Victoria Law joins It’s Going Down to discuss their new book, “Prisons Make Us Safer: And 20 Other Myths of Mass Incarceration.” We discuss the myths brought up in Law’s new book, prisoner resistance in an age of COVID-19, how the struggles of women and trans prisoners are often overlooked and under-reported, and how the … Continued
APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. 📻✨💖 This week’s episode highlights Asian Refugees United (ARU)’s CAMP for Emerging Leaders. Robin Gurung interviews three past … Continued
Mystery writer Shelley Singer (1939-2022), who also served as a book reviewer at KPFA, interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in 1986 in an interview not aired since that time, followed by a 2000 interview with Philip Pullman, author of the “His Dark Materials” and “Book of Dust” trilogies. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. This episode highlights a wonderful hybrid book club event from AACRE, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality a collective of … Continued
Helen Benedict, co-author (with Eyad Awwadawnon) of “Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Helen Benedict is the author of seven novels and five books of non-fiction. Her latest book, “Map of Hope and Sorrow,” co-written by Eyad Awwadawnon, a Syrian refugee who was planning to get a law degree in Damascus, is partly an oral history of refugees coming to Greece after escaping from their home countries, and partly a look at the refugee camps of Greece. Also: Review of “Little Shop of Horrors” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky meets with President Biden and addresses Congress. The high profile trip is his first known visit outside Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. President Biden and Congress responded by promising new military aid, including the … Continued
Covid has exposed the precarious health of working class people and people of color in this country. And the climate disaster is laying bare the vulnerability of so many around the world on a changing planet. What’s the connection? Political economist Raj Patel and physician Rupa Marya argue that capitalism, with its roots in colonialism, … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The Trump Organization is convicted of 17 counts of tax fraud It’s too close to call as voting gets underway in the Georgia Senate race San Francisco Supervisors do a U-turn on authorizing the police use of … Continued
Supreme Court takes up same Colorado business sex marriage discrimination case. Tens of Thousands in North Carolina without power after power station attack. Georgia Senate runoff final day of campaigning. CDC warns of surging Covid, RSV and flu cases during holidays. Business groups submit signatures to put referendum undoing fast food minimum wage law on … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
