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08.19.16 - 6:00pm

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Featured Stories https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/controversial-affordable-housing-proposal-is-dead https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/women-congressional-candidates-speak-out-at-sf-event-hosted-by-emilys-list https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/sf-project-homeless-connect-host-services-event-targeted-at-lgbtq-homeless-individuals

08.18.16 - 6:00pm

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The Obama Administration announces it will begin phasing out the federal use of private prisons. Prison reform advocates hope states will follow the federal lead. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he regrets some of his comments which may have caused “personal pain.” The billionaire Fisher brothers of San Francisco come under fire from environmental activists who … Continued

08.17.16 - 6:00pm

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Republican  nominee Donald Trump shakes up management of his troubled presidential campaign for the second time in two months. He installs right-wing Breitbart website official Stephen Bannon campaign chief, elbowing aside Paul Manafort, who had been brought in to run a more conventional Republican campaign.  Hillary Clinton names her presidential transition team. It’s led by former … Continued

08.16.16 - 6:00pm

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President Obama carries out his largest single transfer of prisoners from the Guantanamo detention facility.  Fifteen are sent to the United Arab Emirates.  Seven are now known dead and tens of thousands evacuated following the worst flooding in recent memory in Louisiana. California lawmakers join a 24 hour fast to dramatize their support for overtime … Continued

08.15.16 - 6:00pm

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Featured Stories https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/gold-on-santa-clara

08.12.16 - 6:00pm

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Donald Trump changes tack and now says he was just being sarcastic, after days of claiming that President Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State. Authorities in Thailand aren’t sure who was behind bombing attacks that struck several popular resort cities in beach towns, killing four people and wounding dozens of others. Whatcom County in Northwest Washington … Continued

08.11.16 - 6:00pm

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Hillary Clinton lays out her economic policy agenda, in a speech in Michigan, just days after Donald Trump did the same. Trump sticks to his latest claim, which is that President Obama and Clinton founded the Islamic State. Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls Trump’s comments “verbal poo poo”.  United Nations Syria envoy Staffan … Continued

08.10.16 - 6:00pm

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A damning report from the federal Justice Department  concludes that Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against African Americans, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct. The federal investigation was launched after last year’s death of Freddie Gray who was fatally injured in the back of a Baltimore police van.   A … Continued

08.09.16 - 6:00pm

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Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg rallies with other anti-nuclear protesters at the Lawrence Livermore Lab on the 71st anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Donald Trump suffers more Republican defections — the latest to say she won’t support him is Maine Senator Susan Collins. Environmental and health advocates urge Governor Jerry Brown … Continued

08.08.16 - 6:00pm

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  Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump calls for cuts in business taxes, the elimination of the inheritance tax and of regulations  and unleashes a blistering attack  on Hillary Clinton’s approach to the economy. A suicide bomber in Pakistan kills at least 70 people and wounds dozens more in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital … Continued