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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
0:08 – Today, a jury in Alexandria, VA will hear closing arguments in the trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, in the first trial stemming from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the Presidential campaign and election. Manafort faces 18 counts of tax and bank fraud stemming from money he earned while … Continued
0:08 – Carey Gillam is an investigative journalist and public interes researcher for the non-profit, US Right to Know. She’s written extensively on chemical pollution, corruption, and Monsanto. Her latest book is Whitewash: The Story of Weedkiller, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science. She joins to discuss the jury’s ruling in the Monsanto trial 0:34 – Richard … Continued
7am – Monday’s with Mitch: Antonia, Brian and Mitch with breaking news and commentary 00:34 – KPFA News: Amidst the chaos and public furor over the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance and family separation policies, immigrants from all over the world are still streaming to US border crossings in hopes of finding safety, and economic prosperity. KPFA’s … Continued
7:08 – On April 23, 2018 Alek Minassian drove a rental van onto a crowded Toronto city sidewalk, killing 10 people and wounding 14 more. His Facebook page indicated that this violent act was motivated by a group he aligned with who call themselves “incels.” We speak with Aditi Natasha Kini (@nansequiturs), a New York-based writer and … Continued
