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On this show: 0:08 – We take your questions about COVID transmission and safety choices during the holidays with Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Desmond M. Tutu Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 0:34 – What could in-person live art could safely look like in the city during a time of … Continued
0:08 – Is there any relief coming? Plus: how does Trump exit. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:33 – Trump supporters at the Million Maga March incite violence Todd (not his real name) was assaulted and stabbed by Proud Boys at the Million Maga March in Washington DC last … Continued
0:08 – COVID and immunity: what we know so far, new research and questions remaining Julia Schaletzky is Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases, and of the Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute (IVRI). 0:34 – What the Biden can do now: Labor Jane McAlevey (@rsgexp) is a veteran organizer, … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. We discuss the Trump still refusing to concede, Republicans retooling for a future without Trump, the continued campaign for the Senate and more. 0:34 – COVID updates and listener calls. John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s … Continued
0:08 – On January 5th, 2021 two Senate Runoffs in Georgia will largely determine what a Biden presidency could look like if it can tip the scales in favor of the democratic party. Democrat hopes and dreams are now resting on Georgia’s shoulders. We speak with Mondale Robinson (@mondalerobinson) Founding Principal of Black Male Voter Project … Continued
0:08 – What the Biden Administration can do now: Foreign Policy Conn Hallinan is a military analyst and columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus. 0:34 – New Stanford study on where people get infected David Grusky is the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Stanford … Continued
0:08 – Trump’s legal challenges, contesting the election; plus the Trump Administrations challenge of the Affordable Care Act in Supreme Court Erwin Chemerinsky is a constitutional law scholar and dean of Berkeley Law. 0:34 – What the Biden Administration can do now: Healthcare Anthony Wright (@aewright) is Executive Director of Health Access California, a health consumer … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. We discuss the Trump’s refusal to concede, Republicans splintering support, the continued campaign for the Senate and more. 0:34 – COVID updates and listener calls. John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. … Continued
0:08 – Biden leads in battleground states, very close to winning the Presidency. If he wins, what will his first two years look like? With a Republican controlled Senate and a conservative leaning Supreme Court? John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation 0:34 – More Black voters turn out for Trump, as … Continued
0:08 – What does it mean for Trump to go the legal route? Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) covers courts and the law for Slate. 0:20 – Vote count and mobilization in Georgia Cliff Albright (@BlackVotersMtr) is co-founder of Black Voters Matter 0:34 – National election results known plus we take your calls Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets) … Continued
