Ever wonder about the lives and perspectives that were left out of your history textbooks? Howard Zinn uncovers these histories in his A People’s History of the United States. We play excerpts. You can receive A People’s History of the United States, among many other gifts, by donating to KPFA here.
In conversation with journalist Dan Rather to talk about the news media and Donald Trump. With a famed and storied career that has spanned more than six decades. Dan Rather has interviewed every president since Eisenhower and covered almost every important dateline in the United States and around the world From Civil Rights, the Kennedy assassination, … Continued
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Today on HKR we offer critique from author , writer, journalist, and educator. Mark Danner. Danner has written for three decades on foreign affairs and international conflict. He has covered Central America, Haiti, Balkans, Iraq and the greater Middle East, among many other stories, and has written extensively about the development of American foreign policy … Continued
Hillary Clinton officially accepts the Democratic Presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to be the nominee of either major party. She reaches out to Bernie Sanders supporters say they had put economic and social justice issues front and center, where they belong and pledging to work with Sanders on making public college education free for poor … Continued
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
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Larry Kelp guest hosts “Dead to the World,” followed by his regular two-hour show. As part of KPFA’s Summer Fund Drive, this week’s episode features “Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.” This 4-disk compilation debuted at no. 11 on Billboard’s US charts and showcases a vast selection of … Continued
President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and HIllary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee Virginia Senator Tim Kaine address the Democratic National Convention tonight. Supporters of Bernie Sanders may protest when Kaine delivers his speech. Some of them walked out of the convention hall and joined protests outside after Clinton’s formal presidential nomination yesterday. Pacifica’s live coverage … Continued
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention officially nominate Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential nominee. Former President Bill Clinton delivers the keynote address. The convention will also hear from the mothers of African-Americans killed by police or who died in police custody or at the hands of vigilantes. The mothers of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, … Continued
Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López.
