Behind the News – July 20, 2017
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
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On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich interviews David Brown author of an intellectual biography of Richard Hofstadter. They talk anti-intellectualism and populism in the US. Then, he is in conversation with Andrew Ervin about his last book: Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed our World.
WorkWeek – July 18, 2017
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
CounterSpin – July 14, 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).
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich interviews Ryan Grim about what’s going on in Washington. Ryan Grim is The Intercept D.C. bureau chief. He is also a contributor to the Young Turks Network and author of the book This is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America. Then, he is in … Continued
David Shields, author of “Other People: Takes & Mistakes,” in coversation with Richard Wolinsky.
David Shields ia an essay, novelist, short story writer and film maker.Among his works are “Black Planet,” “How LIterature Saved My Life,” and “I Think You’re Totally Wrong: A Quarrel.: In his latest book, a collection of over thirty essays and stories, he examines what it means to know another person.
The White House is in disarray following revelations that President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., supported an effort by the Russian authorities to share information incriminating Hillary Clinton in an attempt to help Trump win the election. The latest development in the ongoing saga of whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian authorities came … Continued
WorkWeek – July 11, 2017
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson holds a hearing today that will determine whether the Oakland Police Department becomes the first in the nation to go into federal receivership – we talk to investigative journalists Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham about the scandal and coverup that brought things to this point. Plus: Cat Brooks discusses the lives … Continued
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 7, 2017
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.