On this episode, IGD hosts discuss the broadening social war in the US, as wage fall, corporate profits rise, evictions threaten tenants across the country, and the poor are five times more likely to die than the rich due to COVID-19. In this context, Republicans continue to push a slew of draconian measures aimed at … Continued
Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, “Ghostways: Two Journeys in Unquiet Places,” and a 2015 interview with novelist and film-maker Miranda July, discussing her novel “The Lsst Bad Man” and her career as a writer and director. Review of live theatre: “Water by the Spoonful” at SF Playhouse. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
0:08 – Global fossil fuel politics have grown complicated as the war in Ukraine rages on, and many countries are exploring plans to divest to some degree from Russian oil and gas. Antonia Juhasz (@AntoniaJuhasz), an author and investigative journalist covering climate, energy, and oil, joins us to discuss these effects on oil and gas. … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden announces more sanctions against Russia for it’s invasion of Ukraine. Democrats propose legislation to create a code of ethics for Supreme Court Justices. Democrats grill big oil executives over record profits amidst high gas … Continued
The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre: Interviews with Margo Hall, Bay Area actor and Artistic Director of Lorraine Hansberry, and Jan Hunter, director of the LHT production, “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn Nottage, at the Magic in Fort Mason through April 16, 2022.
0:08 – San Francisco is coming up on another special election, this time to fill the vacant seat in the 17th Assembly District, which is in the eastern portion of the city — a position formerly occupied by David Chiu. We speak with the two candidates who are going into a runoff vote on April … Continued
I will be meeting with our Health & Safety Committee in three days to renew our discussions on the lower-risk options to slowly reopen the station. Our discussion will entail ways that we can manage guests, monitor vaccination status, maintain masking indoors, continue our “if sick, stay home” policy, and other challenges and realities of … Continued
Focus on Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archives: Part Two of a two part interview with director Wayne Wang, talking about his career in Hollywood, discrimination against Asians, his later career and his work on such films as “Smoke” and “The Joy Luck Club.” He is currently having a retrospective at BAMPFA.Then: Curator Susan Oxtoby discusses the Federico Fellini Retrospective, which was cut short by the pandemic and now resumes. Weekly Theatre Review: “Passing Strange” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage.
Alice Walker is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works,...
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Day 2 of senate confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Russian forces enter city of Maripul, where 200,000 people are trapped. Ukraine accuses Russia of kidnapping 2,398 children, forcing them … Continued
