On today’s show, host Mitch Jeserich interviews Stephen Kinzer, national cultural correspondent for the New York Times, about his book “The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War.” The brothers controlled both the overt and covert operations of U.S. foreign policy in the 50’s: one was Secretary of State and one was the … Continued


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – June 30, 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 host Cat Brooks interviews University of Wyoming Gender & Women’s Studies Professor Susan Dewey, co-author of the book “Women of the Street: How the Criminal Justice-Social Services Alliance Fails Women in Prostitution” with Tonia St. Germain. The book explores encounters between those who make their living by engaging in street-based prostitution, and the criminal justice … Continued


George Orwell’s novel 1984 was written as a warning. He would be shocked to know that many of his fictional horrors are being realized today. Today KPFA and Pacifica present a 15-hour marathon broadcast of 1984 for the first time since the original broadcast in 1975. The classic cover-to-cover reading is by blacklisted writer Charles … Continued


George Orwell’s novel 1984 was written as a warning. He would be shocked to know that many of his fictional horrors are being realized today. Today KPFA and Pacifica present a 15-hour marathon broadcast of 1984 for the first time since the original broadcast in 1975. The classic cover-to-cover reading is by blacklisted writer Charles … Continued


George Orwell’s novel 1984 was written as a warning. He would be shocked to know that many of his fictional horrors are being realized today. Today KPFA and Pacifica present a 15-hour marathon broadcast of 1984 for the first time since the original broadcast in 1975. The classic cover-to-cover reading is by blacklisted writer Charles … Continued


George Orwell’s novel 1984 was written as a warning. He would be shocked to know that many of his fictional horrors are being realized today. Today KPFA and Pacifica present a 15-hour marathon broadcast of 1984 for the first time since the original broadcast in 1975. The classic cover-to-cover reading is by blacklisted writer Charles … Continued


George Orwell’s novel 1984 was written as a warning. He would be shocked to know that many of his fictional horrors are being realized today. Today KPFA and Pacifica present a 15-hour marathon broadcast of 1984 for the first time since the original broadcast in 1975. The classic cover-to-cover reading is by blacklisted writer Charles … Continued