Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. California Governor Gavin Newsom says 2.5 million in the state will be vaccinated by years end. Covid-19 vaccines hit Bay Area, doctors at SF General Hospital first to be innoculated. Workers and consumer advocates denounce business liability … Continued
In this episode, Pacifica’s “Covid, Race, and Democracy” focuses on the deadly impact of COVID-19 on people incarcerated in U.S. jails, prisons and immigrant detention centers, the trauma to their families and communities, and the fight for their freedom.
Less than 1% of U.S. residents live in nursing homes*, yet between 30-40% percent of all COVID-19 deaths have occurred in these institutions. One hundred thousand people have died due to the coronavirus in various types of nursing homes. These shocking numbers are raising big questions. And the biggest question is, will these deaths galvanize … Continued
Today on the Show: Deaths from Covid continue to sky rocket. We’ll talk about what’s happening and what isn’t happening in prisons to combat the spread.
0:08 – Landmark antitrust action taken against Facebook Sally Hubbard (@Sally_Hubbard) is Director of Enforcement Strategy at the Open Markets Institute, and author of Monopolies Suck: 7 Ways Big Corporations Rule Your Life and How to Take Back Control. 0:18 – Four California counties in the Central Valley at 0% ICU bed capacity Rachel Becker (@RA_Becks) … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President-elect Joe Biden picks Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, first black man to lead pentagon. Lawmakers pass stop gap measure to avoid government shut down, covid-19 relief bill still in works. President Donald Trump asks SCOTUS to join … Continued
On this show: 0:08 – Vaccines: Paid for by the public, made for profit Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. His latest op-ed, with Achal Prabhala, Arjun Jayadev in the New York Times is “Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights.” 0:34 – California prison COVID outbreak: San Quentin … Continued
0:08 – India: millions of farmers and supporters initiate historic, general strike today Rajkamal Singh is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of California Santa Barbara. 0:34 – CA prisons: Largest COVID outbreak sweeping the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) in Corcoran, CA in Kings County Michelle Hoyt’s partner Lyle Crook, 54 … Continued
In many ways and for many people, the biological aspects of COVID-19 are cloaked in mystery. So, in this episode, we talk about COVID: Where are we and where are we going? We discuss the latest spike in cases, why it’s happening, and what we can do about it. We also take some of the … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA, and joins us to discuss the latest on COVID-19 relief negotiations in Congress, the Senate budget negotiations that may prevent another government shutdown, and more. 0:34 – COVID call-ins John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at … Continued
