COVID-19 and The Impact it’s having Throughout the Bay Area
We speak with local reporter and activist, Tim Redmond and Tonya Love about the impact of Covid 19 in SF and Oakland.
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“Top Priority Is Release”: Will Rikers Island Free More Prisoners as 60+ Test Positive for COVID-19?
As COVID-19 begins to spread in the U.S. prison system, calls are growing in the New York City epicenter of the pandemic to release people from Rikers Island, the second-largest jail system in the country. At least 39 prisoners and 21 staff at Rikers Island have tested positive. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday the … Continued
0:08 – COVID-19, the economy, and what real government relief might look like Richard Wolff (@profwolff) is a Marxian economist, professor emeritus at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and co-founder of Democracy @ Work. He is also the host of Economic Update, on KPFA Fridays at 10am. 0:34 – Q&A: COVID-19 and staying healthy Art Reingold … Continued
Anti Asian Sentiment During the Covid-19 Pandemic
We speak with scholar and activists about the rise in Anti-Asian sentiment and the President scapegoating China during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Alarm is growing about the safety of more than 37,000 people held in immigrant detention centers and private jails that contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, where it is nearly impossible for them to avoid close contact to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Nearly half of those detained by ICE are accused of no … Continued
0:08 – With the shut-down of large events, newly laid off staff include stagehands, runners, concessions, security, technicians, artisans and more. Dan Ferreira is president of IATSE Local 107, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada. 0:15 – Free educational … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate Republicans push a third coronavirus relief package. Public policy advocates push for greater funding for vulnerable populations. Food and Drug Administration explores coronavirus treatments. Lawmakers call for increase in production of protective equipment. United Nations Secretary … Continued
We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump about the water crisis in Flint, how it ties in with Covid-19 and other crisis facing our community. In the second half of the program we speak Phillip Agnew of the Dream Defenders about the coronavirus, Florida and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Photo Image: Crump on the left and Agnew … Continued
Hearing You as you face Covid-19: Call In and Be Heard
Host Timothy Regan welcomes calls from listeners as they express their honest experience on the verge of the Covid-19 California-wide shelter in place order that occurred the next day. Timothy practices the art of listening using the basic structure of empathy as provided by Nonviolent communication: What did you see or hear? How did that … Continued
0:08 – Coronavirus outbreak shuts down large events, how will it impact workers? Joelle Gamble (@joelle_gamble) is an economist and organizer. She is a principal at the Reimagining Capitalism initiative at Omidyar Network and is on the Board of Directors of the Roosevelt Institute. Her latest piece in the Nation Magazine is “A Survival Guide … Continued