Today on the Show: China Bashing takes front and center in Washington, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unleashes a frontal PR attack to blame China for the Covid 19 pandemic. Also 50 years after the 1970 Kent-state The murder of four unarmed students by unprovoked fire form the National Guardsmen: We’ll have an extended … Continued
With the Covid-19 Pandemic, anxiety about our health, safety, and future is high! It’s hard to relax when there is so much uncertainty. Join Nurse Rona and Jennifer Shannon, LMFT, to discuss ways to manage anxiety and build resilience.
The coronavirus has laid bare the divisions and inequalities of our society. It’s also exposed the stark differences in possible approaches to the pandemic. Radical scholar Alexis Shotwell argues that we need to frame our fight as one for collective care, rather than containment and control. She discusses solidarity and the lessons of the HIV/AIDS … Continued
In the first hour “ Covid Down on the Farm” with David Bacon, photojournalist and author. In the second hour “Capitalism on the Rocks” Dean Baker, Senior EconomistaAt the Center for Economic and Policy Research cepr.net.
Today on the Show: We take a deep dive into Trump’s push to pump up the guest worker program while slashing immigration. Also, Filipino nurses on the frontline of this COVID pandemic, demanding protection and respect. we’ll rebroadcast our Story on the abuse of meat packers at a Smithfield Foods Pork Plant. And Norman Solomon … Continued
0:08 – New unemployment data released today shows 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment, or 1 in 5 workers – and the numbers are probably Ben Zipperer is an economist with the Economic Policy Institute, and co-author of the new report ‘Unemployment filing failures’ 0:25 – KPFA News: Now a look at organizing. Housing … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Bay Area counties loosen restrictions in their new shelter-in-place orders.
Today on the Show: Undocumented Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, speaks out on how undocumented immigrants are being left out of the recovery. Also Missouri pork plant workers sue pork giant Smithfield Foods for failing to protect them from the Coronavirus infections. We’ll get an update on the treatment of undocumented day laborers. And … Continued
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We speak with International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU) activists Trent Willis and Clarence Thomas about covid-19 and labor concerns, and planned May Day actions.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Bay Area counties extend their shelter-in-place orders until the end of May.
