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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

President Joe Biden to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan; Cop who shot and killed Duante Wright to be charged with manslaughter; Derek Chauvin murder trial continues – April 14, 2021

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden says he will pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by 9-11. Charges filed against police officer for death of Duante Wright; civil rights advocates say not enough. Gun control advocates in Boulder, Colorado join … Continued

Hard Knock Radio

Police Decertification and Reimaging Public Safety

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We speak with the executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) George Galvis about police decertification. And later we speak with community activists Reverend Susan Smith and Adrienne Hood about what it means to reimage public safety in the city of Columbus, Ohio. George Galvis – Executive Director at Communities United for … Continued

Against the Grain

KPFA Radio’s Radical Origins

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KPFA spawned the model of listener-sponsored radio and changed the world.  As the station celebrates 72 years, we look back at the origins of KPFA Radio.  Historian Iain Boal discusses the anarchist and pacifist politics of KPFA’s founders, many interned as conscientious objectors during WW2 and involved in the left libertarian circle around poet Kenneth … Continued