0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: What we know about how the impeachment trial will go down; what work might get done before then, the standoff over adopting Senate rules and more. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. 0:34 – COVID call-ins John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases … Continued


  Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Joe Biden inaugurated as President and Kamala Harris as first black, American Indian and woman Vice President. President Biden signs more than a dozen executive orders to rollback Trump administration’s right wing policies. Donald Trump leaves … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hold memorial for 400,000 COVID-19 deaths; President Donald Trump gives farewell speech, hails his movement and achievements; cities in California warn they’re running out of COVID-19 vaccines, as 2nd variant spreads

  Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hold memorial for 400,000 COVID-19 deaths. President Donald Trump gives farewell speech, hails his movement and achievements. Senate Republican leader rips president for instigating mob that killed 5 people at U.S. … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference where she addresses President Trump’s impeachment President-elect Joe Biden announces his plan for covid-19 vaccine distribution, some public health officials are skeptical Fast food workers strike today … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

The Absence of Justice for Oscar Grant III and Covid-19 and It’s Impact on Communities of Color

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


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


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