Hard Knock Radio – May 9, 2005
Davey D speaks with musician and activist Michael Franti about a fair and just media; Continuing coverage of the recent Feminism and Hip Hop Conference
Davey D speaks with musician and activist Michael Franti about a fair and just media; Continuing coverage of the recent Feminism and Hip Hop Conference
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Join us for Full Circle, this Friday, May 6th for the second part of our labor discussion. We will address local labor issues as well as workers situations in China and Nicaragua. Other issues covered include globalization, day laborers, and tenant rights. We will also share a commentary and a poem in honor of Mothers … Continued
On their Morning Edition show, NPR censors the killing of two Palestinian kids, well have a follow-up report on the killings and look at the recent arrests of Pentagon officials releasing secret documents to American-Israeli lobby group AIPAC; also, the US military continues their torture cover-up with the dismissal of charges against Lynndie England; a … Continued
The U.S. government has put a 1 million dollar hit on Assata Shakur; Continuing coverage of the recent Feminism and Hip Hop Conference in Chicago.
Continuing coverage of the recent Feminism and Hip Hop Conference in Chicago, and the upcoming Hip Hop Theater Festival – www.hiphoptheaterfest.com.
When the U.S. first faced the question of what role millions of free African-Americans should play in society, the news press was itself in transition. The popular "penny-press" was beginning to replace newspapers that were connected to political parties. The change would bring new standards to the news media. As journalism became a distinct profession, … Continued
Special coverage live from the Worker’s Memorial Day March in Sacramento. Brought to by the the KPFA Labor Collective.
Giuliana Sgrena Blasts U.S. Cover Up, Calls for U.S. and Italy to Leave Iraq In her most extended interview to date in the U.S., Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena blasts a Pentagon report that clears the U.S. soldiers who opened fire on her car, wounding her and killing one of Italy’s highest ranking intelligence officials. Sgrena … Continued
Police Violence and Corruption Continues in Brazil Demonstrators Stand against Bush’s Plan for Social Security Asia-Africa Summit Closes Argentineans Targeted for Deportation in South Florida 19th Anniversary of Chernobyl as Convention on Nuclear Safety Closes Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary: Journalists Covering the War in Iraq Part 2
Report: ExxonMobil Spends Millions Funding Global Warming Skeptics A new investigation by Mother Jones magazine has revealed that ExxonMobil has spent at least $8 million dollars funding a network of groups to challenge the existence of global warming. We speak with the author of the report, a member of one the organizations that receives money … Continued