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The Chinese government recently devalued its currency. What does that mean for the Chinese economy and the global economy? In the second half, we will take a look at President Obama’s unprecedented nuclear enrichment deal with Iran. It has ruffled a lot of feathers on Capitol Hill and inside Israel but not everyone is resisting the move. We’ll take a look … Continued
SF’s “pay to play” politics is the subject of an F.B.I. criminal corruption probe. It stems from from an investigation into State Senator Leland Yee for corruption and now implicates San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and others including an Alameda County prosecutor who was placed on leave for alleged money laundering. Jonah Owen Lamb, a journalist at The … Continued
CISA-The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is a bill that won’t die. Privacy advocates say the latest version allows for widespread surveillance but holds private companies immune from lawsuits for sharing people’s private data. Lee Tien with the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses the latest version of the mass surveillance bill. The U.S. has now garnered support from Turkey in … Continued
One year ago, Michael Brown, a young black man was shot and killed by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, in Ferguson, MO. The police killing ignited the Black Lives Matter movement. What has happened in the St. Louis suburb since then? Chris King, editorial director at the St. Louis American Newspaper-an 87 year old, … Continued
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Seventy years ago, the United States became the first and only country to use a nuclear weapon in warfare. We’ll chronicle the mobilization of scientists, money, and industry that made the bomb possible; how that created a political juggernaut that secured more and more money for military research, even in peacetime—and how it all started … Continued
Front groups, hidden videos, stolen identities – we’ll talk to an investigative journalist who’s been digging into the shadowy operation behind the effort to bring down Planned Parenthood. Plus: George Khoury wanted to visit the place he grew up – but upon his arrival to Ben Gurion Airport he wound up harassed, detained, and deported. We’ll … Continued
We’ll discuss the lessons from five decades of struggle over displacement, development, and cultural preservation in San Francisco’s Chinatown. But first: unusual wildfires in Northern California have forced over 12,000 people to evacuate . . . we’ll get an update. Also: The EPA finalizes regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. It took environmental … Continued
We look at the single largest water user in California – and why farmers are growing so much of a thirsty crop that doesn’t make much money. Plus: atmospheric scientists say what could be a record El Nino is forming in the Pacific – which could mean anything from heavy rains to catastrophic floods. So: … Continued
Uber Drivers Do you find errors in your paycheck? Are are the rules at your workplace enforced arbitrarily? Could you be fired with no recourse? If you work for Uber, there’s an app for that. The California App-Based Drivers Association, an organization of Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar drivers, officially launched Squared Fare this week. The … Continued
