Latest Programs
People's Tribune Radio (October 1999)
Sept. 21, 1999, 1:01 a.m.
Three part "Special Edition" of PTR featuring Historian and Activist Professor Howard Zinn and Author and Revolutionary Nelson Peery.
Helen Caldicott on HMO's, Star Wars
Sept. 20, 1999, 3:52 a.m.
This is a conversation between friends. It was held in April 1999 before a group of physicians. The exchange is candid, direct, and reveals Helen Caldicott's deep concern about the ongoing arms race.
Sept. 19, 1999, 1:58 p.m.
An interview with former Drug Enforcement Agency operative Mike Levine.
Sept. 15, 1999, 12:52 p.m.
Dr. King, Professor of Molecular Biology at MIT and member of the Council on Responsible Genetics, discusses ethical concerns regarding the brave new world of Genetic Engineering
Sept. 11, 1999, 9:16 a.m.
Discussion of politics, the media and the new web based magazine that covers the issues in the spirit of American revolutionary Thomas Paine
Your Drug May Be Your Problem.
Sept. 11, 1999, 9:08 a.m.
Psychiatrist ad Author Dr. Peter Breggin (Talking Back to Prozac, Talking Back to Ritalin) discusses psychiatric drugs and how they are often dangerous and innapropriate especially for children.
Cash and Culture: Art, Money and Politics
Sept. 10, 1999, 2:35 p.m.
These days, public funding for the arts is closely linked with economic returns. And, private corporations are stepping in as sponsors. On this program, we take a look at funding of the arts, and the role that the arts play in a democracy.
What's for Lunch?: Surplus Agriculture and School Meals
Sept. 7, 1999, 4:03 p.m.
On average, school lunches don't meet federal dietary guidelines. High-fat meals and corporate fast-food seem to be the order of the day. On this archive edition (June 2, 1999) we take a look at the USDA's National School Lunch Program.
WTO Rules: The End of Sovereign States
Sept. 6, 1999, 3:26 p.m.
Larry Gossett, King County Councilmember, Byron Rushing, State Rep. (MA), and Dennis Brutus, former South African political prisoner talk about the WTO ending sovereign states at the monthly planning meeting of People for Fair Trade (1-877-STOP-WTO).
Sept. 4, 1999, 10:40 a.m.
A discussion of contemporary American attitudes to death and dying.
Beyond Pacifica: Panel Discussion
Sept. 3, 1999, 5:15 p.m.
BEYOND PACIFICA What does the crisis at Pacifica mean to the greater community of Grassroots Radio? What can we learn from it? What plans can we make for future news sharing on a national scale? We'll hear from members of the Pacifica Accountability
The History of the 1890's
Sept. 2, 1999, 9:30 a.m.
Chris discusses the time of the "Robber Barons" and the last century's centralization of wealth the "Trusts" as well as the labor movement and more.
Corporations, The WTO and Life After Capitalism
Sept. 2, 1999, 9:25 a.m.
Dr. Korton author of "When Corporations Rule the World" and "The Post Corporate World, Life After Capitalism" discusses Globalization.
Sold Out! (IGC suffers the fate planned for KPFA?)
Sept. 1, 1999, 10:48 a.m.
The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) was a subscriber based Internet Service Provider (ISP) not unlike the Pacifica network and KPFA. In fact former KPFA manager Marci Lockwood is IGC's Director. Is IGC's fate what's coming for Pac
Aug. 31, 1999, 3:47 p.m.
This month, Thin Air reports on mining revivals and mine cleanups on the western slope of Colorado.
Aug. 30, 1999, 6 p.m.
Second appearance of Pacifica Governing Board chair Mary Francis Berry on WBAIs Report to the Listener, Wed., Aug 25, 1999.
The Anti-Democratic World Trade Organization
Aug. 29, 1999, 4:22 p.m.
Steve Shrybman of the Environmental Law Association, discusses the anti-democratic corporate run World Trade Organization whose secret closed door decisions put profits above people at the monthly planning meeting of People for Fair Trade (1-877-STOP-WTO)
Aug. 28, 1999, 4:46 p.m.
Call in featuring KPFA-LAB member Khalil Jacobs Fantauzzi. In the hours after Pacifica Governing Board Chair Mary Francis Berry appeared on WBAI callers express their opinions. Including calls from listeners in the Bay Area listening via the internet.
Criminal Justice, Juveniles and Welfare Reform
Aug. 26, 1999, 1:54 a.m.
This week we look at the juvenile justice system and Welfare reform
Genetic Engineering (GE) and the WTO
Aug. 23, 1999, 1:51 a.m.
Dr. Michael Fox, Senior Scholar of Bioethics with the Humane Society of the United States discusses the dangers of genetically engineered foods and crops at the monthly planning meeting of People for Fair Trade in Seattle (1-877-STOP-WTO).
George Bush Jr. Admits Drug Use!
Aug. 20, 1999, 8:47 p.m.
Satire
KCFA Switchboard with George W Bush
Aug. 20, 1999, 12:03 p.m.
Listener call-in show where Presidential hopeful George Dubya Bush gracefully obfuscates, sidesteps, and otherwise avoids answering questions on topics such as drug use, embezzlement, wife beating, and chainsaw murder.
People's Tribune Radio (September 1999)
Aug. 19, 1999, 10:29 a.m.
PTR talks with Oakland California school teacher Steve Miller about the state of education and schools, a commentary on Education from Liz Monje and News from Nicole Trejo
Live (and Kicking) From Death Row: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Aug. 19, 1999, 9:32 a.m.
New commentaries from Mumia Abu-Jamal.. He discusses recent allegations that he confessed to his crime in 1992; the problems at KPFA and Pacifica; the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia; censorship; free speech; and prison journalism.
0817 NYC Rally for Free Speech Radio
Aug. 18, 1999, 5:16 p.m.
Sponsored by S.F. Media Alliance and NYC Save Our Station.
Christians, Public Education and the Holy War
Aug. 18, 1999, 11:08 a.m.
A commentary on the dangers of a coming Christian Theocracy in the U.S.
Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEO's)
Aug. 18, 1999, 9:46 a.m.
Prof. Stabinsky(Environmental Studies CSUS) and member of the board of the Council for Responsible Genetics discusses "GEO's" and the issues surrounding this truely important topic.
Aug. 18, 1999, 9:40 a.m.
Sam Smith has covereed DC. politics for decades. The publisher of the Progressive Review, wrote the first book to explode the Clinton myth "Shadows of Hope" and discusses WJ Clinton, HRC, and the Clinton Administration.
Aug. 17, 1999, 6:42 p.m.
Cockburn and co-author Jeff St. Clair in their book "Whitewash" revisit the drug smuggling of the CIA. They prove, using the CIA's own admission, that indeed the black community was targeted to be saturated with drugs.
Aug. 16, 1999, 3:23 a.m.