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KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 1 MISC. B Against the Grain C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Natalie Melas discusses the poetry, times, and politics of the great Martiniquan anticolonial writer Aimé Césaire. Democracy NOW! Angélique Kidjo: Don’t Let the Ebola Crisis Dehumanize Africa and Don’t Let Hate Consume America; Honoring Mama Africa: Angélique Kidjo Pays Tribute to South African Singer, Activist Miriam Makeba. Monday, November 03, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Womens Magazine We delve into the power of art to keep hope alive in tough times. Multimedia shamanistic performer Dohee Lee's world premiere MAGO, coming up at Yerba Buena Cultural Center, explores the devastating history of Korea's Jeju Island and the legacy of the women free divers who spent much of their lives under the water. 20 Mins Music of the World with Sandy Miranda Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, joins Sandy today to talk about the new film about him called "This Ain't No Mouse Music" and listen to music from the CD. Lightnin' Hopkins, Clifton Chenier, Ry Cooder, Mance Lipscomb, and many more. Monday, November 10, 2014 11:00 1 Hour Visionary Activist Show Caroline welcomes chronicler of lethal plastic on birds of Mid-way Island, Chris Jordan, that we may dive deeply into the underworld of horrors, while maintaining replenishing contact with Beauty. 1 Hour Against the Grain Compared to objective truth, truth of the subjective kind may appear shaky, unreliable, even arbitrary. But Jay Gupta, drawing from Kierkegaard, contends that subjective truth is key to ethical understanding and action. To illustrate the point, Gupta examines how war and the horrific toll it takes are reported in the media. Wednesday, December 03, 2014 12:00 TITLE 2 3 4 5 6 7 D DATE/TIME E LENGTH Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:00 1 Hour Monday, November 03, 2014 13:00 Thursday, November 20, 2014 14:00 1 Hour KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 1 MISC. B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Democracy NOW! Pope Francis Calls for Action on Climate Change & Capitalism on a Planet "Exploited by Human Greed"; "The Great Reformer": Pope Francis Biographer on How Pontiff Became Star Diplomat & Voice for Change. Wednesday, December 31, 2014 09:00 8 D DATE/TIME E LENGTH 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A NATIONAL B TITLE 2 Democracy NOW! 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Detroit Faces "Humanitarian Crisis" as City Shuts Off Water Access for Thousands of Residents. James Risen on NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden: He Sparked a New National Debate on Surveillance. In Tight Midterms Facing Low Turnout, Colorado’s Senate Race Could Decide Who Controls Congress. DATE/TIME D E LENGTH Friday, October 10, 2014 09:00 10 mins Tuesday, October 14, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Friday, October 17, 2014 09:00 10 mins Democracy NOW! Cops Stockpile Riot Gear Amid "Troubling" Leaks; Arming the Warrior Cop: From Guns to Drones, Inside the Booming Business of Police Militarization. Wednesday, October 29, 2014 09:00 Jim Crow Returns: Interstate "Crosscheck" Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to Vote. Monday, November 03, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! 40,000 Voters Missing in Georgia? After Registration Drive in Areas of Color, Names Left off Rolls; New Voter Suppression Laws Could Decide Key Races, and Turn Back the Clocks for Years to Come. Tuesday, November 04, 2014 09:00 5 Democracy NOW! 6 7 8 Democracy NOW! 9 Democracy NOW! Obama & McConnell Pledge Cooperation; Will Fast-Tracking Secretive TPP Trade Deal Top Their Agenda? Thursday, November 06, 2014 09:00 StoryCorps Veterans Day Special: The Unlikely Bond Between a U.S. Soldier & Two Iraqi Boys. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 09:00 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A NATIONAL TITLE B C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Against the Grain Activist and scholar Chris Dixon, author of "Another Politics: Talking Across Today's Transformative Movements," on anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and non-sectarian politics. Monday, November 24, 2014 12:00 1 Hour Democracy NOW! "This Country Values Property Over People": Ferguson Activist Speaks Out as Protests Spread; Rev. Sharpton: Legacy of Civil Rights Movement Shows Need for Feds to Bring Justice if State Fails; Mississippi Burning: As Ferguson Erupts, Obama Honors Civil Rights Activists Slain By Klan in 1964. Wednesday, November 26, 2014 09:00 40 Mins Democracy NOW! I Can’t Breathe": As Protests Erupt in NYC, Eric Garner’s Nephew Speaks Out on