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On this show: 0:12 – Amid Israel’s bombing of Gaza, We speak with Gideon Levy (@gideonle), columnist for Israeli newspaper Ha’Aretz, about the state of Israeli politics and media, and the reluctance in Israel to oppose war. Levy’s most recent book is The Punishment of Gaza. 0:34 – We air a conversation between Professor Angela Davis … Continued
Oakland’s police department and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department have trained alongside Israeli Border Police. This photo is from a video of Oakland Police Department’s 172nd Academy class, released by the Oakland Police Department in 2015. On this show: 0:08 – Some U.S. senators have signed onto a statement urging Israel agree to a cease-fire … Continued
0:08 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop is based on original interviews with DJs, b-boys, rappers, activists, and gang members chronicling the historic events, ideas, movements and music that marked the hip hop generation’s rise and worldwide influence. Today we air excerpts of a conversation on policing, people’s power, the book, and more. Jeff Chang has … Continued
0:08 – What can be done in Gaza: a look at the policy efforts in Washington aiming to influence US foreign policy to end the violence against Palestinians Ahmad Abuznaid is Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian rights. 0:34 – Local organizing in solidarity for Gaza Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of AROC, Arab … Continued
On this show: 7:08 – Israel continues its violent crackdown in Jerusalem and its airstrikes on Gaza, after raiding the Al-Aqsa mosque following ongoing evictions of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrar. We’re joined by Phyllis Bennis, Middle East analyst and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her book Understanding … Continued
0:08 – Israeli crackdown in Jerusalem kills at least 27, Palestinian resistance Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He’s a historian and author. His latest book is The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017. Fund Drive Gift: Get the book … Continued
Two federal relief bills have allocated almost $50 billion to pay rental debt, but when it comes to getting the help to the people who need it, the devil is in the details. In California, landlord non-participation, language and technology barriers, and a lack of information on tenants’ rights are delaying help for those who … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: we discuss Republicans moving to unseat Liz Cheney as GOP conference chair, what it means for the party, and more. Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – COVID call-ins: John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public … Continued
0:08 – May is Mental Health Awareness Month: self care, activism and mental health Nauser Bear (@nauserbear) is a licensed marriage and family therapist and spiritual activism coach in Oakland, California. 0:34 – This week Republican leaders attacked the 1619 Project, the journalism projects marking the 400 year since enslaved people were brought to the … Continued
0:08 – Trump Judge strikes down national eviction moratorium Haley Adams (@haleyradams) is a legal fellow with the Fair Housing and Community Development project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 0:18 – What’s next for tenants Dianne Enriquez (@Dianne283) is co-Director of Community Dignity Campaigns at the Center for Popular Democracy, a network … Continued
