Today on the Show: The latest on 19, as five members of Mike Pence staff have tested positive for covid. Also, gaining leverage over the duopoly. Is it time to change the nature of the way we vote? And we’ll rebroadcast our interview with anti-police violence activist, Lillian House, charged with 12 trumped up felonies … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. We discuss Amy Coney Barrett’s final vote in the Senate is today; Mike Pence plans to attend, even though 5 of his staff have COVID and more. 0:34 – COVID updates and listener calls. John Swartzberg is clinical professor … Continued
0:08 – Court orders 50% transferred or released from San Quentin Brad O’Connell is Assistant Director of the First District Appellate Project. 0:15 – What’s happening inside James King is a state campaigner with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and was formerly incarcerated in San Quentin. 0:34 – Local explainer: Berkeley Mayor’s race … Continued
0:08 – Mondays with Mitch Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA. We discuss Congressional relief negotiations, the expedited confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett 0:34 – COVID update John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. We discuss why the sharp rise in case … Continued
Guest: David Quammen, science journalist, on zoonotic diseases, those like COVID-19 that leap from animals to humans. His latest book is Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. Then, Samuel Moyn, a professor of law and history at Yale, on all the things that are wrong with the Supreme Court. Both interviews were broadcast … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Pelosi unveils legislation to establish bipartisan commission on presidential capacity UK workers set to be paid 2/3 of wages by government if workplace shuts due to corona virus Moscow hospitals receiving influx of covid patients, reopens two … Continued
0:08 – The Vice Presidential Debate Steve Phillips (@StevePtweets) is the founder of Democracy in Color, host of the podcast by the same name, and author of the book Brown Is the New White. 0:34 – Debate reaction and negotiations on the next COVID relief bill Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM … Continued
0:08 – The White House COVID outbreak – what we know and don’t know John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. 0:34 – New report: When Police Violence is a Dog Bite Abbie VanSickle is a staff writer for The Marshall Project covering criminal justice in … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Donald Trump downplays coronavirus after hospital treatment for COVID-19. Former first lady, Michelle Obama, blasts Trump in video praises rival Joe Biden. Democrats and voting experts blast Republican efforts to limit mail in voting. Joe Biden … Continued
We speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads of UCSF about Trump and Covid-19 and the potential impact on the country and the elections. Also economist Richard Wolff explores socialism. Lastly, David “Davey D” Cook on the fall fund drive.
