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11 Bay Area Counties to relax mask wearing mandates; Lawmakers consider impacts of drone strikes; California Governor signs pandemic paid sick leave into law

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trucker blockade in Ottawa continues, in opposition to pandemic related restrictions. Continued push back to R.N.C.’s censure resolution calling capitol insurrection “legitimate political discourse.” Biden administration readying to relax pandemic era guidelines. 11 Bay Area Counties to … Continued

Flashpoints

Judith Berken in San Juan Reports on Massive Protests in Puerto Rico

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Today on the Show: A MAJOR PROTEST IN PUERTO RICO AGAINST THE LOOTING OF THE POVERTY STRICKEN U.S. COLONY BY VULTURE CAPITALISTS AND A CORPORATE JUNTA: We’ll get a front line report from Flashpoints special correspondent, Judith Berken in San Juan: ALSO THE FLASHPOINT’S ELECTION CRIMES BULLETIN returns, as Greg Palast confronts the vote thieves … Continued

Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. about Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws

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We speak with Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. the vice president for Diversity and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University of Denver about the laws being passed to ban ethnic studies and critical race theory practices. https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/michael-benitez-jr https://www.depts.ttu.edu/diversity/documents/MB_Biography17.pdf  

UpFront PM

UpFront PM – February 9, 2022

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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.

Letters and Politics

Gerald Horne on the Militant Origins of Black History Month

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Guest: Gerald Horne is Moores Professor of History & African American Studies at the University of Houston.  He is the author of more than three dozen books including White Supremacy Confronted: US Imperialism & Anticommunism vs the Liberation of Southern Africa from Rhodes to Mandela, The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, and White Supremacy … Continued

UpFront

OUSD approves school closures; Militia members mount successful campaign to recall Shasta County Supervisor; Plus San Francisco’s fentanyl crisis

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On today’s show: 0:08 – Paul Offit (@drpauloffit) Doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Vaccinology and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania discusses his latest book: You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation. 0:33 – We debrief the OUSD Board’s decision … Continued