Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democrats begin debate on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 recovery plan. Canada declares right wing, misogynist group Proud Boys a terrorist group. President Biden’s nominee to lead Environmental Protection Agency pledges ‘urgent’ action on climate change. … Continued
Today on the Show: UFW President, Teresa Romero joins us for an update on how the farmworkers are doing in their fight to stay healthy in the age of 19. Also, reigning in Israel’s uncontrolled proliferation of nuclear weapons. Because of a coup in Myanmar Aung Sung Su Kyi is taken into custody. And the … Continued
Guest: Dr. Margaret Bordeaux is Research Director of the Program in Global Public Policy and Social Change at Harvard Medical School. She is Co-chair of the Berkman Klein Center, Policy Practice: Digital Pandemic Response Working Group at Harvard University, and an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Division of Global Health Equity. Her … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch – Reconciliation: what is it, what can Senate Democrats use it for, how many times, and why do you have to be a god-damned parliamentarian to understand US politics? Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious … Continued
We speak with longtime activists Courtney Morris and Minister King X of No Justice Under Capitalism about the current challenges faced by those who are incarcerated and the ravages of COVID-19. The group is pressuring Governor Gavin Newsom to release prisoners in California amid coronavirus outbreaks. Later we speak with Shawn Upshaw a member of … Continued
… As part of KPFA’s on-going coverage of COVID-19 outbreaks in California prisons and ICE detention centers, we bring you this series featuring the words of incarcerated and detained people and their loved ones. Click on a link below to read and hear more: What happens when you get COVID-19 inside Santa Rita Jail… … Continued
This series is part of KPFA’s coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in California state prisons. On this episode, we hear from the mother of someone incarcerated inside Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF). KPFA spoke with a woman who only wanted to be identified as “Lisa” about her daughter who recently tested positive for COVID-19 while … Continued
KPFA has been covering the COVID-19 outbreaks inside ICE detention centers throughout the pandemic. In this story, we take a look at what’s happening inside Yuba County Jail (YCJ), where only 15 people remain in ICE custody. Javier, who is only using his first name, has been detained at YCJ for the past 13 months. … Continued
Today on the Show: California Governor, Gavin Newsom continues to bungle the state Covid response. Antony Blinken, a longtime aide to Joe Biden has confirmed today by the Senate to be America’s next top diplomat: What does it portend for the future of US foreign policy. And President Biden directs the attorney general not to … Continued
0:08 – Governor Newsom lifts California’s stay at home order Lauren Hepler (@LAHepler) is an economy reporter with Calmatters. 0:15 – Reaction to re-opening Dr Peter Chin-Hong (@PCH_SF) is a professor of medicine and an infectious disease specialist at UCSF. 0:34 – Atmospheric river in the forecast for the Bay Area today, and where we … Continued
