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A new investigation shows how anti-terror officers in the California Highway Patrol monitored Black Lives Matter activists over social media and embedded armed plainclothes officers in demonstrations. Plus: The European Union has brought anti-trust charges against Google — is Europe going to have a different Internet from us? Finally, seismologists say the fault running right … Continued
Workers across the country protest for a $15 minimum wage — we’ll go live to the streets, and talk about why the majority of public assistance in this country goes to households . . . that already have someone working. Plus: If you are poor in California, you pay more of your income in taxes … Continued
A deep dive into how we have been changing our laws, our police, and our courts, to treat poverty like a crime: the return of debtors’ prisons, the privatization of probation, and the reason why four million Californians have their drivers’ licenses suspended right this minute–and their numbers are growing by nearly half a million … Continued
There’s a crisis on the coast — hundreds of starving baby seals and sea lions washing ashore. Could it be the sign of a larger ecological collapse? We air a special report on efforts to save the seals, and talk to one of the scientists trying to figure out why it’s happening. Plus: a new … Continued
A report by NASA earlier this month showed that California only has one year of water left in its reservoirs. It’s set off alarm bells across the state. All of us being told to take shorter showers and water our gardens less. But what about the state’s biggest water users? Agribusiness companies account for 80% … Continued
In a time of drought, how about eating plants that grow without irrigation? We’ll talk with UC Berkeley Professor Philip Stark about wild food and urban foraging. But first, Cuba’s about to attend its very first Summit of the Americas–we speak with University of California – Santa Cruz professor of Latin American studies Hector Perla. … Continued
Jewish, and working for justice: we’ll talk to Penny Rosenwasser about identity, privilege, and anti-semitism — both real and invented. But first: Ferguson, MO has just held its first city council elections since that city became the nation’s symbol for predatory policing–we’ll look at what’s changed, and what hasn’t. Guests on this program: Mariah Stewart, … Continued
We tackle two major police scandals in San Francisco – deputies accused of staging gladiator-style fights in the jails, and SFPD officers exchanging white supremacist text messages on the street. We’ll take a look inside those two departments with Yulanda Williams of Officers for Justice, and San Francisco Sherriff Ross Mirkarimi. Plus a look … Continued
The United States has just come away with an agreement that would effectively dismantle Iran’s nuclear weapons program – so why are Republicans trying to torpedo it? We talk to Gareth Porter, author most recently of Manufactured Crisis: the Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Plus: gay-rights protests target the NCAA Final Four in … Continued
At the corner of San Pablo and West Grand in Oakland, there’s a community garden where people are growing fruits and vegetables, feeding their neighbors, and creating artwork. It’s called Afrikatown. Just a few years ago, it was neglected and full of weeds, needles, and trash. Now, the property owner wants it back. On Thursday, … Continued
