12:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
There was a parole hearing for Leonard Peltier on Tuesday; we hear what happened. A new book, diary of a teenage Iraqi girl, introduced by poet/journalist John Ross. PLUS: no healthcare vote before Congress recesses—but maybe that's a good thing, the way it's shaping up. We get the latest. With host Kris Welch, noon to … Continued
What ARE they doing in Sacramento????? We hear the latest. PLUS: Saving the American Left: the case for a new progressive creed. Join the conversation! With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association Bernard Chazelle, prof. computer science, Princeton; writer (Counterpunch, Atlantic, etc.) re: his essay on the … Continued
Congress is moving ahead on healthcare reform: what kind of reform, and what kind of fight, lie ahead? We get the inside scoop. PLUS: it's no longer in the headlines, but our guest has been on hunger strike to get the world to pay attention to what is still happening in Iran. with host Kris … Continued
What's happening behind closed doors in Washington to change we can believe in? PLUS: celebrating the women who built the Bay Areas bridges. With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Wendell Potter, sr. fellow on health care, Center for Media Democracy; 20-yr. corp. PR exec (head of communications for CIGNA, Humana Inc.) Ellen Shaffer, … Continued
Former gang member turned gang prevention leader Alex Sanchez denied bail; Tom Hayden gives us the story. And alternative Fourth of July: Frederick Douglass Day. PLUS: Asian-themed children's TV series picked up by Hollywood—and white-washed. With host Kris Welch. guests: Tom Hayden, social and political activist, former Cal. State Assembly/ Senate Raymond "Nat" Turner, … Continued
Crisis is opportunity, they say, and California's budget crisis has the S.F. city assessor actually doing something about Prop. 13. We get the details. One of the largest celebrations of labor in America starts today in SF. PLUS: the inimitable sportswriter Dave Zirin, in SF for "Socialism 2009". Say what? With host Kris Welch. guests: … Continued
A former Big Insurance exec testifies for single-payer: we hear his report. Women's drumming camp is next weekend: we get the details. PLUS: Jill Nelson with another HOT sexy political feminist novel. Wit host Kris Welch. guests: Wendell Potter, former CIGNA, Humana Inc exec.; now with Center for Media Democracy; testified on healthcare reform before … Continued
