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Last week, Cuba was officially taken off the U.S.’s state sponsors of terrorism list, paving the way for the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Washington and Havana. While the move is controversial, what does it actually change? Walter Turner is here to let us know if we can start booking flights to Havana this summer … Continued
The senate held a rare Sunday debate on the next evolution of the US Patriot Act. It’s called the Freedom Act of 2015 and it includes the provision that authorizes the bulk collection of phone records. This has stirred up controversy in Washington DC and even appears to be polarizing members of the same political … Continued
The state of Nebraska just eliminated the death penalty in their state, making Nebraska the first red state, since South Dakota in 1973, to abolish capital punishment. We speak to Adrea Lyon, about what exactly is keeping the death penalty alive in the United States when the vast majority of western, industrialized nations have done away with the controversial … Continued
Eliana lopez, wife of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is here to tell us about her new, one woman play about the domestic violence incident that caused quite a scandal in the San Francisco political scene in 2012.
Last week, across the nation, organizers launched a new series of protests called “Say Her Name” –– seeking to draw attention to police violence against black women. These were disciplined, peaceful, powerful protests. But in Oakland, they ran smack into a new policy under which the city no longer allows unpermitted demonstrations in the street … Continued
We take you inside the oil spill on the Santa Barbara coast, then look at the bigger fights over oil policy in California, and around the world. Guests:* Greg Helms, manager of the Ocean Conservancy’s Fisheries Conservation Program; 25-year Santa Barbara Resident. Miyoko Sakashita, Oceans Program Director at the Center for Biological Diversity Antonia Juhasz, … Continued
Cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco tells us what drove him to produce an epic illustration of one of World War I’s most senseless fights, the Battle of the Somme. Also, a new generation of student’s just graduated college but what did they get for their time and debt? Guests: Joe Sacco, author of The Great War:July 1, … Continued
What if you found out that everything you learned about this country was wrong? We’ll bring you the work of historian Peter Kuznik and film maker Oliver Stone who set out to re-tell the story of the American century with a critical eye for what this country’s rise to power meant for the rest of the world.
A tribute to one of the signature voices from KPFA’s early years. One of the people who made us who we are today and in the process helped introduce America to new ways of thinking about everything from materialism to existence itself. It’s Alan Watts!
Sharon Strand Ellison turns the tools of non violent communication toward the most vexing problems that parents face. It turns out you don’t have to spoil your kids or be a tyrant — we’ll talk about the third way. She’ll help you take the power struggle out of parenting through techniques of non-defensive communication. Guest: … Continued
