As the Kincade Fire sweeps through Sonoma County, prompting mass evacuations, California marks the one-year anniversary of the Butte Camp Fire, the deadliest fire in state history. Last year’s fire covered the Bay Area in smoke and pollution for nearly two weeks. Usually the first advice public officials give in those circumstances is to stay … Continued
President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. Special Forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near … Continued
0:08 – Impeachment Watch Live from Capitol Hill with Mitch Jeserich Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) is host of Letters and Politics, at 10am on KPFA and affiliated Pacifica stations. He joins us from Washington where he’s covering the impeachment inquiry from Capitol Hill. Plus, we hear from East Bay Rep Eric Swalwell on what happens next, after … Continued
President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. Special Forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn presents part one of a two part series with Dr. Barbara Morrill, who provides a window into the intimate writings of Esther “ Etty” Hillesum. Etty Hillesum was a Dutch author of a diary (abridged copy first published as “An Interrupted Life”) and letters from Westerbork during the German occupation of Amsterdam … Continued
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We speak with long-time journalist and author, Natasha Lennard, author of the new book, Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life, which covers both the personal and the political, and touches on social movements and struggles from the J20 riots in Washington DC, to Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and Occupy Wall Street.
Mitch Jeserich is a journalist and host of Pacifica’s Letters & Politics (M-Th at 10am PST) and currently on special assignment as Pacifica’s Capitol Hill correspondent in Washington D.C to cover the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Tune in for live reports on UpFront’s Impeachment Watch Live from Capitol Hill with Mitch Jeserich every … Continued
0:08 – Impeachment Watch Mitch Jeserich is host of Letters and Politics, at 10am on KPFA and affiliated Pacifica stations. He joins us from Washington where he’s covering the impeachment inquiry from Congress. 0:23 – The Kincade fire in the Bay Area has burned at least 22,000 acres since it started Wednesday night. Shirlee Zane … Continued
