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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

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Senate holds $15 minimum wage hearing; House passes Equality Act

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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 marks 50 millionth COVID-19 vaccine, defends $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. Senator Bernie Sanders holds $15 minimum wage hearing: “Should Taxpayers Subsidize Poverty Wages at Large Profitable Corporations?” U.S. strikes Syria, targets Iran-backed militia. … Continued

The Inauguration, a New Congress, & Beyond

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Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters and Politics, joins Brian Edwards-Tiekert on UpFront, to speak about the current state of politics in Congress, as the legislative body continues to reel from the January 6th far-Right storming of the capitol. Tiekert and Jeserich discuss a reported “power-sharing” agreement between Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate, what we … Continued

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Moms 4 Housing organizer Carroll Fife takes on incumbent McElhaney in fierce Oakland council race over housing, policing

  By KPFA election reporter Ariel Boone (@arielboone) OAKLAND, CA – On a sunny Saturday morning in DeFremery Park in West Oakland, 50 people have come to knock on doors. There are ironworkers, students, democratic socialists, even Sunrise Movement climate activists — all here to support Carroll Fife, a candidate for Oakland city council in … Continued

UpFront

Taking care of your mental health during the traumatic crises of racism and a pandemic — plus, what Biden needs to do to win over progressive voters

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On this show: 0:08 – As Joe Biden visits Kenosha, Wisconsin and speaks with police shooting survivor Jacob Blake by phone, we talk about the Trump and Biden campaigns and their Wisconsin stops with John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation. 0:19 – Jane Kim, San Francisco supervisor and former California political director for the Bernie … Continued

UpFront

Briahna Joy Gray and John Nichols respond to first day of virtual DNC; plus — Black medical professionals say SF Sheriff’s Deputies should be removed from SF General Hospital

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Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention Monday night. On this show: 0:08 – How did the first day of the online Democratic National Convention go? We talk about the keynote speech by Bernie Sanders went with two guests: Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy), former press secretary for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign; now a contributing … Continued

Letters and Politics

Previewing the DNC & Trump’s Executive Orders for Economic Relief in the Times of Corona

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Part 1. Executive Orders for Economic Relief in the Times of Coronavirus. Guest: Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. He is the author of several books, his latest, Understanding Socialism. Professor Wolff is the founder of the … Continued