Public schools in cities across the U.S., cities like Newark, New Jersey, have been the targets of privatization campaigns over the last two decades. Sociologist John Arena asks why rising star and Mayor Cory Booker was unsuccessful at forcing through corporate school reform in Newark, while his rival and successor Mayor Ras Baraka — the … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Voters put a Republican in Virginia’s Governor seat, Democrat in New Jersey’s Governor seat; Supreme Court hears challenge to New York gun ban, appears poised to repeal it; U.S. health officials announce approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Voters put a Republican in Virginia’s Governor seat, Democrat in New Jersey’s Governor seat. Democrats put paid leave back into the Build Back Better Act, along with immigration reform. Supreme Court hears challenge to New York gun … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with Darnell Moore

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DARNELL L. MOORE “No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America” What happens to the black boys who come of age in neglected, heavily policed, and economically desperate cities that the War on Drugs and mass incarceration have created? How do they learn to live, love, and grow up? Where … Continued


we speak with journalist Nida Khan about Bordentown Township Police Department’s policy that unjustly targeted Black people. Recently, Bordentown’s former Police Chief, Frank Nucera Jr. was charged with hate crimes and civil rights violations by federal prosecutors after revelations surfaced that he used dogs to attack black suspects and used hateful speech. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nida-khan/trump-political-rhetoric-_b_8664334.html   feature image – … Continued