On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the Committee on Energy and Commerce holds a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” KPFA will broadcast this live with hosts: Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich. Witnesses Dr. Robert R. Redfield M.D. Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers … Continued
0:08 – Over 340 people and staff at San Quentin Prison are now infected with the novel coronavirus. It’s thought that California transferred prisoners from the California Institution for Men in Chino, CA without testing them — even though some of the men exhibited symptoms upon arrival. Assemblymember Marc Levine represents the 10th Assembly District, … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. His latest book is The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace’s Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics. Maureen Ferran is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Viral Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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The coronavirus pandemic has put gig workers in the forefront of the conversation centered around worker’s rights. Considered essential workers, many of who are struggling with whether to stay on the road (and risk the physical health) or stay home and face economic uncertainty due to the lack of employment protections. (We also cover the … Continued
0:08 – The latest filings show 1.5 million new unemployment claims in the U.S. — and that’s not including 700,000 people who applied for pandemic unemployment assistance, because they don’t qualify for the state UI programs. Together, that’s 2.2 million people who applied for unemployment last week. Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute points out … Continued
This Monday from 1-2pm on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine at 94.1FM and streaming and archived online at kpfa.org: As we demonstrate against the wide spread racism in this country we can not forget about the racism in sports where Black women athletes often experience the worst of misogyny mixed with racism. In our first segment, … Continued
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We hear a speaker from the Fuck Your Curfew rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with Dr. Miguel De La Torre about ICE detention of immigrants during Covid-19. And later we speak with documentarians Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi about their new film, We Still Here. We Still Here is a coming of age story … Continued
0:08 – On May 30, Alameda County saw a spike in Covid-19 cases. Erin Allday, health writer for the San Francisco Chronicle has been tirelessly reporting on the crisis in the Bay Area for months and joins us to talk about it. 0:18 – Protests against the murder of George Floyd have spread around the world. … Continued
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We hear organizers from last night’s Fuck Your Curfew Rally in Oakland, Ca. Later we speak with longtime union worker John Reimann about the pandemic and workers rights and the 40 million dollars owed by the Golden State Warriors to the city of Oakland, California. And Poor News Network explores America’s war on the poor … Continued
0:08 – The NYPD’s budget is nearly $6 billion. How do activists go about defunding it? We talk with Alex Vitale, professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College, and the author of The End of Policing. Vitale has been outspoken this month in calling to defund NYPD. 0:34 … Continued
