7 am to 6pm PST Pacifica Network Pre-empts Regular Programming for National Simulcast Special Broadcast to Raise Funds To Help Rescue the Rare Valuable Collection of 50,000 Historical Recordings Housed in the Pacifica Radio Archives. Highlights Include: Broadcast of Recently Rediscovered 1972 Recording of Comedy Legend Richard Pryor Reading His Poetry and Commenting on Rebellion … Continued
Zora Neale Hurston’s long-forgotten script Polk County was discovered seven years ago in the Library of Congress. Berkeley Repertory Theatre is now staging the play’s west coast premiere. Two key players in the production are co-adapter Cathy Madison and featured actor Kevin Jackson. Carla Kaplan collected and edited hundreds of Hurston’s letters; her book is … Continued
We continue our drumbeat coverage of the purging of the pro-democracy movement in Haiti by US-backed coup leaders; Kathy Kelly speaks on the suffering in Iraq and visions for justice and change; and the Knight Report.
Remembering March 11: The Madrid Bombings and Their Effect on Spanish Government, Society and the Antiwar Movement Recovering Historic Memory in Spain: Grandson of Man Killed by Franco Finds Remains in Mass Grave Family of Spanish Journalist Killed by U.S. Forces in Baghdad Accuses U.S. of War Crime
War, Activism, and Protest At a time when the United States chooses war over diplomacy, we offer some of Pacifica’s unique perspective on war, activism, and protest beginning with some of the earliest coverage of the Vietnam War.
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The Rose Tattoo A Sicilian widow rediscovers passion in the embrace of a lusty truck driver in Tennessee Williams’ funniest, most life-affirming play. Starring Mercedes Ruehl and Anthony Paglia.
Iraq on Fire: Widespread Violence Continues in Sunni Cities The Failure of the Corporate Media’s Coverage in Iraq Justice DeLayed? GOP Rewrites Rules to Protect House Majority Leader if Indicted Remembering the 1979 Greensboro Massacre: 25 Years Later Survivors Forming Country’s First Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Interview with Jim Marrs, author of Inside Job: Unmasking the 9/11 Conspiracies. Jim is a veteran investigative journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of Rule by Secrecy and Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy which has sold 1.5 million copies since 1990.. Inside Job examines the evidence for the case that powerful US … Continued
As expected president Bush names National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice to serve as his new Secretary of State… .Bush says her foreign policy experience and struggle against racism uniquely qualify her to be America’s face to the world. . .. .critics say the appointment will strengthen Bush’s hardline approach to world affairs Outrage in Iraq … Continued
7:00 amMedia Coverage of the Iraq War and the Election. Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist; Dahr Jamail, unembedded journalist. 7:30 amWilliam Ayers, author of Teaching Toward Freedom: Moral Commitment and Ethical Action in the Classroom. 8:00 amThe Agape Foundation celebrates 35 years of revolutionary grantmaking. Karen Topakian, director; Claude Marx, grant recipient. 8:20 amThe Jewish Journey: … Continued
