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Presidential Debates

KPFK will be broadcasting all the presidential debates
The Next Debate is scheduled for Thursday Oct 15th, though the status of this and future debates are currently unconfirmed

Second presidential debate:
Thursday, October 15, 2020 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL

Third presidential debate:
Thursday, October 22, 2020 Belmont University, Nashville, TN

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  • STRENGTH THRU UNITY: YOU HAVE THE POWER

    Host David Ono veteran anchor of ABC 7 in Los Angeles and guests Marc Morial, President, and CEO of the National Urban League; Hector Sanchez Barba, CEO of Mi Familia Vota, Tamlyn Tomita, and Japanese-American actress discuss the upcoming election.

    — Anyel Z Fields

  • Voting Is Power Unleashed!

    We only have 50 days until Election Day. People would not be spending ungodly sums of money to stop us from voting if our vote was not powerful.

    — Margaret Prescod

  • State Assembly Races

    Information on the candidates, news, the stakes, and endorsements on all the California districts that are on the November 2020 ballot are listed here.

    — KPFK

  • State Senate Races

    Information on the candidates, news, the stakes, and endorsements on all the California districts that are on the November 2020 ballot are listed here. 

    — KPFK

DEMOCRACY NOW

Democracy Now Newsfeed

  • Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Why Turkey's Intervention Could Turn It into a "Proxy War"

    The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Moscow for talks following two weeks of fighting over the disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh. At least 300 people have already died in what could turn into a wider regional conflagration, with Turkey openly supporting Azerbaijan and Russia backing Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh lies inside Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians. "Turkey's intervention on the side of Azerbaijan is very destabilizing," says Anna Ohanyan, professor of political science and international relations at Stonehill College. "It creates the conditions of transforming this conflict into a proxy war."

  • U.N. World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Tackling Hunger Amid War, Pandemic & Climate Crisis

    As the World Food Programme wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger around the world, we speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, who says the United Nations body is doing vital work around the world. "I couldn't be happier that the World Food Programme won the Nobel Prize for peace, because this hunger pandemic is paralyzing perhaps 2.7 billion people," he says.

  • FBI Foils Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged "Liberation" of State

    Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war. "It came as a surprise to many, but not necessarily here in Michigan, because the state has a long history of militia and white nationalist ties," says Russ McNamara, a reporter at WDET, Detroit's NPR affiliate. We also speak with Michigan state Representative Kyra Harris Bolden, who says local Democrats have been warning for months about the threat posed by far-right extremists. "It's very important to note that this could have been prevented," she says.

Rising Up with Sonali Sonali Kolhatkar

 

 

 

  

Rising Up With Sonali

  • Trump Looks Out For Himself While Americans Struggle

    FEATURING KAREN DOLAN – It has been months since the CARES Act expired, leaving millions of unemployed Americans rudderless and with no plan from the federal government to aid them in making ends meet. The Trump administration has flip flopped repeatedly over supporting an extension to jobless benefits and/or a second round of $1,200 stimulus...

  • How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American Consciousness

    FEATURING TEA KRULOS – President Donald Trump’s tenure has been marked by an unusual proliferation of conspiracy theories entering the mainstream from Pizzagate to the Parkland shooting, the coronavirus, and now QAnon. This should not surprise us considering that Trump, one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama is not...

  • Headlines: October 9, 2020

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved to create a panel that could determine President Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Joined by Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, the two Democrats announced on Friday that they would create a commission to “help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership” in the White House. Raskin and Pelosi explained that the process...

          The BradBlog

The BradBlog

Sojourner Truth Radio

     

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

  • October 8, 2020 - Thomas Mockaitis | David Phillips | Jean Guerrero

    Trump's Encouragement of Militia's Takes A Deadly Turn | Erdogan Has to Be Stopped But Trump Ignores the New Armenian Genocide | How Stephen Miller Has Crippled DHS's Ability to Protect the Homeland backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

  • October 7, 2020 - Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox | Rebecca Lissner | Chelsea Jane

    A Former Catholic Theologian's Open Letter to Amy Coney Barrett | Reimagining, Not Restoring a New Post-Trump Liberal International Order | How Will Kamala Harris Handle Mike Pence? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

  • October 6, 2020 - Robert Hockett | John Barry | Sarah Chayes

    Trump Stiffs Needy Americans and Struggling Businesses to Get Barrett on the Court | Our Mussolini Gasps For Air While Projecting Strength Over a Virus he Claims to Have Conquered | On Corruption in America backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Strength Thru Unity

You have the power!
Vote in this election.
You have a chance to fight back with your vote this November 3
View the conference here -


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STU will also broadcast on KPFK-FM 90.7 on September 30 at 3:00 - 4:00 PM (PST).

Previous Strength Thru Unity Panels:

Black & Brown Lives Sowing the Seed of Change

STRENGTH THRU UNITY: CURBING THE UNEQUAL RISK OF COVID-19 AMONG AMERICANS OF COLOR

From the General Manager

  • How They’ve Wanted to Stop Us

    Oh, how they’ve wanted to stop us. Every day KPFK opens up a new controversy, a new societal pain point, a new cultural, political or community insight, and new revelations about everything that means something in your life. We can’t help it. It’s who we are and what we do. And we won’t stop.

    — Anyel Z Fields

  • We're Trying Something New

    Community media, news, services, and journalism are all cornerstones of our democracy and are more critical than ever. Many community organizations, publications, and independent media companies will become casualties of the pandemic. Our world has changed profoundly and KPFK is adapting to it, so we can still be here for you.

    — Anyel Z Fields

  • There Is No Replacement For An Activist State

    We are watching how our long battle in bringing a progressive vision to our democracy is finally beginning to take hold. We were here long before Bernie Sanders and the New York Times shifted the conversation from liberal to progressive thinking.

    — Anyel Z Fields

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For those that pledged for special events during the last fund drive, many have been rescheduled due to the Covid epidemic. Here are some updates:

Hello Chris Howard here.  Our live event the Mind Coach Certification Training will be rescheduled though attempting to find the best dates and the hotels are uncertain when they will be open as well.  So in the meantime they have full access to the online 20 video course, and as soon as we have the new date we will let you know!
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From Matt Brauning:

Our NLP event from April 4th and 5th will be rescheduled for late summer/early fall, TBD government sanctions of course.
We have sent thumb drives to the station already.
What donors will get NOW: 

1. Thumb drives with all digital courses
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3. Bonus live virtual workshop via zoom (on original dates so they can still learn!) 
EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE A TICKET TO THE LIVE EVENT LATER IN THE YEAR. 
This way they all get what was originally promised, PLUS the live zoom training.

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From Lisa Gold:
My live event "How to Make Money in Commercials for Real People" was scheduled on March 28th and has been postponed to May 30th, 2020.  I have reached out to everyone on the list that was given to me via email 3 times, but still have 21 unconfirmed that they received the message.  They can reach me at Lisa@actoutsidethebox.com or 818-740-8044.

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