11:00 AM PACIFIC TIME: FRIDAYS
What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACIFICA!!!!! We celebrate the miracle of the birth of listener-sponsored radio with hearing some sound from the great video, KPFA On the Air. We also pay a sound tribute to our dear friend, and frequent KPFA guest, journalist Reese Erlich, who died of cancer just days ago. Hosted by Kris Welch.
New national security report names China as the biggest threat to the U.S. Clarifications form Michael Klare. PLUS: a beautiful, heartbreaking poem/memoir from Adam Mansbach, about his brother’s suicide. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Black Lives Matter. Anti-Asian violence. Most recent, and recurring, faces of racism in America. We speak with two artists and activists, whose lives and work seek to repair, rather than repeat, these wounds. Hosted by Kris Welch.
We get updates on the Newsom recall effort, California and COVID,school openings—all matters Cal. PLUS: Kyle Gift will run 70 miles from home to the GG Bridge, for the Earth and for peace and unity. PLUS! the Town Crier, with new poems. Hosted by Kris Welch.
What’s good, and what needs work, in the Biden infrastructure plan. PLUS: the venture vultures’ plans to suck that plan dry. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Public Citizen has a new report on U.S. corporate support for GOP legislators writing voter suppression bills. PLUS: Greg Palast on the latest with Georgia’s anti-voting law. Hosted by Kris Welch. photo: Element5 Digital via Unsplash
In the past three months, over 80 anti-trans bills (most targeting youth) have been introduced in 28 states. We talk with one of the 15,000 signers of a letter to President Biden calling for equality. PLUS: Wes “Scoop” Nisker, with an April Fool’s Day rant on this St. Stupid’s Day. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The on-going ‘unrest’ in Myanmar represents a growing protest against the February military coup. We get background, details. PLUS: the activist attorney in the ground-breaking legal judgement in Ecuador against Chevron has been under house arrest in NYC for 600 days, and counting—Chevron bites back. Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo: Wikimedia commons
John Nichols, author and national affairs correspondent for the Nation magazine, joins us to talk of—EVERYTHING! Voter suppression! Louis DeJoy! 2022 midterms!! Bernie!!! Amazon!!!! Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo credit: The Nation.com
Gun violence R Us. Seven mass shootings in one week, with 10 people dead in Boulder Colorado. Congress “debates” doing Something about it—again. We speak with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Boulder resident. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