Grand Jury Ruling; "I Fear for the Lives of My Sons": Voices from NYC Protests over Eric Garner Grand Jury Ruling; Vince Warren on How Police Officers Get Away with Killing from Ferguson to NYC. 40 Mins 10 11 12 13 Democracy NOW! 14 Democracy NOW! D DATE/TIME Thursday, December 04, 2014 09:00 After Duo Created CIA Torture Methods, Did World’s Largest Group of Psychologists Enable Abuses? "Psychological Torture is Enshrined in U.S. Law": Complicity in Abuses Began Long Before Bush Tuesday, December 16, 2014 09:00 The Interview" Belittles North Korea, But is Film’s Backstory and U.S. Policy the Real Farce? Monday, December 22, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 40 Mins 40 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A NATIONAL B TITLE 15 Democracy NOW! 16 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Weaponizing Health Workers: How Medical Professionals Were a Top Instrument in U.S. Torture Program; Ex-Bush Official: U.S. Tortured Prisoners to Produce False Intel that Built Case for Iraq War; Bush & Cheney Should Be Charged with War Crimes Says Col. Wilkerson, Former Aide to Colin Powell. Ferguson, NYC, Milwaukee: Protests Erupt as Officer Cleared in Killing of Unarmed Dontre Hamilton. DATE/TIME D E LENGTH Tuesday, December 23, 2014 09:00 40 Mins Wednesday, December 24, 2014 09:00 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A INTERNATIONAL B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Democracy NOW! Scott Anderson, author of 'Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East' talks about the role colonialism played into the current situation there. Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:00 Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Orwellian War in Iraq: We Created the Very Threat We Claim to be Fighting. Friday, October 03, 2014 09:00 Death of "Baby Doc" Duvalier Won’t End Quest for Justice by Victims of Haiti’s U.S.-Backed Dictator. Monday, October 06, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! U.S. Faces "Massive Military Failure" as ISIS Advances on Syrian Border Town of Kobani; Iraqi Journalist Who Embedded with Shia Militias on Fighting ISIS & Why US Strategy is Bound to Fail. Thursday, October 09, 2014 09:00 2 Letters and Politics 3 Democracy NOW! 4 5 Democracy NOW! Was what happened in Spain beginning in 1936 a civil war or a workers' revolution? It's called the Spanish Civil War, and it did pit Francisco Franco's forces against a democratically elected government, but what George Orwell discovered when he arrived in Spain was "a revolution in full swing." Tuesday, November 04, 2014 12:00 "I’ve Had Enough": Mexican Protesters Decry Years of Impunity After Apparent Massacre of 43 Students. Monday, November 10, 2014 09:00 Against the Grain Historian Theodore Brown on the origins and development of both proletarian internationalism and social medicine, and on what happened when the two strands converged. Monday, November 17, 2014 12:00 6 Against the Grain 7 8 E LENGTH 40 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 1 Hour 20 Mins 1 Hour KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A INTERNATIONAL B TITLE 9 Democracy NOW! C D RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING DATE/TIME After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends America’s Longest War Monday, November 24, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins Democracy NOW! It was the biggest bombing campaign, not just in United States history, but world history. The U.S. bombed Laos for almost a decade, killing untold numbers, and littering a third of the country's land surface with unexploded cluster bombs and other deadly ordnance. Journalists Jerry Redfern and Karen Coates discuss the campaign, which started fifty years ago this month, and its lethal aftermath for Laotian children and adults. Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:00 The Destabilization of Pakistan: Tariq Ali on Taliban School Massacre & U.S. Afghan War Blowback Wednesday, December 17, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! "Cut Loose the Shackles of the Past": U.S. and Cuba Announce a New Dawn in Diplomatic Relations; Does the Release of the Cuban Five Prove the U.S. Failed to Destroy Cuba After Decades of Trying? Can Obama Lift the Embargo on Cuba Without Congress in Effort to Normalize U.S.