MLK Day Special
Several excerpts from recordings of Martin Luther King Jr. (and one of Coretta Scott King) from KPFA’s archives.
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Hajar Yazdiha on The Struggle for the People’s King
7:08 Oliver Millman, environment correspondent for The Guardian, now author of The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run The World [repeat from 2022] 7:33 Hajar Yazdiha is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California; now author of The Struggle … Continued
Tony Platt on the Scandal of Cal [repeat]
7:08 Tony Platt, currently Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Law and Society; author most recently of The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley [originally recorded for broadcast in September 2023]
People’s Park History Since 1969; Plus, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
0:08 — Tom Dalzell has lived in Berkeley since 1984. He has worked as a lawyer for the labor movement for his entire adult life. Dalzell also writes the Quirky Berkeley blog and contributes to Berkeleyside. He is the author of “The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969.” 0:33 — Dr. Rupa Marya is a … Continued
A Look At National Politics Ahead; Cheuk Kwan Writes Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation 0:33 — Cheuk Kwan is author of “Have You Eaten Yet: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World”
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer, is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
New California Housing Laws Going into Effect this Month; Plus, the Battle for People’s Park Continues
0:08 — Ben Christopher covers politics and elections for CalMatters 0:20 — Harvey Smith, member of People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group
What the Attacks in Iran and Beirut Mean for the Region; Legal Charges Filed Against Bay Area Gaza Activists; Plus, UC Berkley Sends Police to Block People’s Park
0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:33 — Rachel Lederman serves as senior council at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. She is the attorney representing the 78 activists arrested on the Bay Bridge and over 470 activists arrested at … Continued
Israel’s Latest Strategy in its Invasion of Gaza; Taking Stock of Bidenomics
0:08 — George Bisharat is a Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East 0:33 — Doug Henwood is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News,” which airs Thursdays at … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health