We speak with Derechos Humanos in Arizona about the signing of SB 1070 into law,Greece asks for a bailout & riots ensue . We hear are latest installment from Poor News Network, Mitch Jeserich interviews Reza Aslan about his latest work. We close out the show with an interview with Lisa Shannon, Founder of Run … Continued
Financial Reform will come to a vote on Monday – with or without republican support. We speak with Doug Henwood about what’s actually in the bill now. Plus: protests are escalating in Thailand, while pro- and anti- government protesters faced off. Oakland Seen will take on the school board’s decision to impose a contract on teachers – union president Betty Olson Jones will be in studio & Oakland Artist Milton Bowens talks about his 510 experience. We also speak with author Dr. Frank Wilderson about his new book: Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid
Obama's Wall St. Reform Speech, Protests throughout Brazil over Belo Monte Dam , Ask An Economist with Charles Komanoff of Carbon Tax Center & Earth Day with Author, Environmentalist Bill McKibben .
We discuss Arizona's new controversial legislature SB1070 with the republican legislator who drafted the law & we'll be interviewing MALDEF on the issue as well. Oakland's City Attorney John Russo will also be joining us to defend his proposed gang injunction. We'll also be hearing from David Bacon & launch our new music series, The … Continued
On today's show- SEC files Fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, interview with Attorney John Burris about Bart Police's decision to suspend taser use by officers & discuss BART's new taser policies, probe into Hewlett Packard may implicate Carly Fiorina, California Democrats State Convention Recap with media critic & author Norman Solomon , Sea … Continued
We'll discuss Gordon Liu's nomination hearing,speak with Coalition of Immokalee Workers about their fair food campaign & 3day march in Florida, we'll host a discussion about HIV/AID's criminalization policies .We'll also hear an interview w…/author Diane Ravitch about her new book,The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are … Continued
Matthew Lasar, historian of Pacifica Radio on KPFA's 61st Birthday Celebration and David Remnick, New Yorker editor and author of the book, "The Bridge, The Life and Rise of Barack Obama"
A debate on the UC senate vote to divest from Israel, Thailand's ongoing political strife, Tax Help for Tax Day, New Yorker editor David Remnick, his book, The Bridge, the Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Meg Whitman's close ties to investment giant Goldman Sachs, Tax Cuts for the Rich-a 50 year trend, Its not too late to start your vegetable garden, The Campesinos land occupation under threat in Honduras?, 2048: Humanity's Agreement to Live Together, The international Movement for Enforceable Human Rights, $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in … Continued
Newt Gingrich rallies the GOP, EPA finds toxic waste in Kettleman City that may be linked to birth defects, ACLU questions effectiveness of Gang Injunction in Oakland, How to Ride your Bike Safely, Beyond the Echo Chamber, How a Networked Progressive Media Can Reshape American Politics
