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0:08 – Massive storm and blackouts in Texas leave millions without power now entering Day 4, what’s going on? Erin Douglas (@erinmdouglas23) is a Houston-based environmental reporter with the Texas Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom. 0:34 – Indigenous Peoples Day 5 face felony vandalism charges in Marin County for toppling the Junipero Sera statue at Mission … Continued
0:08 – NAACP and Rep Bennie Thompson file lawsuit against Trump, Giuliani, Proud Boys and Oathkeepers David Levine is a professor of law, and teaches civil procedure and remedies at UC Hastings. 0:34 – Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fanni Willis investigating Trump and his accomplices Stephen Fowler (@stphnfwlr) is a political reporter with Georgia … Continued
0:08 – Impeachment Watch: Trump acquitted a second time based on technical and political calculation by Republicans, what it means and what’s next? Marjorie Cohn (@marjoriecohn) is a professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild. 0:34 – Fund Drive Special: Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was a … Continued
0:08 – Impeachment Watch: Trump acquitted for a second time, 57-43 Geoffrey Kabaservice (@RuleandRuin) is a historian and Director of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center and the author of a number of books, including Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party. … Continued
0:08 – Haiti in crisis: protests spread as President Jovenel Moise refuses to step down Mamyrah Prosper (@MamyrahProsper) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College. Her research focuses on leftist social movements in Haiti. She is also the International Coordinator of Community Movement Builders. 0:34 – Impeachment Watch: prosecution arguments wrap, … Continued
0:08 – Impeachment: right wing media coverage Matt Gertz (@MattGertz) is a senior fellow with Media Matters for America, a politically left-leaning 501, nonprofit organization which acts as media watchdog for scrutinizing right-leaning media outlets. 0:34 – Combatting violence against elders in Asian communities Alvina Wong is the Campaign and Organizing Director with the Asian Pacific … Continued
0:08 – Day 2 of Trump’s second Senate impeachment: the constitutional arguments Hadar Aviram (@aviramh) is Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. 0:34 – Oakland’s COVID deaths: Black Oaklanders are disproportionately dying from the virus, we take a look at the data and social factors Darwin BondGraham (@DarwinBondGraha) … Continued
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
