Supreme Court nominee John Roberts has certainly passed the media confirmation process, with most of the coverage quite favorable to Bush’s nominee for chief justice. With all that praise, what are we missing? Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way will join us to answer that question. Also this week: Though Iraq news has … Continued
Disaster Profiteering: Purging the Poor in the New New Orleans We speak with writer and author Naomi Klein about what some are calling the real looting of New Orleans. In this week’s cover story in The Nation magazine, Klein reports on how the city’s poorest evacuees are being kept out of thousands of perfectly livable … Continued
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Hurricane Katrina coverage from Gulf Coast region and Mike Molina and Ice Life on hurricane’s aftermath.
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Anita Johnson live from Alabama with coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Horror stories from victims with an interview from former surgeon general, Jocelyn Elders.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes September 17th, 2005: APPROVED MINUTES KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion) Saturday, September 17, 2005, at 11:00 AM Freight and Salvage Coffee House 1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA. 11:20AM: Meeting called to order: Intros and Announcements: Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, … Continued
Sunday Salon Four Hour Special Sunday Salon will present a four hour special this week with Pacifica national affairs correspondent Larry Bensky, who will cover several of the current biggest stories important to our world. This is the anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in New York City, marked by another city newly devastated – New … Continued
7:08 Race and the Gulf Coast. Robert Jensen, professor at the School of Journalism, U of Texas @ Austin, and author of The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege. main event: Thursday, September 15th, 7pm City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, SF info at 415-362-8193 ext:15 and www.citylights.com also: Sonoma State University’s … Continued
Is the Government Trying to Stem the Tide of Images From New Orleans by Threatening Journalists? Journalists covering New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina report that militarization in and around the city has hindered their work and threatened their physical safety. We hear from two journalists who were reporting in New Orleans recently. … Continued
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Beginning of Katrina coverage with Mississippi hip hop artist David Banner. Kanye West radio mix about his feelings toward President Bush. Congress woman Barbara Lee in.
7:00 The Vibe in Washington. Mitch Jeserich, Free Speech Radio News Washington DC correspondent, Matt Rothchild, editor of the Progressive Magazine. 7:30 Jamin Raskin, Prof. of Constitutional Law, American Univ. author of Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court vs. the American People; Eva Jefferson Patterson, President of the Equal Justice Society. 8:00 Media coverage of the … Continued
