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7am – Fund Drive Premium: Capitalism: A six-part series (Icarus Films) CAPITALISM is an ambitious and accessible six-part documentary series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. Blending interviews with some of the world’s great historians, economists, anthropologists, and social critics (view the complete list of … Continued
7:08 – Healing Justice is the most recent film out by producer and director Shakti Butler of World Trust Educational Services and deals with the problems of our current system of criminal justice and alternatives. 8:25 – Michele E. Lee is the author of Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African-American Healing This episode is part of KPFA’s … Continued
7:08 – Eric Holt-Gimenez is the Executive Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First. He’s the author of A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat. 8:08 – Reza Aslan is a religion scholar and a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside. … Continued
As part of our ongoing Fund Drive at KPFA, this morning UpFront will play selections from “Voices That Changed the World Pacifica Radio Archives Audio,” Over 1000 hours of audio, including the “James Baldwin, Complete Collection.” with 14 hours of Baldwin recorded by KPFA. This morning’s clips are from his speech, “Living and Growing in a … Continued
7:08 – Patrisse Cullors, is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter and founder of Dignity and Power Now, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, popular public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. Her latest book is “When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black … Continued
7:08 – the History of Anarchism – excerpts from the film NO GODS NO MASTERS, by Icarus Films, is a sympathetic history of a century of anarchist thought and practice, featuring leading historians and essayists, dramatic archival footage, and lively commentary that keeps the subject engaging. Divided into sections each based on key events, NO GODS NO … Continued
7:08 – Shannon Young, (@SYoungReports) an independent journalist based in Oaxaca City, speaks with us about the devastating earthquake in Mexico this past year. Andrew Alden, (@aboutgeology) science writer, founder of a weekly blog on the geology of Oakland and former United States Geological Survey technical editor, discusses the fault lines surrounding the Bay Area and … Continued
7:08 – Malcolm X – Celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, we bring you excerpts from his iconic speech The Ballot or the Bullet at King Solomon Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan on April 12, 1964. He would’ve been 92 years old today. 8:08 – Betty Reid Soskin is a Ranger with the National Park Service, assigned … Continued
7:34 – Yolanda Banks-Reed is the mother of 28-year-old Sahleem Tindle, who was unarmed with his hands in the air, when he was shot and killed by BART police officer Joseph Mateu on Jan 3, 2018. Mateu is back on active duty, after a brief paid administrative leave. The Oakland Police, which is involved in … Continued
8:08 – Beth Macy about her book, True Vine: Two Brothers, A Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South. 8:34 – Ibram X. Kendi, Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. He is the author of Stamped from … Continued
