KPFA - Against the Grain

• Fund Drive Special: Local Police and the Civil Rights Movement

  Historian Joshua Clark Davis disputes the idea that the Civil Rights movement did not organize against police repression. He discusses the extensive involvement of local police departments in disrupting and repressing the movement. The post Fund Drive Special: Local Police and the Civil Rights Movement appeared first on KPFA.

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• Fund Drive Special: The Rule of the Wealthy

  Economist Rob Larson discusses the cloistered world of the very rich, their power and wealth, and their influence over all our lives. The post Fund Drive Special: The Rule of the Wealthy appeared first on KPFA.

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• Fund Drive Special: Marion Nestle on Navigating the Supermarket

  When we go to the supermarket, we’re confronted with a vast array of foods — packaged, unpackaged, natural, organic, nonorganic, foods with claims of being nutritious or sustainably farmed or endorsed by the American Heart Association. In the face of such an onslaught, how should we make sense of it all? Nutritionist and molecular biologist Marion Nestle sheds light on the choices we all must navigate when we enter the grocery store. Photo credit: Bill Hayes The post Fund Drive Special: Marion Nestle on Navigating the Supermarket appeared first on KPFA.

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• Fund Drive Special: Wisdom from Antiquity

  In a world in perpetual crisis, how do we live our lives in a way that is both ethical and fulfilling? How do we keep from being buffeted by fear and other negative emotions? William Irvine and Mark Vernon discuss what ancient philosophy can offer us today. The post Fund Drive Special: Wisdom from Antiquity appeared first on KPFA.

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• Israel and the Mythologies of Innovation

  Israel and its boosters argue that it’s an exceptional state in the Middle East and a necessary ally for the West. Its technical prowess is purportedly part of what makes Israel so indispensable, on full display during its assault on Gaza. But security scholar Rhys Machold contends that the idea of Israel as a innovative pioneer obscures it dependency on the West since its inception. And he suggests that such mythologies serve to deflect attention from genocide. Rhys Machold, “The Myth of Israeli Innovation” Jewish Currents Rhys Machold, Fabricating Homeland Security: Police Entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel Stanford University Press, 2024 Photo credit: Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash The post Israel and the Mythologies of Innovation appeared first on KPFA.

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