelson, British Columbia, where Peter participates in the Our Way Home Reunion, a week of events honoring war resistance. Information about the annual Our Way Home Reunion is at www.ourwayhomereunion.com. During the first hour California ex-pat artist Richard Taylor talks with Peter about … Continued
A Pacifica special on the dramatic increase of royalties on webcast music, written and produced by Eric Klein.
Circus Blood: Tales From the Big Top John Dankosky of WNPR hosts a world-class troupe of audio daredevils and media magicians: SF Chronicle journalist Jon Carroll interviews his daughter Shana as she hang upside down on her "Trapeze", ready to fly away; from the Life Stories series by Jay Allison. Joe Frank loves the lady … Continued
Organic And Beyond – Toward The De-Industrialization Of Agriculture The biology of farming is complex and requires attentiveness to nature’s own ways of doing things, characterized by interdependence of relationships. Author and attorney Andrew Kimbrell is leading the Organic and Beyond Movement – a food revolution that offers health and food security for future generations … Continued
Join us for a one-hour Independence Day special as we explore the details of the so-called Carlin case, the historical context, the evolution of the meaning of free speech and the generation that pushed its rights beyond the scope of what was conceivable back in Independence Hall.
Borders, immigration, and identity are the order of the day for Sunday this week. Rebecca Solnit’s new book is Storming the Gates of Paradise and she and Peter discuss the geography of border during the first hour. Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones adds his perspective to the conversation with stories from his new book, … Continued
We bring you a great hour of Musica de Puerto Rico as an effort to showcase the local live performances taking place in the Bay Area. The following are the highlights of an event that took place a few months ago from La Pena titled: "For The Love of Tradition /La Bomba es Nuestra." Bomba … Continued
On Thursday and Friday, June 28th and 29th, KPFA will air a daily Pacifica broadcast from the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. The forum brings together activists from around the US to meet, strategize, and talk about what a better world might look like.
On Thursday and Friday, June 28th and 29th, KPFA will air a daily Pacifica broadcast from the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. The forum brings together activists from around the US to meet, strategize, and talk about what a better world might look like.
