The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 23, 2019
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
0:08 – Los Angeles teachers have reached a deal with LA Unified, ending a historic strike What’s behind the wave of teacher militancy? Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe )is a reporting fellow at the Type Media Center, who’s been covering the LA Teachers’ strike for The Nation. Her most recent book is Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt. 0:15 – What … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Today on Flashpoints we continue our coverage of the teachers strike in LA with an interview with professor and educational policy analyst, Diane Ravitch. Later we’ll feature an encore broadcast of more from our education series, The Battle For Public Education in the 21st Century, with host and producer, Ken Yale.
On today’s show we’ll cover the first Annual Indigenous People’s March in Washington DC with the father-daughter team of indigenous activists Chase and Tokata Iron Eyes. Then we’ll cover the launch of the billion-dollar corporate-led Alliance to End Plastic Waste and expose it for the green-washing effort it appears to be. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
On today’s show we’ll cover the first Annual Indigenous People’s March in Washington DC with the father-daughter team of indigenous activists Chase and Tokata Iron Eyes. Then we’ll cover the launch of the billion-dollar corporate-led Alliance to End Plastic Waste and expose it for the green-washing effort it appears to be. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, RJ Lozada and Anita Jonhson. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, RJ Lozada and Anita Jonhson. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
Cover photo: On Lok Senior Community Center. In the preceding report, we described how many African-Americans lack access to basic comfort care at the end of life—hospice and palliative services that can ease pain and suffering during the dying process. The obstacles are even greater for Asians, Latinos, and other ethnic minorities. Language barriers and … Continued