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Hard Knock Radio

Troubling Trends: Covid’s Impact on the Disenfranchised Community of San Francisco

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We speak with various individuals about Covid-19’s impact on the residence of San Francisco. Troubling data shows Covid-19 mostly struck communities of color. Guests: Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Monique LeSarre, Executive Director of Rafiki Coalition Supervisor Shamann Walton (district 10, San Francisco) Michelle Pierce, Executive Director, Bayview … Continued

Letters and Politics

Kimberlé Crenshaw on Racism, Intersectionality, and the Death of George Floyd in the Times of Covid-19

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Guest: Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum, and host of the series Under The Blacklight: The Intersectional Failures that COVID Lays Bare.  Professor Crenshaw is a leading authority on Civil Rights, Black feminist legal theory, and Critical Race Theory. She is known … Continued

UpFront

Covid-19 cases in meatpacking plants are likely undercounted; Anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown views cross-pollinate online; Appeals court paves way for polluting coal terminal at Port of Oakland

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0:08 – How long will it take to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, and what can the public expect from the human vaccine trials underway right now? Art Reingold is the Division Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. 0:34 – There has been an explosion of Covid-19 cases in … Continued

May 31 2020

VIDEO STREAMED WEBINAR ABOUT COVID 19

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No Lies Radio presents a live video streamed webinar on Sunday, May 31 at 11am Pacific time.  Discussion to include: Was Covid 19 made in a lab, who made it, deliberate or accidental release? The Live Stream will be video archived for 7 days so you can arrive late, watch again, watch later or pickup...

UpFront

Crisis in Hong Kong deepens as China plans new law criminalizing dissent; Black clergy unite to urge Covid-19 safety protocols; SF Mayor’s texts reveal she personally orders anti-homeless sweeps

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0:08 – Wilfred Chan (@wilfredchan), contributing writer at the Nation and a founding member of leftist Hong Kong collective Lausan, talks about his new article for the Nation, “The Infinite Heartbreak of Loving Hong Kong.” China is expected to pass a new law criminalizing dissent in Hong Kong, an enormous setback for activists who have been demanding … Continued

Flashpoints

Memorial Day 2020 & Covid-19

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Today on the Show: A sobering assessment of the fight against covid19 on Memorial DAY, as Trump goes golfing and declares the USA open for business. We raise the question:Can we be more like Vietnam? Is this the critical covid-19 question we should be asking? Also Food-fight With Keith McHenry will celebrate Food Not Bombs … Continued

UpFront

Teachers unions say safely opening CA schools will require more funding, not less. Plus, new CA bill takes aim at “bad actor” commercial landlords during Covid-19 emergency

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0:08 – Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters and Politics, joins us for “Mondays with Mitch,” talking about Mitch McConnell’s re-election race, what might be in the next benefits package from Congress, the dropping of charges against Michael Flynn and more. 0:34 – Spotlight on UndocufundSF, which is granting needed funds to undocumented people who live, work, attend … Continued

UpFront

California governor asks to shutter youth prisons infamous for brutality and abuse; plus, a Black coalition against Covid-19

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0:08 – Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed closing the last three youth prisons in California, plus a youth prison firefighting camp. The facilities are infamous for their brutality and abuses against the children inside. We hear response from Daniel Macallair, who directs the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and is professor of adult and … Continued

Letters and Politics

Fund Drive Special: Chris Hedges on Covid-19 and the Collapse of American Capitalism

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Guest: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, West Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans.  He is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Chris Hedges is the author of several bestseller books such as American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. His latest … Continued