January 15 2022

WORDS THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE

KPFA

Rhythmix Cultural Works, presents “Words that Made the Difference: Brown vs. The Board of Education”- a play written and directed by Dr. Cindy Acker. The play is based on actual events in the fight to end school segregation and is set in the courtrooms of history. The performance takes place on Saturday, January 15th, from...


UpFront

Zach Carter on John Maynard Keynes; Brian Fagan on how pre-historic humanity navigated climate change

NOTE: Dr. Swartzberg’s regular COVID call-in segment will take place Tuesday, 1/4, after 7:30 news headlines. 0:08 Zachary Carter, writer in residence with the Reimagining Capitalism initiative at the Omidyar Network. His most recent book is The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes 1:08 Brian Fagan, distinguished emeritus professor … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Ghilane Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking charges for Jeffrey Epstein; W.H.O. Director urges rich countries to help vaccinate 70% of global population; Bay Area Homeless face freezing temperatures, as advocates call for warming centers

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Jury finds socialite Ghilane Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking charges for late partner Jeffrey Epstein. New cases of COVID-19 soar to their highest level ever in the U.S. but deaths remain low. W.H.O. Director urges rich countries … Continued


About Health

12/27/22 Burnout

This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued


0:08 Omicron: the view from the hospitals Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UCSF Asantewaa Boykin, Registered Nurse working in the UC Davis Medical Center’s Emergency Room, also co-founder of the Anti Police Terror Project and program director of Mental Health First Sacramento.  Dr. Rupa Marya, Associate Professor of Medicine … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), joins us to explain key voting rights bills and social spending bills that Democrats are struggling to get passed. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer more COVID questions. 1:08 – Oakland … Continued