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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

House rejects resolution to force withdrawal of 900 U.S. troops in Syria; Verbal clash erupts at Senate hearing on corporate union-busting; International Women’s Day forum calls for reinstatement of pandemic era income support programs: The Pacifica Evening News March 8 2023

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  House overwhelmingly votes down resolution to force withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria within six months Senator Bernie Sanders holds hearing on union rights and corporate union-busting An International Women’s Day forum denounces cancelation of pandemic era programs that lifted women and children out of poverty The Justice Department announces a probe of the … Continued

UpFront

Analysis and reports from the ground in Ukraine; COVID science with Dr. Swartzberg; Plus, a new Black Panther Party graphic novel

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  0:08 – Tanya Kozyreva (@TanyaKozyreva), investigative correspondent, most recently with Buzzfeed News, joins us from Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine where Ukrainian forces have stopped the Russian advance from the East for the recent days. 0:21 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses access to information about the … Continued

Letters and Politics

The U.S. Media Coverage of the Ukraine-Russia Crisis & The Creation of the U.S. Constitution

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Part I. The U.S. Media Coverage of the Ukraine-Russia Crisis Guest: Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death” and  “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State” (just … Continued

Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with CA Working Families Party State Director Jane Kim

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An Interview with CAWFP State Director Jane Kim about the Working Families Party that just launched in California. Jane has spent her career serving Californian working families. As San Francisco Supervisor, she led the way to make community college tuition-free for all San Franciscans, won a citywide $15 minimum wage, and secured full-time nurses for … Continued

UpFront

Volcanologist on the Hunga Tonga eruption; Over 100 prisoners object to proposed settlement in Babu v. Alameda County; Jane Kim is newly-hired as Executive Director of the California Working Families Party; Plus Oakland’s progressive tax to fund city services

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On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss the spectacular and devastating Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption with Jackie Caplan-Auerbach (@geophysichick) seismologist, volcanologist, and professor of Geology at Western Washington University. 0:33 – A court hearing in the Babu v. Alameda County case takes place this afternoon. Link to participate here. The hearing will determine approval of … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

F.D.A. advisory panel approves kid-size Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds; Lawmakers grill social media CEO’s over impacts on childhood mental health; S.F. D.A. kicks off reject recall campaign, two prosecutors leave his office in support of recall

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senator Bernie Sanders demands President’s Build Back Better plan include medicare expansion, White House says it won’t include everything they want. F.D.A. advisory panel approves kid-size Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds. San Francisco Supervisors introduce … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

U.S. ends longest war, announces full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years; U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, including 6 children; Caldour fire forces evacuation of 22,000 from South Lake Tahoe; Hurricane Ida floods Louisiana, leaves millions without electricity

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airfor Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. U.S. ends longest war, announces full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years. U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, including 6 children. Caldour fire forces evacuation of 22,000 from South Lake Tahoe. Hurricane Ida … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Texas Democrats flee state to stop Republicans from passing bill to limit voting rights; President Joe Biden calls for gun control at White House meeting on rising crime; Fire season starts with more than 1,200 wildfires in the west, California sees largest wildfire this year

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Texas Democrats flee state to stop Republicans from passing bill to limit voting rights. Former President Donald Trump keynote speaker at CPAC-Conservative Political Action Conference. Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders meets with President Joe Biden, pushes a $3.5 … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

President Joe Biden holds first press conference; Georgia Governor signs voter suppression bill into law, President and civil rights groups blast it; California Governor Gavin Newsom expands eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden holds first press conference-addresses immigration crisis and other issues. Georgia Governor signs voter suppression bill into law, President and civil rights groups blast it. Senator Bernie Sanders introduces two bills to repeal 2017 GOP … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Suspect identified in Colorado deadly mass shooting; President Joe Biden calls for assault weapons ban; Oakland launches universal income program

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Officials identify suspect in Colorado mass shooting that killed 10 people. President Joe Biden and Democrats call for assault weapons ban and tougher background checks. San Francisco, Marin and Santa Clara Counties relax pandemic restrictions. Bernie Sanders … Continued