0:08 – Deirdre Cooper-Owens is associate professor of history at Queens College, CUNY, about how American gynecology experimented on enslaved women in her book Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the origins of American Gynecology. 1:08 – New vaccines by Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech offer new hope that an end to the COVID 19 pandemic may be … Continued
0:08 – A class-action lawsuit alleges ICE is violating the constitutional rights of immigrant detainees in Mesa Verde and Yuba County Jail by exposing them to COVID – it’s called Zepeda-Rivas. A recent ruling in the case said ICE and GEO Group were “totally unprepared” for a severe COVID outbreak at Mesa Verde this summer. … Continued
Join host Nancy Kahn and guest, Justin Ameen, an abolitionist and student of Transformative Justice, for a conversation about Call Out and Cancel Culture. Justin shares personal stories from their life, along with examples of how they practice Transformative Justice with their peers. Nancy and Justin discuss the implications of Cancel Culture in relationships, in … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. A light at the end of the tunnel: Vice President Mike Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams get vaccinated publicly Report shows pandemic’s crushing effect on children in California, especially kids of color Former police trainer Dante … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Electoral college votes for President-elect Democrat Joe Biden, securing his presidency. Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine rolled out in nationwide vaccination push. Health care workers in California first to receive COVID-19 vaccine, amidst infection surge. California Attorney General sues … Continued
This Monday December 14th on KPFA Radio’s “Women’s Magazine” we look at how racial Capitalism and Patriarchy have created a punitive underfunded child care system in the U.S. where the the average hourly wage of child care workers is $10.72 per hour, many of the women in need of child care are black and brown women … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA and joins us to discuss the electoral college vote today. 0:34 – COVID update: the first vaccinations in the US, effectiveness, side effect concerns and more John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President-elect Joe Biden introduces five top picks for his new administration Former Iowa governor and USDA head Tom Vilsack is nominated for Secretary of Agriculture Public health officials urge Mexican Catholic residents to stay home from Guadalupe … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Expert advisory panel approves emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. Republican senators stall on a bipartisan coronavirus relief package. President-elect Biden meets with civil rights leaders. 18 state’s join Texas lawsuit to nullify Joe Biden’s electoral victory … Continued
President-elect Biden Picks California AG Xavier Becerra to Head Health Human Services Agency. Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani Latest Trump Associate to Contract Coronavirus. Most of California Goes Back Into Lockdown to Control Covid Surge. East Bay Green Energy Company Rolls Out Energy Saving Program. Indigenous Activists Face Charges for Toppling Marin County Statue of Spanish … Continued
