Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
Unbottled: The Fight Against Plastic Water and for Water Justice
11/30/2023
Daniel Jaffee writes about the $300B bottled water industry, which is dominated by four multinationals, and the movements fighting the ongoing push to privatize water.
Duration:00:52:00
Food banks struggle to keep up with demand as US hunger soars
11/29/2023
More than 27 million people in the US don’t have enough to eat because of pandemic-era benefit cuts, according to a new report from Hunger Free America.
Duration:00:52:04
How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine
11/28/2023
Norman Solomon says 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan set into motion a perpetual state of war that is almost entirely invisible to the American public.
Duration:00:52:00
What's at stake at the upcoming climate summit in Dubai?
11/27/2023
A recent UN report says to keep warming to the 1.5 degrees, countries must slash their emissions by 42 percent by the end of the decade.
Duration:00:51:56
How hedge funds are plundering US newspapers
11/24/2023
A new documentary, Stripped for Parts, tells the story of Alden Global Capitol, a secretive hedge fund that is decimating what is left of US newspapers.
Duration:00:51:42
Murder in Big Horn highlights the epidemic of MMIW
11/23/2023
A three-part docuseries on Showtime follows Native families as they seek answers and justice for their murdered and missing loved ones in Montana.
Duration:00:53:25
Elsie Allen and the legacy of Pomo basketry
11/22/2023
The Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection, on display in Santa Rosa, CA, is the only known collection of its size to have been created and curated by Native weavers.
Duration:00:52:24
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine story
11/21/2023
Nathan Thrall's new book tells the story of Israel's occupation of Palestine through the story of one family's tragedy. Many of his book talks have been canceled.
Duration:00:52:13
The new cold war in the Arctic
11/20/2023
Adam Federamn reports that amid rising geopolitical tensions, the US is expanding its military presence in Greenland, increasing the risk of something going very wrong.
Duration:00:31:15
COP28: The UN climate change conference
11/20/2023
What can we expect from this year's UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, which runs from November 30 - December 12?
Duration:00:20:46
Media coverage of APEC & ceasefire protest at DNC headquarters
11/17/2023
Activists took to the streets to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and policies that protect people and the planet over profits. Activists also called for a ceasefire in DC.
Duration:00:27:41
Gaza in the context of Palestine's history
11/16/2023
As the civilian death toll continues to rise from Israel's military assault on Gaza, Palestinians are suing President Biden for failing to prevent genocide.
Duration:00:52:03
State Dept official resigns over Biden's "lethal assistance to Israel"
11/15/2023
In his resignation letter, Josh Paul wrote, "I believe that the response Israel is taking will only lead to more suffering for the Israeli and the Palestinian people."
Duration:00:51:44
Twelve Feminist Lessons of War
11/14/2023
Professor Cynthia Enloe explores the experiences of women activists during wartime and post-war and what feminism can do to change conflict and violence.
Duration:00:51:34
California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline
11/13/2023
In her new book, environmental reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?
Duration:00:52:06
Inside the multimillion-dollar union busting industry
11/10/2023
Corporations in the US are spending millions of dollars on anti-union consultants to stop workers from unionizing, according to a new HuffPost investigation.
Duration:00:52:06
A political history and defense of SNAP
11/9/2023
Professor Christopher John Bosso explores the history of SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, and why benefits have been essential to low-income Americans.
Duration:00:51:58
Bangladeshi garment workers demand $208 monthly minimum wage
11/8/2023
Bangladesh’s labor ministry proposed a minimum wage of $113, which workers say will force them to struggle for basic survival for the next five years.
Duration:00:24:49
People wait in overnight lines for free care from Remote Area Medical
11/8/2023
RAM provides free medical, dental, vision, and veterinary care to hundreds of thousands of people through pop-up clinics across the country.
Duration:00:27:19
Biden wants to give Israel weapons without Congressional oversight
11/7/2023
The White House measure effectively gives Israel a check to purchase $3.5 billion in arms in complete secrecy, according to In These Times.
Duration:00:24:30