The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Texas Democrats flee state to stop Republicans from passing bill to limit voting rights; President Joe Biden calls for gun control at White House meeting on rising crime; Fire season starts with more than 1,200 wildfires in the west, California sees largest wildfire this year

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


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – July 12, 2021

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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

UpFront PM – July 12, 2021

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.


What happens when missionaries try to get indigenous people to read and write English? Sometimes what results is very different than what the missionaries intended. Laura Rademaker describes how members of an aboriginal community in Australia resisted and repurposed English literacies. Tony Ballantine, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla, eds., Indigenous Textual Cultures: Reading and Writing … Continued