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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In the first hour: Democracy on the Run Guest: John Nichols is Washington correspondent for The Nation. His latest piece in the Nation is Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy. In the second hour: Justice for Sale Guest: Beth Parker is she is the legal representative … Continued
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
