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The Oakland Institute’s Frederic Mousseau joins A Rude Awakening to unpack how U.S. deals, proxy militias, and corporate investors fuel Congo’s 30-year crisis over critical minerals.

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#KPFA #ARudeAwakening #DRCongo #CriticalMinerals #africa
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Swords to Plowshares COO Elena Kim joins Pushing Limits to talk veteran housing, disability care, PTSD, and why the fight doesn’t end when the war ends.

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#KPFA #PushingLimits #Veterans #DisabilityJustice #BayAreaRadio @vetshelpingvets.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Sudan’s civil war didn’t come from nowhere.
Colonialism, militias, global powers — it’s all in the mix.
Mosaab Baba joins Behind the News to explain what the headlines leave out.

kpfa.org | #Sudan #KPFA #BehindTheNews #Africa #GlobalSouth #DougHenwood @doughenwood.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A rat snake eats, then avoids a small hole it used to fit through.
Not trial and error—self-awareness.

Brandon Keim joins Against the Grain to explore animal minds, intelligence, and what we owe our nonhuman neighbors.

Entire Interview @ kpfa.org

#KPFA #AnimalEthics #AgainstTheGrain #BrandonKeim
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Olga Lautman: manufactured “crises,” ICE buildups, and a National Guard prepped for riot control—what’s the endgame?
Full interview on Background Briefing.
94.1 FM | KPFA.org
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing #OlgaLautman #CivilLiberties #Trump #Denocracy @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A 72-year-old grandmother dies after a Brentwood police encounter.
Reports call it a “medical incident.”
Her family and attorney Melissa Nold call it a cover-up.

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#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #JusticeForYolandaRamirez #PoliceAccountability
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Alexander Keyssar says the playbook is clear: never admit defeat, then call wins “illegitimate.” His fix: overwhelming turnout + tight legal defense.

Full conversation on Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters.
#Democracy #Elections #KPFA #Trump #politics @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
South Asian women helped power a movement that changed NYC politics.
Hear Simran Thind on Women’s Magazine talk about how aunties and organizers turned belief into power.

KPFA.org | 94.1 FM
#KPFA #WomensMagazine #GrassrootsPower #ZohranMamdani

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November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
What happens when an AI learns to lie to stay alive?
Stephen Witt joins Ralph Nader to explore “The AI Prompt That Could End the World.”

Hear the full episode: kpfa.org
#KPFA #RalphNaderRadioHour #AI #AIDeception #StephenWitt #TheThinkingMachine
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“Nick Fuentes is where the energy is among young Republicans. This is the monster they created.”
— Michael Edison Hayden on Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Full interview at kpfa.org | 94.1 FM

#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing #FarRight #NickFuentes #maga #Fascism #politics #IndependentMedia
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
When food aid stops, hunger doesn’t.

Michael Flood of the L.A. Regional Food Bank joins Law and Disorder host Cat Brooks on the SNAP freeze’s fallout — and Oakland artist Ryan Nicole calls for mutual aid and solidarity.

#KPFA #LawAndDisorder #SNAP #FoodJustice #MutualAid #Oakland #CommunityPowered
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM