Long-time political activist Ajamu Baraka on Sandra Bland’s arrest and death; Bernie Sanders; and Black Lives Matter. Last night the Texas Department of Public Safety released video of Sandra Bland’s arrest from a dashboard camera. And Christian Hageseth, author of the book Big Weed: An Entrepreneur’s High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business. About the … Continued


We’re going deep on climate change, starting with wildfires here in California, a “climate bomb” lurking in Alaska’s melting permafrost, and a staggering new study by one the world’s most prominent climate scientists on sea level rise this century. Guests: Patrick Gonzalez, forest ecologist and climate change scientist with the U.S. National Park Service; co-author … Continued


KPFA GM REPORT: July 11th 2015

The first part of my report will answer the request of the CAB for information on what KPFA’s programming plans for the future. How do we intend to incorporate the necessity of more local news, public affairs, arts and continue to diversify our community involvement? Under our Strategic Programming Plan we lay out a new … Continued


On this episode of Uprising with Sonali: Rahul Mahajan analyses breaking news of the day. Plus, a small Palestinian village in the West Bank is under threat of demolition by Israel. We’ll speak with activist Huwaida Arraf about the campaign to Save Susiya. And, political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu Jamal reads from his new … Continued


Adam Mansbach, author Of ‘Go The F*** To Sleep,’ discusses his new book on mealtime with kids called “You Have to Fu**king Eat.” “You Have to F**king Eat” covers another major source of frustration for parents — trying to get your kids to eat a good meal. As Mansbach states in the official book announcement, … Continued