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Richard Dawkins discusses his life in science and the public eye, from the debates within evolution, to the all-out war between his field and fundamentalist religion. But first: after years of secret trade negotiations, representatives from 12 countries announce they’ve reached a deal on the Trans Pacific Partnership. We’ll take a look at what’s in … Continued
An hour with Phyllis Bennis, one of America’s most prominent anti-war intellectuals, on what’s behind the war in Syria and the rise of ISIS, and how to stop the fighting. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, as well as at the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has authored a series of … Continued
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
Two years ago, the acquittal of police officer George Zimmerman for the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri sparked a national movement against police brutality and systematic discrimination against African-American’s called Black Lives Matter. The organization is famously referred to for its twitter hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter but in this talk, co-founder Alicia Garza clarifies that #BLM is much more than … Continued
Historian Steve Fraser compares our time to an era when harsh inequality gave rise to popular movements that threatened the American establishment, an era when the labor movement marched armed workers’ militias through the streets, and asks – why isn’t that happening today today? That book is The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death … Continued
Oliver Stone discusses those moments when history turned on the actions of a few individuals: how Henry Wallace came a within few footsteps of being America’s most progressive president; how this country came closer than anyone knew to nuclear annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis; how the end of the Cold War could have produced … Continued
