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We speak with Uncle Bobby Johnson about District Attorney Nancy O’Malley’s decision to not charge officer, Anthony Pirone, in the murder of Oscar Grant III. Pirone was terminated following an internal investigation of the death of Mr. Oscar Grant III in 2009. And we look at the impact COVID-19 has had on Black and Brown … Continued
Today on the Show: The new editor of the San Francisco Bayview newspaper, and a contributor to Flashpoints, censored and locked down for talking to the press about the cover-up of a covid outbreak in a GEO group-half-way house in the San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Also in San Francisco, the people’s battle against the covid … Continued
0:08 – US House to debate and vote on the 25th Amendment to remove Trump Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – Governor Newsom unveils new budget for California Laurel Rosenhall (@LaurelRosenhall) covers politics and power for CalMatters, focused on the State Capitol. 0:45 – How does the … Continued
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We speak with Carl Dix and Maya members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA about Wednesday’s insurrection and the violence perpetrated by pro-Trump extremists. Later we speak with Sharon Miller about the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and small business having to pivot due to COVID.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Donald Trump lobbies republicans to reject electoral college results ahead of congressional vote. No charges filed against police man who shot unarmed black man, Jacob Blake, in the back paralyzing him. Reverend Al Sharpton says firing … Continued
Dr. Stuart Ray, an Infectious Diseases expert at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the new mutated strain of COVID-19 and why people should take more precautions. He also talks about the coronavirus, what’s known about it and what makes it such a deadly disease to some. Dr. Ray is also a physician and scientist at … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. U.S. reports record daily COVID-19 death toll as L.A. County says morgues are full. San Francisco indefinitely extends Stay Safer at Home public health orders. Maskless conservative Evangelicals clash with protesters in L.A. on Skid Row. Senate … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Mutated Covid-19 strain hits California, as state records highest daily death toll. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo commemorates nations first coronavirus death in the city. Britain becomes first country to approve AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Senate leader Mitch … Continued
In today’s edition of COVID, Race and Democracy, we revisit frontline food, clerical and healthcare workers fighting to survive Covid-19, and we remember the horrific murder of George Floyd, that sparked international outrage; and the valiant service of Los Angeles public and mental healthcare workers fighting for the health and safety of our Nation. … Continued
0:08 – KPFA News: Mexico has the pandemic’s fourth largest overall death toll, and that number is widely understood to be an undercount due to extremely limited diagnostic testing. Even so, over the course of this year, confirmed cases of COVID-19 became Mexico’s leading cause of death. Shipments of vaccines began trickling in last week, … Continued
