Today on Flashpoints, we focus on two looming human and environmental disasters resulting from Hurricane Harvey as massive flooding continues to inundate large areas of the the state of Texas. First up, we cover the dangerous situation facing undocumented communities given Trump’s change in immigration policy, also the effects of the draconian SB4 in Texas … Continued


On today’s show, we continue our coverage of Hurricane Harvey flooding. First, we speak with Mark Bebawi, Host and Producer of The Monitor radio show at our sister station, KPFT, about the situation in Houston.  Then, we discuss the pollutants released by the damage to Exxon refineries in Houston with Stephanie Thomas, a Houston-based organizer with Public Citizen. … Continued


Indie Landscapes

Indie Landscapes – August 26, 2017

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Featuring new music from San Francisco group Tino Drima with a track off their forthcoming debut LP ‘Her Kind Of Man’. San Francisco electronic duo The M Machine. London-via-Paris outfit Cymbals. Bergen, Norway five-piece band Bloody Beach. La ciudad de Mexico quartet No Somos Marineros. Experimental/Progressive Mexico City outfit URSS Bajo el árbol. Palm Desert … Continued


September 9 2017

“WHERE TO INVADE NEXT”

KPFA

The Niles Discovery Church presents Michael Moore’s latest film, "Where to Invade Next," in which Moore travels overseas to seek alternatives to conflict. Showtime is 1:30pm on September 9th, at 3660 Niles Boulevard in Fremont. For details, call 510.797.0895.


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – August 25, 2017

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).


Today we are in conversation with Nancy MacLean about economist James McGill Buchanan who won the Novel Price in Economics in 1986 and helped laid groundwork of conservative thought that would lead all the way up to the so called Freedom Caucus in Congress. Nancy MacLean is a professor of history at Duke University and author of … Continued