Living Room – April 29, 2005
We discuss development issues in West Berkeley and we talk to some of the new faces of leadership at KPFA. Guest host William Walker.
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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.
We discuss development issues in West Berkeley and we talk to some of the new faces of leadership at KPFA. Guest host William Walker.
Special coverage live from the Worker’s Memorial Day March in Sacramento. Brought to by the the KPFA Labor Collective.
Coming up on Living Room: "My stories dont aim to satisfy the general curiosity about what its like to live in a withered body like mine, or feed the public appetite for inspirational pap." From Havana, Cuba to the DNC in Chicago, Harriet McBride Johnson tells it like it is. Harriet joins host Kris Welch, … Continued
Coming up on Living Room, Lynne Stewart, radical defense attorney facing prison time for doing her job. And Peretz Kidron, veteran Middle East reporter, visiting the Bay Area from Jerusalem. With host, Kris Welch, noon to one.
The origins, evolution and future of Islam. Author Reza Aslan joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Over 370 women murdered, and 70 still missing. The Disappeared Women of Juarez. Plus an interview with Yoko Ono! Nina Serrano joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
He was assassinated in 1919, but his spirit is alive and well in the strongest rebellion yet against the current corporatization of the planet. Hear about the legacy of Emiliano Zapata, about Walmart, about thousands of Mexican soldiers fighting in Iraq. Poet and journalist John Ross joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
He got the U.S. out of the International Criminal Court, out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, he has repeatedly ridiculed the United Nations and alienated U.S. allies—so of COURSE, John Bolton is George Bush’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the UN. What’s wrong with this picture? Find out on Living Room, noon to one, with … Continued
Well, there were no WMDs, there was no 9/11 connection, there was no liberation celebration—but there sure is a war going on in Iraq. And that ain’t no April Fool’s. Thousands of U.S. soldiers are in very serious jeopardy. What are they thinking? Iraq war vets, including one facing court martial for refusing to serve … Continued
Remote, impoverished, grief-stricken: Red Lake, Minnesota, where ten are dead and seven wounded after last week’s shootings. Rev. Daniel Buford, of the People’s Institute West, joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.