0:08 – 18th anniversary of 2003 US Iraq invasion: history, neoliberalism redevelopment, racism and more. Yousef Baker (@YousefKB) is assistant professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach and co-founder of the Iraqi Narratives Project. 0:34 – “One crisis after another:” Farmworkers in Santa Cruz County are eligible for the vaccine, yet still … Continued


0:08 – Looking back on one year in pandemic: how the Bay Area locked down, March 17 2020 Erin Allday (@erinallday) is a health reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who has been reporting extensively on the coronavirus outbreak in California. 0:23 – The pandemic wealth boom Omar Ocampo is a researcher for the Program … Continued


0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: the new federal stimulus, the George Floyd Act, the filibuster and more. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, which airs weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – COVID call-ins: John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. 1:08 – KPFA News: White House … Continued


On this show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich joins us to talk about the status of COVID-19 economic relief in Congress, outrage over Biden’s military strike in Syria, the issue of qualified immunity for police officers, and other legislative news to watch in Washington, D.C. You can hear Mitch on Letters and Politics weekdays at 10AM. … Continued


0:08 – Mondays with Mitch: the legacy of Rush Limbaugh, status of COVID relief, and more Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and joins us every Monday to talk about the latest COVID … Continued


  Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden pushes teachers to return to classroom amidst pandemic at townhall. Conservative talk radio host, Rush Limbaugh, dead at 70 years old. Anger mounts over power outages in Texas after massive storm system hits … Continued


0:08 – NAACP and Rep Bennie Thompson file lawsuit against Trump, Giuliani, Proud Boys and Oathkeepers David Levine is a professor of law, and teaches civil procedure and remedies at UC Hastings. 0:34 – Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fanni Willis investigating Trump and his accomplices Stephen Fowler (@stphnfwlr) is a political reporter with Georgia … Continued