Flashpoints – April 27, 2023
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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Hard Knock Radio – April 27, 2023
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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
UpFront PM – April 27, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.
Don Winslow discusses his latest novel, “City of Dreams,” a sequel to “City on Fire,” and the second book of a noir trilogy using the plot of the Trojan War and its aftermath. He also discusses his political anti-MAGA work on Twitter. Then we hear from Norah Piehl, the Director of Literary Programs at the Bay Area Book Festival, which occurs in Berkeley the weekend of May 6-7, 2023. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Progressive victory in Chicago and the Ukraine war ends Scandinavian neutrality
Jacobin editor Micah Uetricht explains how Chicago elected a progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson • Lily Lynch, editor of Balkanist and contributor to New Left Review‘s Sidecar blog on how the Ukraine war destroyed Scandinavian neutrality
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 27, 2023
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Democracy Now 9am – April 27, 2023
On Today’s Show: Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Richard Glossip, Rejecting Plea from State Attorney General The Monroe Doctrine, Revisited: How 200 Years of U.S. Policy Have Helped to Destabilize the Americas Medea Benjamin: Pentagon Leaks Show Ukraine War Is a Stalemate. Why Isn’t the U.S. Pushing for Peace?
Punishing Menstruation in Prison; Plus, CA Cops Exploit Legal Gray Areas of Cannabis Enforcement
A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania’s women’s prisons. Joining to discuss her article about it as well as a previous recent report on the ways in which prisons use menstruation as a form of punishment, is Victoria Law, is a freelance journalist and the author of Resistance … Continued
Daniel Ellsberg on “The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.”
Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers. He also drafted nuclear war plans as a RAND consultant during the Kennedy era. His book about it is The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. *This interview is from February 2018. We’re re-airing it to Mark Daniel Ellsberg Week, declared by his friends and … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – April 27, 2023
On Today’s Show: Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Richard Glossip, Rejecting Plea from State Attorney General The Monroe Doctrine, Revisited: How 200 Years of U.S. Policy Have Helped to Destabilize the Americas Medea Benjamin: Pentagon Leaks Show Ukraine War Is a Stalemate. Why Isn’t the U.S. Pushing for Peace?