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We tackle what is possible the most fundamental questionL Who am I? What is the thing that’s thinking these questions, the self? Is there a “me” that’s something more than the cumulative mechanics of millions of neurons networked together? Is that idea of “me-ness” just an illusion? And if so – who the hell is … Continued
Haiti Elections Voters in Haiti are heading to the polls this Sunday to vote in the first round of Presidential elections to replace Michel Martelly. 54 candidates are vying for the Presidency. It’ll also be the second round of legislative elections and local elections. The first round of legislative elections held in August was marked … Continued
We speak to the Sheriff of San Francisco and the two people hoping to unseat him on November 3rd–and take a hard look at everything from how the city runs its jails, to how it works with federal immigration authorities. Guests: John Robinson, former lieutenant in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, now CEO of Inter-State … Continued
We’ll take you live to the site of the latest violence in Israel/Palestine — Hebron, a heavily-partitioned city in the West Bank, where Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers who allegedly tried to attack them. We also speak to international law expert George Bisharat about the history behind the latest … Continued
How did our policy makers get the notion that the people to blame for poverty . . . are poor people? For an answer, we’ll go back 50 years to a Department of Labor document that gave Washington elites the explanation they wanted for why Watts was burning–and, in the process, laid the groundwork for … Continued
The longest war in US history just got longer: President Obama has announced he’s extending the US troop presence in Afghanistan through at least the end of 2016. We look at why the Taliban is making advances, and why US-backed forces are floundering, and what comes next. PLUS: what the history of New Deal California’s … 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.
Israeli refusenik Ronnie Barkan joins us to discuss the situation in Israel/Palestine, where Israeli forces have just set up roadblocks and checkpoints across East Jerusalem in response, they say, to Palestinian assaults on Israelis. We give you the background behind the conflict, and take the pulse of the state of dissent inside Israeli society. Then: … Continued
Cities around the country are starting to grapple with the fact that new platforms are making it much easier to rent out homes by the night–which can leave tourists competing for housing with long-term renters. A group of San Francisco housing advocates have decided to try to fix it through the ballot box – we’ll … Continued
Hector Aristizabal grew up in Medellin, Colombia, during the height of the cartel wars, where he saw members of his family tortured and killed. Now he’s a psychotherapist, theater artist, and activist, who has worked everywhere from Afghanistan to Syrian refugee camps. We spend the hour discussing the journey from trauma to healing.
