A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Hosts Powerleegirls Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee continue with the #NeverAgain series on the Japanese American incarceration during WW II. … Continued
Biden Administration to Send 75% of Surplus Vaccine Supplies to Undervaccinated Countries. President Biden Urges Companies to Harden Against Cyberattacks in Open Letter. State Lawmakers Debate Universal Basic Income for Former Foster Kids. Britain Places Portugal Back on Coronavirus No Travel List.
Today on the show: The People of Chile rise up and transform their government. Also, after 28 grueling days crossing the Pacific Ocean, the historic anti-nuclear sailboat, Golden Rule arrived in San Francisco from Honolulu: We’ll talk with three powerful women behind the boats unending quest for peace.
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We speak with Ajamu Baraka from Black Alliance for Peace about the unrest in Colombia. In late April, Colombians began protesting in the streets against increased taxes, corruption and health care reform proposed by the government of President Ivan Duque Marquez. Steve Jang talks about ending Asian hate. And later political commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal provides … Continued
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.
Confluencing of Allies, to protect water, become like water… Caroline welcomes Starhawk, who be filing her scouting report, upon returning from the 1000 Grandmothers group in Minnesota, to stop the Line 3 pipeline which is threatening the pristine lakes where wild rice grows and the headwaters of the Mississippi. “Starhawk is an author, activist, permaculture … Continued
Flynn Berry discusses her latest noir novel, “Northern Spy,” set in contemporary Northern Ireland, and a 2011 interview with the late New York City Ballet dancer Jacques D’Amboise (1934-2021 recorded during the tour for his memoir, “I Was A Dancer.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Alex Hochuli, author of “The Brazilianization of the World,” on what that term means for Brazil and the world. And Neda Bolourchi on the politics of the forthcoming Iranian presidential election.
The Trump-dominated, i.e. anti-Roe v. Wade-dominated, Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case which could end the legality of all abortion. PLUS: why Donald Trump going to jail could be a very bad thing. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner! Hosted by Kris Welch.
Part 1 – The Current Inflation Guest: Robert Pollin is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is author of several books including his latest Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy of Saving the Planet co-authored with Noam Chomsky. … Continued
