Jan 28 2008
After 3 and a half days off the air, KPFK is back on! Snow and ice from the recent stormy weather affected the transmitter on Mount Wilson. The station is now back and running. Thanks to listeners for your patience. …
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Jan 28 2008
I didn’t think Marjane Satrapi’s coming-of-age-in-Iran memoir could be much improved by animating it, but having just seen the Oscar-nominated film Persepolis, I realize I was wrong. I described it to a friend interested in viewing it thus: a black-and-white, animated film in French with English subtitles about a young girl growing up in revolutionary Iran. That description sets up a number of obstacles to a mainstream American audience. But …
Jan 26 2008
Severe weather conditions have resulted in KPFK being off the air recently. A message from KPFK’s Chief Engineer Bob Conger explains the situation:
The KPFK problems on Mt. Wilson that started as an electrical power outage has progressed to an icing problem with the antenna and an incredible amount of snow on Mt. Wilson.
I tried to get to the transmitter site twice on Friday and once today. I got within a few hundred yards on …
Jan 25 2008
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* Election 2008: What Good Are Polls?
* Empire Notes on Barack Obama
* Dissecting the Hawaii “Ceded Land” Agreement
* Black Agenda Report on the Subprime Lending Debacle
* Taxi To the Dark Side: Conversation with the Filmmaker
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Jan 25 2008
The Green Party criticizes Moveon.org and other groups for compromising their anti-war principles in order to help Democrats be elected. Plus, as violence in Kenya continues to worsen once more, we’ll get a live report from Uprising correspondent Amie Williams. And, this week’s Empire Notes. …
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Jan 25 2008
GUEST: Alex Gibney, director of Taxi to the Darkside and ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Soon after the American defeat of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, a young Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar, was arrested by pro-US Afghan militias and imprisoned at Bagram airbase. In the 5 days before he died he …
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Jan 25 2008
GUEST: Kehaulani Kauanui, Associate Professor at Wesleyan University, specializing in the contemporary Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement
Last week, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the state government of Hawaii announced a multi-million compensation deal on ceded lands. More than 200 acres of territory once belonging to the Kingdom of Hawaii are set to be transferred from …
Jan 25 2008
GUEST: Prof ChorSwang Ngin, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology and Director of Asian and Asian American Studies at Cal State LA
Some years ago hundreds of bones of what are thought to be Chinese workers were discovered deep below Boyle Heights, along side intricate ceramics, jade jewelry and opium pipes. Some of the …
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Jan 25 2008
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is about the Subprime Lending Debacle. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Jan 25 2008
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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