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Fund Drive Special: Astra Taylor on End Times Fascism

September 22, 2026

00:08 — Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer, activist, and musician. Her latest book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, is co-authored with Naomi Klein.   The post Fund Drive Special: Astra Taylor on End Times Fascism appeared first on KPFA.

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

September 21, 2026

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

“It’s a barbarity”: Advocates call for ICE to stop detaining pregnant women; Plus, medical neglect and retaliation in U.S. prisons

September 18, 2026

0:08 – “It’s a barbarity, it’s a form of medical torture.” That’s what advocates say about ICE’s treatment of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women. In the first nine months of the Trump administration, there were 18 miscarriages among pregnant people held in ICE detention. Then, last fall – Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped counting pregnancy loss under their watch altogether. We speak with Maanvi Singh, national immigration reporter for the Guardian, who co-reported the new inve...