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0:08 – The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka have rocked a country still wounded by deep scars of a decades long civil war. We’re joined in-studio by Ras Ceylon (@RasCeylon) is a local Hip-Hop artist, educator and organizer of Sri Lakan descent, for a very personal account of the conflict. 0:34 – San Francisco is … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: Sri Lanka tragedy, sideshows in Oakland, and the Mueller report. 0:20 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, co-author with Robert McChesney of People Get Ready: the Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. 0:34 – California wildfire – how do we prepare? Shaye Wolf is … Continued
0:08 – Legalization of marijuana for medical use or adult recreational use is growing in a number of states and being legal for recreational use in California in 2018. The holiday known as “4/20” which takes place on April 20 has become an international counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. Many … Continued
0:08 – Governor Gavin Newsom’s first 100 days We speak with Sophia Bollag (@SophiaBollag) is a political reporter with the Sacramento Bee, on her new report “Update: 100 days in, here’s how Gavin Newsom is doing on 10 campaign promises” 0:34 – India elections 2019: what’s at stake? Ashish Malhotra (@amalhotra2) is an independent journalist, … Continued
0:08 – How the US persuaded the International Criminal Court to not investigate US-committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Jamil Dakwar (@jdakwar) is the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program, which is dedicated to holding the U.S. government accountable to its international human rights obligations and commitments. 0:18 – New lawsuits seeks … Continued
0:08 – Republicans, including the President, are inciting hate and death threats against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. We speak with Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) is the Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area about the rise in Islamophobia, lead by the President. 0:34 – City of Oakland set to … Continued
0:08 – In honor of our 70th birthday, we share origin stories, best personal moments, and most powerful experiences as radio broadcasters with KPFA. From covering the invasion or the Iraq war, to the protests after Oscar Grant was killed, to how many times Brian has been arrested, it’s an hour of memories and memorializing … Continued
0:08 – Historic moment in Sudan: President Omar al-Bashir steps down – is it a coup or more of the same? We speak with Nisrin Elamin (@minlayla77) a Sudanese PhD student in Anthropology at Stanford University, focusing broadly on the phenomenon of “foreign land grabs” in post-secession Sudan, and Fatima-Alzahra’a Nader is participating in the … Continued
0:08 – KPFA News: Palestinians reacted to Israeli elections, held Tuesday. Israeli voters opted for the rightist Israeli parties, headed by the Likud party of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is set to form a coalition government, soon. Pacifica’s Rami Almeghari has more. 0:13 – Kicking off our coverage of the San Francisco Film Festival, … Continued
0:08 – Israel narrowly elects Benjamin Netanyahu to a fourth term in office We speak with Joel Beinin, the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:34 – Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military with go into effect this Friday, April 12. On what … Continued
