Cory Doctorow on The Internet Con [repeat]
00:08 Cory Doctorow, blogger, digital rights activist, author of many books of science fiction, and a few of non-fiction, the most recent of which is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation
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The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention with Ana Raquel Minian
0:08 — Ana Raquel Minian is a professor of history at Stanford University. Their latest book is “In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States.”
Department of Education Will Investigate Berkeley Unified District for Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Arab and Islamophobic Discrimination; Plus, New Documents Reveal Latest Israeli Plan to Control Gaza War Narrative in the United States
0:08 — Zahra Billoo serves as the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) office. Molly Sampson, BUSD parent. 0:33 — Jack Poulson is an independent journalist writing about the intersection of technology and the military. He is also the Executive Director of Tech Inquiry, a tech accountability non-profit … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Biden Administration Unveils Relief for Families of Mixed Immigrant Status; Plus, Susan Neiman Says “Left is Not Woke.”
0:08 — Priscilla Orta is the Director of Project Corazon for Lawyers for Good Government. Project Corazon was created to defend the rights of migrants in the face of inhumane immigration policies. 0:33 — Susan Neiman is an American writer and academic. She is the director of the Einstein Forum, in Potsdam, Germany. Her latest … Continued
Will there be a Hezbollah-Israel War Following Gaza War? Plus, Life-Threatening Heatwaves Hit the US and the Globe
0:08 — Heiko Wimmen is Project Director for the Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project at the International Crisis Group. 0:33 — Jeff Goodell is an American author and contributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine. His latest book is “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.”
Jenny Odell on Saving Time [repeat]
00:08 Jenny Odell, multidisciplinary artist turned bestselling author. Her new book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Why Queer and Trans Activists Who Support Palestine are Calling for Boycott of SF Pride; Federal Firefighters Face Substandard Living Conditions; Plus, Negotiations Continue Over the State Budget as Mandatory Deadline Approaches
0:08 — Yaffa A.S. is the Executive Director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity. Yaffa is a trans Muslim and displaced Indigenous Palestinian. 0:30 — Gabrielle Canon is a climate reporter and extreme weather correspondent for The Guardian. 0:45 — Alexei Koseff is a reporter for Calmatters covering CA state politics.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Asaf Elia-Shalev on Israel’s Black Panthers
00:08 Asaf Elia-Shalev, staff writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, just out with the book Israel’s Black Panthers: the radicals who punctured a nation’s founding myth. [This is an extended cut of an interview broadcast in abbreviated form during KPFA’s May fund drive]