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0:08 – The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts today: the legal case, Republican subversion and the balance of power John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – LeRonne Armstrong named new Oakland Police Chief, public safety concerns – especially attacks against Asian-American communities – and community organizing in response Darwin … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: the upcoming second impeachment of Donald Trump, COVID relief 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 Health. 1:08 – New study: CA’s most COVID-dangerous job … Continued
0:08 – The opportunity gap is growing throughout this pandemic, leaving black and brown students behind; where are we now and where do we go from here. Dr. Aaminah Norris (@aaminahm) is CEO of UnHidden Voices LLC, an education consultancy based in San Francisco that guides educators, parents and caregivers in antiracism work. She is … Continued
0:08 – Amazon’s anti-union tactics in Bessemer AL Lauren Kaori Gurley (@LaurenKGurley) is a staff writer at Vice, where she covers labor and worker organizing for VICE’s technology desk Motherboard. 0:34 – Author interview: Daniel M Davis (@dandavis101) is a Professor of Immunology at Manchester University and Director of Research in the Manchester Collaborative Centre … Continued
0:08 – The upcoming impeachment trial of Donald Trump; plus Congress negotiating COVID relief John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – Putin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, prompting massive protests Anthony D’Agostino is Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and an expert on the history of Russia. Author of many … Continued
0:08 – Why the Myanmar military seized power in a coup, and how it’s connected to the war crimes against the Rohingya people. Wai Wai Nu (@waiwainu) is founder and executive director of Women’s Peace Network. She spent 7 years as a political prisoner in Burma. 0:34 – Unemployment call-ins Daniela Urban is Executive Director … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch – Reconciliation: what is it, what can Senate Democrats use it for, how many times, and why do you have to be a god-damned parliamentarian to understand US politics? Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious … Continued
0:08 – A Black, progressive view on US politics today and the Biden Administration, demands moving forward, reparations, the new blue Georgia and more Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) is a political commentator, media entrepreneur, and the host of podcast The Benjamin Dixon Show and author of the book God is not a Republican. 0:34 – The … Continued
0:08 – Reddit investors take on Wall Street: the Gamestop stock surge explained Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News”, which airs Thursdays at 12. 0:34 – The fallout from Prop 22, app-based workers now as independent contractors Veena Dubal (@veenadubal) is a law professor at UC Hastings, … Continued
0:08 – Biden’s equity orders: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Thomas Silverstein (@T_Silverstein) is a Counsel in the Fair Housing & Community Development Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 0:20 – Biden Orders: tribal sovereignty and consultation Sunny Red Bear (@Sunny_Red_Bear) is the Director of Racial Equity for NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led … Continued
