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The electoral commission in Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed yesterday that it was postponing the presidential election scheduled for this Sunday, December 23 to December 30. If the election actual happens, it would be the first democractic transfer of power since the 1960 overthrow Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first democratically elected Prime Minister. For more We … Continued
0:08 – National politics roundup with Mitch Jeserich, including the latest on Trump’s threats to shut down the government over funding the border wall, new sentencing legislation, and political dynamics on Capitol Hill as the 116th US Congress is set to take power in 2019. 0:34 – The Green New Deal – What is it? Greg … Continued
0:08 – Brexit: Corbyn announces vote of No Confidence in Theresa May Alex Dean (@AlexDean94) is a political correspondent with the Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) in the UK, covering Brexit. 0:34 – George Lakey is an activist, sociologist, and writer who added academic underpinning to the concept of nonviolent revolution. He also refined the practice of experiential training for … Continued
0:08 – Brexit: Corbyn announces vote of No Confidence in Theresa May *We apologize for the technical failures today during our 7:08am segment. Please join us tomorrow morning for an update on Brexit. 0:34 – The US Senate releases Russian influence reports detailing online campaign to sway the 2016 elections. Joining us to explain how, is April … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: analysis and commentary behind the headlines We mourn the loss of Emmit Powell, who passed away last week. His Saturday morning gospel program, the Gospel Experience was a Bay Area treasure. We will update listeners on a memorial when we know more. 7:35 – The ‘Yellow vests’ protests reach sixth … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Special – The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Investigative journalist Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) presents an updated version of this film – When Donald Trump said, “This election is rigged”—he should know. His buddies rigged it. Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Special – The California Field Atlas Obi Kaufmann (@Obikaufmann) is an artist, naturalist and author of The California Field Atlas. 1:08 – Fund Drive Special – This Immeasurable Place Blake Spalding (@blakerspalding) is a chef and co-owner of Hell’s Backbone Grill in Bolder, a Buddhist principled, farm-to-table restaurant in the heart of Mormon country in Utah. She and her … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Special – This Immeasurable Place Blake Spalding (@blakerspalding) is a chef and co-owner of Hell’s Backbone Grill in Bolder, a Buddhist principled, farm-to-table restaurant in the heart of Mormon country in Utah. She and her partner, a co-owner Jennifer Castle are part of a lawsuit against the Trump Administration as part of their fight … Continued
0:08 – KPFA News: Caught Between Lives: Migrants in Limbo on US-Mexico Border Thousands of Central American migrants arriving from the caravan wait for next steps in Tijuana, Mexico. Critics say the US delaying in processing asylum requests has created a bottleneck at the border. All this is taking place against the backdrop of a … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: discussion of the latest developments in the Mueller investigation, sentencing of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort this week, and what it means for the Trump presidency. 0:34 – Fund Drive Special: The Dubious Friends of Donald J Trump The Dubious Friends of Donald J Trump is a ground-breaking Dutch documentary first released in … Continued
