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.
Take two: activist, cultural historian abd author Rebecca Solnit on the Zen of getting lost: in exile, in memory, in the hidden aspects of life. PLUS: the latest news on the Navy’s use of underwater sonar systems. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Activist, cultural historian and author Rebecca Solnit on the Zen of getting lost, in exile, in memory, in the hidden aspects of life. That’s our first half hour. Then it’s a Free Speech Friday: what’s on your mind? The call-in number is 510-848-4425. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
They’re at it again: right-wingers in the House of Representatives have called for a constitutional amendment prohibiting flag-burning. And this time they may have the votes in the Senate to make it real. What’s wrong with re-writing the First Amendment? Prof. Jamin Raskin will spell it out. PLUS: the legendary women’s jazz combo Alive! is … Continued
In what some say was one of the most important votes cast this year, the Senate last night passed CAFTA, handing a major victory to George Bush. His administration kept secret government studies that would have given support to CAFTA opponents—studies that were paid for by the Labor Department. We’ll talk to the authors of … Continued
Can Bush be believed on Iraq? We’ll hear from an Iraqi American, and from Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans, just returned from Istanbul, where she attended the World Tribunal on War Crimes. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Bush Administration calls it a war on terrorism and those activist who are being subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury call it a witch hunt. National Lawyer’s Guild and the president’s push for Patriot Act.
The run-off election in Iran’s presidential race, coming up this Friday, has profound implications for the future. Could it halt another Bush war? Analysts join host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Plight of Oakland’s public school system. Intersection for the Arts marks its 40th anniversary, San Francisco’s oldest alternative art space.
Water and water deals and water wars: the stuff California history is made of. And another chapter in that history is being written this Saturday without most citizens knowing anything about it: at a congressional hearing in Fresno. We’ll talk to someone who will be testifying. Plus Awakening the Energy for Change, a conference on … Continued
Downing Street memo, proof that Bush lied about why we went to war, and is anyone listening. The Los Angeles Wage Ordinance.