-Cuba Relations? Thursday, December 18, 2014 09:00 40 Mins Democracy NOW! The Afghan War is Not Over: U.S. Ends 13-Year Combat Mission, But 10,000+ Troops Continue the Fight; Peace Activist Kathy Kelly Heads to Prison for Protesting U.S. Drone War; The Worst Narco-State in History? After 13-Year War, Afghanistan’s Opium Trade Floods the Globe; NYPD Officer Speaks Out. Monday, December 29, 2014 09:00 40 Mins 10 Against the Grain 11 12 13 1 Hour 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A INTERNATIONAL TITLE B C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING DATE/TIME E LENGTH Democracy NOW! As American Captives Die While Others Walk Free, Is U.S. Hostage Policy Costing Citizens’ Lives? Did the U.S. Abandon an American Hostage in Syria? Inside the Secret Bid to Free Peter Kassig. Tuesday, December 30, 2014 09:00 40 Mins 14 D KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A LOCAL B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Pushing Limits In Santa Rosa, homeless activists celebrate the Day of the Homeless Dead with a procession honoring the many who die unsheltered and along in Sonoma County. We talk to Larry Hall about the event. Friday, October 31, 2014 14:30 APEX Express We take you to the streets of Oakland after the grand jury ruling in Ferguson with a powerful segment as our community heals and grows and we remind ourselves as interviewee Navina Khanna says, “We only win if we’re all in this together.” Thursday, November 27, 2014 19:00 30 Mins 2 3 D DATE/TIME E LENGTH 15 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 2 A ENVIRONMENT B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Botanist and self-described renegade scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of The Global Forest, discusses how forests affect health: individual, collective, Your Own Health and Fitness ecological, and globally. DATE/TIME D E LENGTH Tuesday, October 28, 2014 13:00 1 Hour Exploration The latest concerning the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Guest: Michael Marriot of the Nuclear Information Resource Service in DC. Tuesday, October 28, 2014 14:00 1 Hour Democracy NOW! The Citizens United Senator: After GOP’s Midterm Rout, Mitch McConnell Likely Next Majority Leader;' A Big Win for Climate Change Denial: Republicans to Target EPA Regulations After Taking Senate; Grassroots Activism Helped Elect Obama in 2008 — Will It Resurface to Push Him in Next 2 Years? Wednesday, November 05, 2014 09:00 40 Mins Guns and Butter Ben Davidson, author of “The Other Side of Climate Change" argues that other factors besides human activities will have an impact on the earth. A big factor is the collapsing magnetic poles and a possible pole reversal. Wednesday, November 05, 2014 13:00 1 Hour Against the Grain Cultural geographer Carolyn Finney, author of "Black Faces, White Spaces," discusses the myths, realities, and complex relationship of African Americans to the environment Monday, November 10, 2014 12:00 1 Hour 3 4 5 6 KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 7 8 B C D Biology Professor and author David Haskell discusses his book The Forest Unseen, filled with essays about the complexity and interactions between all the life in one Your Own Health and Fitness square meter of an old-growth forest. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 13:00 Obama Reaches Climate Deal with China — and GOP Congress May Not Be Able to Democracy NOW! Stop It Wednesday, November 12, 2014 09:00 E 1 Hour 20 Mins Democracy NOW! Naomi Klein: Reject Keystone XL Pipeline, We Need Radical Change to Prevent Catastrophic Warming; Terror at the Top of the World: Is Climate Change Leading to More Attacks by Polar Bears in Arctic? Monday, November 17, 2014 09:00 From Hottest October to Coldest November, Is Climate Change Behind the Extreme Weather? Thursday, November 20, 2014 09:00 Ecuadorean Authorities Seize Climate Caravan Bus Carrying Activists Opposed to Drilling in Yasuni. Wednesday, December 03, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! "They Have Destroyed Our Livelihood": Activists Protest Shell and Chevron at U.N. Climate Talks; "Corporate Conquistadors": New Report Exposes How Multinationals Drive, Profit from Climate Change; First Ever Climate Summit in Amazon Country Amidst Growing Threat to "Heart of the Planet". Tuesday, December 09, 2014 09:00 40 Mins Democracy NOW! From South America to Africa, "Capitalist" Solutions to Climate Change Seen as Path to Catastrophe; Brazilian Indigenous Leader: Carbon Trading Scheme "REDD" a False Solution to Climate Change. Wednesday, December 10, 2014 09:00 40 Mins 9 Democracy NOW! 10 Democracy NOW! 11 12 13 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A B C D Democracy NOW! "We Are Like the Walking Dead": Latin American Indigenous Groups Decry Corporate Destruction of Land; Putting People Before Profit: Thousands March in Peruvian People’s Climate March in Lima; From the Streets to the Suites, Protesters Call for Climate Justice at Corporate Gathering in Lima Democracy NOW! "We are on a Course Leading to Tragedy": At U.N. Talks, Kerry Delivers Urgent Plea on Climate Change; Former VP Al Gore Urges Obama to Reject Keystone XL as Kerry, Top U.S. Negotiator Stay Mum; Silencing Dissent: U.N. Bars Climate Protesters from Putting "Keystone," "Kerry" or "U.S." on Signs. Friday, December 12, 2014 09:00 14 15 Thursday, December 11, 2014 09:00 E 40 Mins 40 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A MINORITY CIVIL RIGHTS TITLE B 2 Democracy NOW! 