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0:08 – Biden’s 100 day speech Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets) is the founder of Democracy in Color, he’s host of the podcast “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips,” and author of the book Brown Is the New White. Ruth Conniff (@rconniff) is editor in chief of the Wisconsin Examiner, a nonprofit newsroom. 0:34 – KPFA News: Two … Continued
0:08 – US Census results are coming in, California loses one Congressional seat Tom Wolf (@tomTMwolf) is Senior Counsel and Spitzer Fellow with the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where he focuses on the census and redistricting. 0:34 – Fifth dead whale in the SF Bay Area in a month Moe Flannery is Senior Collections Manager of … Continued
0:08 – President Joe Biden’s official recognition of the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire 106 years ago was greeted with relief and happiness in Fresno, one of the first destinations for the Armenian diaspora in the Western United states. Vic Bedoian reports. 0:12 – Brian and Cat process the Chauvin verdict 0:25 – … Continued
0:08 – Democrat vs Republican infrastructure plans John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – We take your COVID science call-ins with Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley — today we talk about the unfolding COVID disaster in India, variants, J&J vaccine resuming, and more. 1:08 – … Continued
0:08 – House votes to grant statehood for Washington DC, but representation faces hurdles in the Senate John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) a national affairs correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – Author interview: Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) a political commentator, media entrepreneur, and the host of The Benjamin Dixon Show and The Morning Trap. He has shared political … Continued
0:08 Green New Deal: What’s in it and what’s next Daniel Aldana Cohen (@aldatweets) is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania where he directs the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, and he co-directs the climate and community project. He’s also the co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need A Green New … Continued
0:08 – I. Can’t. Breathe: the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the guilty verdict and what’s next Uncle Bobby X is the uncle of Oscar Grant who was killed by then BART Police Officer in Oakland on January 1, 2009 Chesa Boudin (@chesaboudin) is San Francisco’s newly inaugurated District Attorney and a former public defender, … Continued
0:08 – Florida passes anti-riot legislation into law Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) is a politics and policy reporter with the Miami Herald. 0:20 – Nationwide, there’s an unprecedented push to pass anti-protest legislation Elly Page (@epagination) is a senior legal advisor with the International Center for Non-Profit Law which runs a US Protest Law Tracker that … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: remembering Al Young, SF Poet Laureate and KPFA supporter, Jerri Lange, trailblazing broadcaster; DC statehood, the Biden Administration’s caps on refugees, and more. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – We take your COVID science call-ins with Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at … Continued
0:08 – We speak with Kennis Henry of National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations (N’COBRA) in light of the passing of HR-40 in the House Judiciary Committee 0:34 – This week is Black Maternal Health week. The US has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country and that’s even higher for … Continued
