0:08 – US politics roundup: calls to remove Trump from office, the 25th Amendment, Republicans supporting the President, impeachment, John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – Racist vandalism of Black art in Oakland Refa One is an Oakland Native and lifelong artivist and Director of AeroSoul (@AerosoulArt), an international organization of … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Donald Trump’s call with Georgia elections official condemned as “criminal.” Governor Gavin Newsom says vaccine roll out too slow. Britain becomes first nation to use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden campaign in … Continued
General Manager’s State of the Station Report By Quincy McCoy Happy 2021! A big shout out, a sincere thank you, to our real-life heroes, KPFA’s essential workers. The staff who have kept the station performing at a high level through this pandemic. They met the challenges head-on confidently, determined, that failure was not an option. … Continued
0:08 – Ahead of the historic Senate run-off election in Georgia, we dive into grassroots community organizing, voter mobilization, and community building. Mondale Robinson (@mondalerobinson) is the Founding Principal of the Black Male Voter Project and National Political Director for Democracy For America. 0:34 – Kamau Franklin is Founder of Community Movement Builders (@CommunityMvt) a community … Continued
0:08 – A class-action lawsuit alleges ICE is violating the constitutional rights of immigrant detainees in Mesa Verde and Yuba County Jail by exposing them to COVID – it’s called Zepeda-Rivas. A recent ruling in the case said ICE and GEO Group were “totally unprepared” for a severe COVID outbreak at Mesa Verde this summer. … Continued
The Ecology Center holds a zoom webinar entitled "Ecotopia the Story Without Stuff." The webinar takes place on Thursday, December 17, from 7-8pm. Description: Ecotopia describes a disposable free society. A place where people make, repair, reuse gifts and value the limited possessions they have. They have what they need and are free from the burden...
0:08 – Pardonpalooza: The Department of Justice investigates a cash for pardons scheme, as reports of Trump considering more pardons for his immediate family and for himself. Marcy Wheeler (@emptywheel) is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties at emptywheel.net 0:34 – California’s Employment Development Department is a mess, and deadlines loom … Continued
Guest: Steven Greenhouse is a labor and workplace journalist and writer. He was a New York Times reporter for 31 years. He is the author of the book Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Plus, “Not Getting Any Younger” with Marga Gomez and her new virtual show on themarsh.org/marshstream this coming weekend.
Guest: Emily L. Quint Freeman, author of Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss. In 1969 in Chicago Emily L Quint Freemen broke into a military draft board office and destroyed 40 thousand draft records–potentially saving the lives of many men who would may have otherwise been drafted to serve in Vietnam. The act forced her an underground life as a fugitive … Continued
0:08 – COVID and immunity: what we know so far, new research and questions remaining Julia Schaletzky is Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases, and of the Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute (IVRI). 0:34 – What the Biden can do now: Labor Jane McAlevey (@rsgexp) is a veteran organizer, … Continued