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Democracy NOW! C D RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING DATE/TIME After Censorship of History Course, Colorado Students & Teachers Give a Lesson in Civil Disobedience Wednesday, October 01, 2014 09:00 Ferguson October: Activists Call for Nationwide Convergence to Demand Justice for Michael Brown. Friday, October 10, 2014 09:00 Seattle Marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day Amidst Calls for End to Federal Holiday Celebrating Columbus. Monday, October 13, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins 20 Mins 10 Mins Democracy NOW! Journalist and author Nora Barrows-Friedman discusses the meteoric rise of the national campus organization, Students for Justice in Palestine, its successes and challenges, and its relationship to other movements including feminist and queer movements on campus. Monday, November 03, 2014 13:00 "Just Mercy": Bryan Stevenson on Ferguson, Prison Reform & Why the Opposite of Poverty is Justice. Thursday, November 20, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! Obama’s Action Marks Historic Victory for Immigrant Rights, But Activists Warn of a Long Way to Go and Sanctuary Movement Backs Church Refuge for the Undocumented Friday, November 21, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Letters and Politics Askia Muhammad, news director at WPFW in Washington DC speaking about the importance of Marion Barry to the city's community and why his death leaves a big hole for Black activists. Monday, November 24, 2014 10:00 30 Mins 5 Womens Magazine 6 7 8 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A MINORITY CIVIL RIGHTS TITLE B 9 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING DATE/TIME D E LENGTH Black Lives Matter: Ferguson Erupts After Grand Jury Clears Officer in Michael Brown Killing; "It is Officially Open Season on Black Folks": Legal Expert Decries Handling of Wilson Grand Jury; Riot as the Language of the Unheard: Ferguson Protests Set to Continue In Fight For Racial Justice. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 09:00 1 Hour Democracy NOW! Not One More Darren Wilson, Not One More Mike Brown": National Protests Continue Ferguson Struggle; Dehumanizing the Black Lives of America: Michael Eric Dyson on Ferguson, Police Brutality and Race Monday, December 01, 2014 09:00 United Nations Panel Slams U.S. Record on Police Brutality, Torture, Child Migrants & Guantánamo. Wednesday, December 03, 2014 09:00 Democracy NOW! Shutting Down the Streets: Thousands Protest Police Killings by Blocking Traffic & Staging Die-ins; Did the NYPD Let Eric Garner Die? Video Shows Police Ignored Pleas to Help Him After Chokehold. 10 Democracy NOW! 11 12 13 Democracy NOW! 14 Democracy NOW! Friday, December 05, 2014 09:00 Why Are Our Sons Gunned Down? Parents of Black Victims of Police Killings Lead D.C. March; Black Youth-Organized Millions March NYC Draws Tens of Thousands in Movement’s Biggest Protest Yet. Monday, December 15, 2014 09:00 Was Key Grand Jury Witness in Michael Brown Case a Racist, Mentally Ill, Lying ExFelon? Wednesday, December 17, 2014 09:00 40 Mins 20 Mins 40 Mins 40 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A SOCIAL SERVICES B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Democracy NOW! The Root is Racism in America: Ferguson Activist Speaks Out on Police Abuses After Meeting Obama; Will Obama’s Police Reforms Bring Change? Admin Urged to Seize Political Momentum of Ferguson Moment. To Make a Meaningful Change top a City's Services. Tuesday, December 02, 2014 09:00 2 D DATE/TIME E LENGTH 40 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 1 HEALTH B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Democracy NOW! Sarah Holmes and guest Annabella DeMattei for a talk about roses and flower essences. Annabella is the creator of the Rose Chakra Essences from Luna Fina. Iraq Veterans Against the War: Decade-Old Group Grapples with New War, PTSD Epidemic, VA Failures Dr. Atul Gawande: Ebola is "Eminently Stoppable," But Global Response Has Been "Pathetic". Bad Policy, Bad Medicine: Anti-Choice Law Leaves Vast Swaths of Texas with No Abortion Provider. Democracy NOW! As Second Dallas Nurse Diagnosed with Ebola, Are U.S. Hospitals Failing Healthcare Workers? Infected Workers, Slow Deployment, No Vaccines: Ebola Response Shows Pitfalls of Privatized Health. 