Living Room – March 25, 2005
We’ve poisoned the water, which poisoned the fish, which are poisoning us: mercury in the seas. Plus, a Good Friday commentary from Scoop Nisker. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
The Talkies
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.
Living Room – March 24, 2005
Whitle-blower Mordecai Vanunu told the world about Israel’s WMD, and spent the next 18 years in prison. Though he was released a year ago, he is not yet free, and faces new Israeli charges. Whitle-blower Daniel Ellsberg just returned from Israel, where he was to testify against Israeli restrictions on Mordecai Vanunu, joins host Kris … Continued
Living Room – March 18, 2005
Free Speech Friday.
Living Room – March 17, 2005
International Women’s Day presentation by the KPFA Labor Collective: National and International experts with a health and safety report for women.
Living Room – March 11, 2005
Public education, the ground for real democracy in America, is suffering all around the U.S. We look at the state of public education in the city of Oakland, where 1 year ago the station superintendent of public instruction appointed a supervisor, Randy Ward, to take care of the schools, and there has been controversy since … Continued
Living Room – March 10, 2005
Union workers fired when the company changes hands—it’s happening all over, we’ll look at a situation in Concord. Legal, civil rights and constitutional advocates were stunned when a federal jury returned a guilty verdict a month ago in the case of defense attorney Lynne Stewart. Lynne Stewart joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Living Room – March 4, 2005
How to meet the scarey state of the world with wisdom, humor and honesty? Fortunately for us, these are the very trademarks of the work of a woman who now offers us "Plan B." Writer Anne Lamott joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Living Room – March 3, 2005
Our lack of awareness of our impact on the rest of the world amounts to "a kind of auto-immune disease of the earth," says teacher and healer Jon Kabat-Zinn. Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn join host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Living Room – February 25, 2005
Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich and pro-Republican? God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It author Jim Wallis joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Living Room – February 24, 2005
Long before Abu Graib, there was a systematic attempt by the Bush Administration to prepare the wasy for torture, forbidden under international law, with the express intent of evading legal punishment. Our tax dollars at work. The Torture Papers co-editor Karen Greeberg joins host Kris Welch, noon to one.