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.
Scooter Libby’s been sentenced. Will George pardon him? Before or after Election 2008? PLUS: the latest on Ed Rosenthal’s marijuana trial. With host Kris Welch. Guests: Robert Parry, investigative journalist (AP, Newsweek), founder Consortium News.com Ed Rosenthal, medical marijuana proponent Reps. for Oakland Youth Festival this weekend at Oakland Museum
100+ jobs gone at the San Francisco Chronicle: why? PLUS: benchmarks for Iraq, or a guarantee of endless war? With host Kris Welch. guests: Carl Hall, senior shop steward, The Newspaper Guild The Free Press representative, on what’s happening with newspapers in the U.S. Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant for American Friends Service Committee Michael Eisenscher, … Continued
Schwartzenegger’s budget: what’s in, what’s out, what’s it mean? PLUS: the Dems and Iraq: what’s up, with funding and oil? With host Kris Welch. Guests: Jean Ross, dir. California Budget Project Mike Herald, Western Center on Law and Poverty David Swanson, AfterDowningStreet.org, IMPEACHpac.org Tina Richards, leader "Swarm on Congress", military mom Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant … Continued
Lama Surya Das talks about practices for enlightened living.
"Say It Plain" presents a century of great African American speeches. With Kris Welch.
Greg Palast, author of "Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans – Sordid Secrets & Strange Tales of a White house Gone Wild," talks about Karl Rove, electoral fraud and US politics.
Sandra Lupien of the KPFA Evening News sits in for host Kris Welch… Water. It’s in your tap. It’s in bottles. But, how does it get there, who controls it, and what’s at stake? Guests: Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman: co-authors (with Michael Fox) of "Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of our Water" (wiley, march … Continued
A preview of the IPCC (Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change) summary to be released on Friday, from one of the authors. PLUS: Linda Tillery celebrates the birthday of the Late Great James Brown. With host Kris Welch Guests: Dr. Peter Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists Linda Tillery, Cultural Heritage Choir (possible: Peter Miller, producer/director "Sacco … Continued