2 Herbal Highway 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Democracy NOW! 5 6 7 Democracy NOW! 8 Herbal Highway DATE/TIME D E LENGTH Thursday, October 02, 2014 13:00 50 Mins Friday, October 03, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Tuesday, October 07, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Wednesday, October 08, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Wednesday, October 15, 2014 09:00 20 Mins A U.S. Nurse Witnesses Ebola’s Ravages in Sierra Leone, Where Horrific Conditions Claim Lives Daily; An Unprofitable Disease: In the Political Economy of Ebola, Who Lives and Who Dies? Thursday, October 16, 2014 09:00 Sarah Holmes and guest Marcey Shapiro, MD talk of alternative approaches to working with anxiety. Thursday, October 16, 2014 13:00 20 Mins 50 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 1 HEALTH B TITLE 9 Democracy NOW! 10 Democracy NOW! 11 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Back from West Africa, a U.S. Nurse Says Quarantining Medical Workers Threatens Ebola Response; From Fear-Mongering to Crippling Debt, Lapses in Politics and Health Hurt Global Effort on Ebola. Monday, October 27, 2014 09:00 Monsanto, BigAg Spend Millions Fighting Colorado, Oregon Ballot Measures to Label GMO Foods. Tuesday, October 28, 2014 09:00 Showdown over Ebola: Will Quarantines of Healthcare Workers Harm the Fight Against Epidemic? Thursday, October 30, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A LABOR TITLE B C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Against the Grain Luis Fernandez on police repression of labor and social movements, from the civil unrest of the 1960s to the antiglobalization movement, from Occupy to Ferguson. Wednesday, November 26, 2014 12:00 1 Hour 2 D DATE/TIME E LENGTH KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A CONSUMER B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Democracy NOW! Maui v. Monsanto: Hawaii County Voters Defy AgriGiant’s Spending to OK Landmark Ban on GMO Crops; Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder on Knowing Your GMOs: Changing a Label Costs "Essentially Nothing". Thursday, November 06, 2014 09:00 Obama Calls for Net Neutrality for Consumers, But His Own Industry-Tied FCC Appointee Could Stand in the Way. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 09:00 Against the Grain Because of the breakdown in city services for the consumer, Claire Herbert explains why illegal squatting in recession-battered Detroit is viewed by many as a legitimate activity. 2 Democracy NOW! 3 4 Monday, December 01, 2014 12:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins 20 Mins 1 Hour KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A WOMEN B TITLE 2 Democracy NOW! 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Womens Magazine 5 Democracy NOW! 6 Womens Magazine 7 Against the Grain C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING Migrant Women, Children Allege Harsh Conditions, Sexual Assault at For-Profit Texas Immigration Jail. Pakistani Education Activist Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest Winner of Nobel Peace Prize. D DATE/TIME E LENGTH Wednesday, October 08, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Friday, October 10, 2014 09:00 20 Mins The Production and Reproduction of Gender: The film Miss Representation; Kjersten Gruys of the feminist organization About Face, and Nell Myhand, speaking about the murder of transwoman Leteisha Green. Monday, October 13, 2014 13:00 "Women Are Being Driven Offline": Feminist Anita Sarkeesian Terrorized for Critique of Video Games Monday, October 20, 2014 09:00 We talk with Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director of Breast Cancer Action, about the Susan B. Komen Foundation's latest deal with the devil: its partnership with the company Baker-Hughes, which makes tools for fracking oil and gas. The company painted 1000 of its drill bits Komen's signature pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and donated $100,000 to Komen. Monday, October 27, 2014 13:00 Suzanne Leonard critically examines recession-era discourses that present women as doing better than men. Monday, November 03, 2014 12:00 40 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 1 Hour KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A WOMEN B TITLE C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Womens Magazine We're joined by Yuly Chan and Cherry Smiley, who speak on the Confronting Misogyny panel. They talk about the interrelationship of rape culture, prostitution, environmental destruction, capitalism, land rights and patriarchy. Monday, November 17, 2014 13:00 We remember the life of trailblazing trans lesbian socialist author-activist Leslie Feinberg. Monday, November 24, 2014 13:00 Womens Magazine We pay tribute to the Power of African American Women of the Civil Rights era. While we mourn the death of black bodies killed by police we remember how our foremothers also experienced police violence and stood up against the horror of racism. Monday, December 08, 2014 13:00 8 Womens Magazine 9 10 E LENGTH 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A PEACE B TITLE 2 Democracy NOW! 