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00:08- On Today’s show we look at the primary elections in Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma. In Florida, a candidate endorsed by Bernie Sanders faces a candidate endorsed by President Trump. We discuss that and more with the Washington correspondent for The Nation Magazine John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) 00:34- An interview with Anna Rabkin, former Berkeley … Continued
0:08 – A New NAFTA? Yesterday, President Trump announced a new Trade Agreement with Mexico leaving Canada out. A dig deep into the agreement and where it’s going with guests Lori Wallach (@WallachLori), Director and Founder of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch and Laura Carlsen is Director of the Americas Program of the Center for International … Continued
0:08- Monday’s with Mitch 0:35- Crime + Punishment: a film by Steve Maing (@mainmaing) . It follows a group of whistle-blowers within the New York Police Department. 1:09- ICE is out of Contra Costa’s jail. What now? Guests: Tony Bravo is the Coordinator of the Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance (@CCIRAlliance). Francisco Ugarte (@1FranciscoUgart) is … Continued
0:08 – The Life and Legacy: This year marks the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe’s historic 1968 win at the US Open when he became the first African-American man to win a major tennis title. For much of the hour we’ll speak with historian Raymond Arsenault, author of the new biography Arthur Ashe, A Life about Arthur … Continued
0:08 KPFA News: Families and immigrant rights advocates are responding to the transfer of an estimated 200 undocumented immigrants from the West County detention center in Contra Costa County. In July, the Contra Costa’s Sheriff announced that it will end it’s contract with ICE-Immigration Customs and Enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants. Although the decision was … Continued
0:08 – The Trump Administration announced it will rollback a signature Obama-era policy known as the Clean Power Plan, potentially opening the door for massive carbon pollution. David Arkush (@David_Arkush) director of Public Citizen’s Climate Change Program, and Vera Pardee is Senior Counsel with the Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) join us to discuss what this means for the … Continued
0:08 – Today, prisoners across the country launched a national strike, including work stoppages and hunger strikes, to demand better conditions, better pay, and justice. Brooke Terpstra is an organizer with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (@IWW_IWOC) and joins us to discuss. The National Prisoners’ Strike is planned for Aug 21 to Sep 9. 0:34 – … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch – headline news and analysis with Gina, Brian and Mitch. 0:34 – Bing Liu (@MindingGapFilm) is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer who Variety Magazine has listed as one of 10 documentary filmmakers to watch. His latest film is Minding the Gap, which documents three young men bond together to escape volatile families in … Continued
Martial arts teacher and movie star Bruce Lee died 45 years ago on July 20, 1973, at the age of 32, one month before the release of his signature film “Enter the Dragon” released on August 19, 1973. This pop culture icon defied Asian stereotypes, broke barriers and bridged the cultures of the East and … Continued
0:08 – On Monday, President Trump signed into law a $717 Billion Dollar National Defense Authorization Act. This is an annual and critical piece of legislation which authorizes the policies under which funding for the military will be set by Congressional appropriators. It not only includes a ton of hardware – and hundreds of billions of … Continued
