In March, the Washington Post reported that at least 250 new voter restriction bills were proposed in 43 states across the country. Now in April, the ACLU reports the number of bills has increased. Today over 350 voter restriction bills are in consideration. This wave of legislative action by the GOP follows in the wake … Continued
Today on the Show: The former police chief of Richmond and Tucson police tasked to head the border patrol by Biden. What’s wrong with this picture? Also, we’ll remember former Attorney General–the people’s lawyer–Ramsey Clark who passed away this week at 93: And a Mission activist gets it right when it comes to Covid and … Continued
0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: remembering KPFA ally and contributor, Reese Erlich; another police murder in Minnesota, the filibuster, federal infrastructure negotiations, and more. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – We take your COVID science call-ins with Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley — today … Continued
Victoria Law joins It’s Going Down to discuss their new book, “Prisons Make Us Safer: And 20 Other Myths of Mass Incarceration.” We discuss the myths brought up in Law’s new book, prisoner resistance in an age of COVID-19, how the struggles of women and trans prisoners are often overlooked and under-reported, and how the … Continued
So-called “humanitarian intervention,” also known as humanitarian war, is the flagship of the Biden Administration’s foreign policy and the subject of this episode of “Covid, Race, and Democracy.” Author and University of Pittsburgh Law Professor Dan Kovalik spoke to Polina Vasiliev about international law as codified in the UN Charter. He is the author of … Continued
We get updates on the Newsom recall effort, California and COVID,school openings—all matters Cal. PLUS: Kyle Gift will run 70 miles from home to the GG Bridge, for the Earth and for peace and unity. PLUS! the Town Crier, with new poems. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Covid-19 Response Team says Cases Ticking Up Despite Vaccination Numbers Increasing. Minneapolis Police Chief Condemns Use of Force in Derek Chauvin Trial. UK To Reopen Some Businesses as Lockdown Restrictions Ease. Treasury Secretary Yellen Calls for Global Corporate Tax Increase.
It’s over a year now since we began to adjust to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. What questions do you have about staying healthy as things are opening up and more and more people are getting vaccinated? Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Harry McIlroy to answer your questions about how to keep your health … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden forms committee to push $2 trillion infrastructure plan, White House hits back at criticism. New report finds more than 300 bills in state houses across the U.S. to restrict voting rights. 5 dead including … Continued
Award winning international journalist, activist and freedom fighter Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been imprisoned for nearly 40 years. He was convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that Amnesty International has denounced as failing to meet the minimum standards of judicial fairness. Mumia has maintained his innocence since 1981. Supporters say Mumia’s innocence can be … Continued
