The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – March 8, 2017
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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Liesl Tommy, director, and Ayesha Jordan, one of the performers in Danai Gurira’s Tony-nominated play “Eclipsed,” in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The play concerns four women held as “wives” by a commander during the Liberian Civil War. The cast and crew are composed almost entirely of women of color. “Eclipsed” runs at the Curran Theater in San Francisco through March 19, 2017 in a short, limited run.
with Bernadine Dohrn, former Professor of Law at Northwestern University Involved with the Weather Underground Organization, an American militant, radical left-wing organization founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan in 1969. The pair are life partners. In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a … Continued
Democrats chose Thomas Perez over Keith Ellison in DNC elections over the weekend. We’ll speak with analyst Doug Henwood about what it means for the future of the Democratic Party. Doug will also cover the recent Conservative Political Action Committee meeting and Donald Trump’s announcement of sharp increases to military spending. And, after a historic … Continued
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IN THE DARKROOM. Hosted by Kris Welch.
In this episode, host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Stephen Kinzer, an award-winning foreign correspondent. He served as The New York Times’s bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua and as The Boston Globe’s Latin America correspondent. He is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and writes a column on world affairs … Continued
With millions of Americans newly accessing health insurance, Republicans are having a tough time facing their constituents in town hall meetings and offering a good enough replacement for the Affordable Care Act. On our show today we’ll turn to Dr. Carol Paris, President of Physicians for a National Health Program, for why the only alternative … Continued
Behind the News – February 23, 2017
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 20, 2017
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Featured Story: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/not-my-president-rally-in-sf-denounces-trump-white-house
Today hear a recent talk by Professor Sarah Haley about her new groundbreaking book “No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity.” Drawing upon black feminist criticism and a diverse array of archival materials, Sarah Haley uncovers how black women were imprisoned and brutalized in the late 19th century and early … Continued