WorkWeek – April 4, 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
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
On today’s show we talk with Bernadette Del Chiaro, the Executive Director of CALSEIA which mission is to promote the growth of the solar industry and expand the use of all solar technologies throughout California, about solar and renewable energy in California and around the globe. Using Renewable energy sources can be better … Continued
Lucy Jane Bledsoe, author of the novel, A Thin Bright Line. Based on the (partially imagined) life of her aunt, Lucybelle Bledsoe, the novel weaves McCarthyism, climate change, civil rights and pre-Stonewall gay life into a rich tapestry. The New York Times calls it “an intimate and humane evocation of day-to-day life under inhumane circumstances.” … Continued
Have you ever wondered why accomplishing certain tasks is easy, while others seem impossible and virtually out of reach? Do you believe the “experts” when they describe the demographics of and the criteria for success even though you don’t the profile? Tonight, producer/host Veronica Faisant, invites you to recall times when you impressed yourself by … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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).
Josh Elwood talks with Mitch Jeserich about President Trump’s attitude toward disability. Then, we seek out disabled and deaf artists in South Africa with Leroy F. Moore Jr. and Simon Manda. Leroy F. Moore Jr is the founder of Krip Hop Nation. He recently visited seven South African cities with Simon Manda, the cofounder of … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM Upcoming Events April 12, Wednesday, 7:30 pm ANDRÉS RESÉNDEZ The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America Hosted by Mickey Huff Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley Tickets and more information: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2895255 April 19, Wednesday, 7:30 pm OMAR EL AKKAD American War: A Novel Hosted by … Continued