Organizers are calling Step it Up 2007 the largest day of action on global warming in the history of the United States. In New York, participants will outline a new high tide mark with their bodies. In Berkeley, they’ll have a bicycle rally. In San Francisco, a clean-car expo. And when the dust settles, they’ll … Continued
The progressive media was once the province of a white male elite, but we’ve come a long way baby. Or have we? An analysis of Democracy Now’s 2006 coverage reveals that men were interviewed almost three times as often as women, and a recent issue of the Nation magazine featured no women writers. Today on … Continued
Independent Journalists Hold Power Accountable Miguel Guerrero speaks with Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho upon receiving an Amnesty International Award for her work uncovering the Mexican government connection to a child pornography ring. Also, legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh gives the keynote speech from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar.
The Clean Air Act Covers Greenhouse Gases Howard Fox, attorney for Earthjustice attorney who argued the case at the appeals court level Chris Miller, climate change expert and global warming campaign leader for Greenpeace, Mandela Farmers’ Market Opens for a New Season Eric Holt-Giménez, executive director of FoodFirst/Institute for Food, also the author of "Campesino … Continued
A talk by UCB Graduate student Huma Dar called "Women and the ‘War on/of Terror’ or "Looking for Osama and Finding Mukhtaran," a talk about how the West’s desire to save Muslim Women is used as a pre-text for the war on terror. We will also hear, a remembrance of Queer Fat Activist Heather MacAllister, … Continued
In the First Hour… Pressure Politics Economics A look at media coverage of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, it’s invasion of Afghanistan, and other U.S. wars in the past 35 years…throught the lens of the PBS Frontline series "News War." Guests: Steve Talbot, Series Editor for Frontline/World, and Lecturer at the UC Berkeley … Continued
EVERY VOICE AND SING! hosted by MICHELE NORRIS, looks at the fascinating and little-known history of choral music and choirs at historically Black colleges and universities. The five-part series of stand-alone hours covers the period from Pre-Civil War and Reconstruction to the present. Episode Five: "A Joyful Noise!" Explores the careers/influence of such choral directors … Continued
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Singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt pays her annual visit to the Bay Area and stops in at KPFA, guitar in hand, to sing a few songs, perhaps recite a few poems, and offer selections from her latest CDs, "Live at the Dakota" and "Spinning." Michigan-native Claudia Schmidt has covered a lot of ground in her more than … Continued
The Disastrous Media Coverage of Iraq Peter Hart, Activism Director at FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting he writes for FAIR’s magazine Extra, co-host and producer of FAIR’s radio program CounterSpin Paul Waldman, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America author of "Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success" David … Continued
Defunding the War Tom Hayden, long-term activist, former state Senator and author of the forthcoming book, "Ending the Iraq War ", Frances Fox Piven, , Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. Author of "The War at Home: The Domestic Costs … Continued
