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On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich speaks to Rose Cuison Villazor about the new Muslim Travel Ban. Rose Cuison Villazor is a Professor of Law and Martin Luther King Jr. Hall Research Scholar University of California at Davis School of Law Then, clips from Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X speeches. Stokely Carmichael addresses the Black … Continued
On Today’s show a new speech by Richard Wolff who dives into the economics of immigration and the economics of immigration restriction.
Features the Book “The Origins of Totalitarianism” by Hannah Arendt; and the Documentary Film “Vita Activa: The Spirit of Ahnnah Arendt” by Ada Upshiz. Hosted by Salima Hamirani and Mitch Jeserich.
Today Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips from Malcolm X’s speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” given in 1964. These clips are a part of the USB drive that contains 1350 hours of material offered by KPFA during the fund drive. Source inside image Source featured image
On today’s show Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips of 1984 by George Orwell, one of the most important distopian novels in modern history. The entire book was read on-air by longtime Pacifica morning show host Charles Morgan in 1975. Morgan was joined by legendary voice over artist June Foray, widely known for … Continued
On today’s show Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips from the anti Inauguration Event by Verso Books, Haymarket Books, and Jacobin magazine on January the 20th. Today’s clips are from Jeremy Scahill and Naomi Klein. Source Naomi Klein : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naomi_Klein_Warsaw_Nov.20_2008_Fot_Mariusz_Kubik_05.jpg Source Jeremy Scahill : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeremy_Scahill_(12555919523)_(cropped).jpg
Today Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips from James Baldwin’s speeches : “Living and Growing in a White World” and “Free and Brave”. The first speech was given at Castlemont High School in Oakland in 1963 and the second at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles in 1963. Source : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Baldwin_2_Allan_Warren.jpg
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff. With Hosts Mitch Jeserich and Salima Hamirani.
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks about the enforcement of the Immigration Laws, and what we know about it thanks to the memos of the Department of Homeland Security, with Francisco Ugarte, Immigration Attorney at the SF Office of the Public Defender.
Today’s show features speeches from the Anti Inauguration Event, hosted January the 20th by Verso Books, Haymarket Books and the Jacobin Magazine. The first speech is by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of the book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation and assistant professor at African American studies at Princeton University. The second speech is given by the Guardian newspaper journalist, … Continued