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Obama Promised a "Peaceful World Without Nuclear Weapons," But May Now Spend $1 Trillion on Upgrades; Former Weapons Inspector in Iraq Questions Claims that Iran Hiding Nuclear Tests. Friday, October 24, 2014 09:00 Paralyzed Iraq War Vet Turned Peace Activist Tomas Young Dies on Eve of Veterans Day. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 09:00 Peace Activists Question if Guantánamo Will Ever Close? U.S. Frees More Prisoners, But Dozens Remain Behind Bars. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCOTBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 FAMILY TITLE RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING DATE/TIME LENGTH Against the Grain UC Berkeley sociologist David Harding on the factors that affect the ability of ex-prisoners to rebuild their lives through their extended families. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:00 1 Hour Your Own Health and Fitness Psychologist and author Peter Gray discusses his new book Free to Learn, about the educational movement of UnSchooling and Free Play within the family environment. Tuesday, December 30, 2014 13:00 1 Hour KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 A 1 LEGAL B TITLE 2 Democracy NOW! 3 Democracy NOW! 4 Democracy NOW! 5 Democracy NOW! 6 Democracy NOW! 7 Democracy NOW! 8 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial; Mississippi County Sued for Indefinitely Holding Prisoners Without Charge or Access to Lawyer. Wednesday, October 01, 2014 09:00 Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks Out from Jail on New Pennsylvania Law Silencing Prisoners. Tuesday, October 21, 2014 09:00 Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater Execs Remain Free as Guards Are Convicted for Killing 14 Iraqis in Massacre. Thursday, October 23, 2014 09:00 Is Your Judge for Sale? Dark Money Groups Pour Millions into Judicial Races to Reshape Courts. Thursday, October 30, 2014 09:00 Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, But State Obstruction Bars His Release. Monday, November 24, 2014 09:00 Will Texas Execute a Schizophrenic Man Who Tried to Subpoena Jesus, JFK & the Pope at His Own Trial? Tuesday, December 02, 2014 09:00 Calls for Calm After NYPD Union Says Mayor, Protesters Have Blood on Their Hands for New York Cops’ Murder. Monday, December 22, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 20 Mins 10 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 1 A ECONOMIC B TITLE 2 Against the Grain 3 Democracy NOW! C RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING D DATE/TIME James Russell discusses why most Americans will not have enough to retire on, thanks to pensions like 401(k)s and IRAs that put all the risk on the individual -and siphon a large part of the rewards off for the financial services industry. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:00 Food Chains: New Film Tracks How Immokalee Workers Won Fair Wages from Corporate Giants. Friday, November 21, 2014 09:00 E LENGTH 1 Hour 20 Mins KPFA / KPFB 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OCTOBER 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 DRUGS TITLE Democracy NOW! RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING "Kill the Messenger" Resurrects Gary Webb, Journalist Maligned for Exposing CIA Ties to Crack Trade. Up Front Marijuana advocate Ed Rothenthal talks about the various legalization referendums across the U.S. and about his new book describing various preparations beyond just smoking buds. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 07:00 20 Mins Fund Drive Special Terrance McKenna talks about how psychoactive drugs like psylocybe mushrooms help define early prehistoric society. Tuesday, October 21, 2014 15:00 40 Mins Against the Grain Journalist John Gibler talks about the 43 disappeared students in the Mexican town of Iguala, how the Mexican state benefits from the drug war, and what the story of EPR guerrilla Andrés Tzompaxtle tells us about the continuum of state repression in Mexico. Wednesday, November 05, 2014 12:00 Democracy NOW! Democracy NOW! DATE/TIME LENGTH Thursday, October 09, 2014 09:00 20 Mins Mexico Burns as Outrage over Student Disappearances Sparks Protests Against State-Backed Violence; Are Mexico’s Missing Students the Victims of U.S.Backed Drug War? Thursday, November 13, 2014 09:00 A Nightmare Taxi Ride: Oregon Veterinarian Jailed in East Timor After Sharing Car with Drug Peddler. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 09:00 1 Hour 40 Mins 20 Mins