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Thursday, April 30, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Heather Digby Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass', Pro Left Podcast
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| Elections; Accountability; Environment
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| Congressional Republicans ended the longest government shutdown in US history, agreeing with Democrats to fund DHS except for the out-of-control ICE and CBP. Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills ended her US Senate campaign. Gas prices spiked again due to Donald Trump's War on Iran, and his public approval ratings fell further. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and "DRIFTGLASS" of the Professional Left Podcast bring insight, analysis, context, history and hilarity on all of the above and more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Dan Vicuna, National Redistricting Director, Common Cause
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| SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act; Accountability; Weaponization
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| The rightwing US Supreme Court supermajority today gutted the last remaining section of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 that for decades had protected voters against racial discrimination and blatant racial gerrymandering in elections. DAN VICUÑA, National Director of Redistricting and Representation at Common Cause, explains the impacts of the ruling, the history of how we got here, and what can be done about it. Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's bid to dismiss $84 million judgment he must pay for defaming E. Jean Carroll. Former FBI Dir. James Comey responds to the Trump Justice Department's ridiculous attempt to indict him again.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Jay Willis, Editor in Chief, Balls and Strikes
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| Freedom of Religion; Elections; Environment
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| More Americans today say their financial situation is worsening than at any time over the last 25 years. Republicans' mountain of campaign cash may not be enough to stave off losses in the midterm elections. US Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) is outpolling both of his GOP opponents. JAY WILLIS of the legal website Balls and Strikes explains the 5th Circuit's bonkers ruling upholding a Texas law mandating the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom, even thought it blatantly violates the Constitution's wall of separation between church and state. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, April 27, 2026 3:00 pm
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| White House Correspondents Dinner; Ballroom corruption
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| A gunman was halted outside the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday. But don't talk about reforming gun safety laws. Trump and MAGA elites disingenuously weaponized the incident to justify his proposed giant White House ballroom. New reporting reveals that the Trump Administration has kept names of private donors to the ballroom project secret, waived conflict-of-interest rules for everyone in the White House, and more. The Trump Administration is using secret, no-bid contracts and bypassing federal regulations, paying a select contractor far more than estimated costs for repair projects. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, April 24, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Jim Pattiz, public lands expert, More Than Just Parks
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| Trump dismantling US Forest Service; Voting rights; Iran Wa
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| Original airdate 4-15-2026. Senate Republicans blocked fourth attempt by Democrats to halt Trump's Iran war until Congress authorizes action. The Pentagon is sending thousands more ground troops to the Mideast. Federal judge in Indiana blocked the Republican legislature's new law banning the use of student IDs for voting. Conservationist JIM PATTIZ of More Than Just Parks explains the Trump administration's blatantly illegal efforts to dismantle the beloved U.S. Forest Service, shutter dozens of critical forest research stations, open up Americans' public lands to plunder by extraction industries, and ways to fight back.
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Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; Free speech; Environment
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| Donald Trump has no clue how to get out of his disastrous war with Iran. Trump fired his Navy Secretary and replaced him with a loon. Trump's public approval ratings are collapsing. Judges dismissed defamation lawsuits filed by Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel and wingnut activist Laura Loomer. Former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes has quietly been dismissed as CEO of Trump's media company after it posted a $712 million loss and its stock price cratered. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Nancy Altman, Social Security Works
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| Gerrymandering Wars; DOGE theft of Social Security data
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| Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment to allow their state legislature to redraw U.S. House maps in time to counter Donald Trump's and Republicans' Gerrymandering Wars before the critical November midterm elections. Florida GOP convenes to redraw their own heavily-gerrymandered maps to steal more seats from Democratic voters. NANCY ALTMAN of Social Security Works explains how the Trump Administration has eroded the Social Security Administration; how Elon Musk's DOGE Bros copied and shared Americans' most sensitive data in the master database; why it matters; how to repair the vital, beloved agency; and much more.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Craig Holman, Public Citizen
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| Corruption; Elections; Environment
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| Donald Trump 'indefinitely' extended a ceasefire agreement with Iran, backing off his threats to resume bombing. Government ethics expert CRAIG HOLMAN discusses rising alarm over suspiciously well-timed bets on prediction markets that indicate some people are making a fortune from insider information; how to rein in rampant corruption and enact robust enforcement; serious conflicts of interest in the White House; and more. Virginia voters choose whether to redraw their US House maps to counter the GOP Gerrymandering Wars. Federal judge blocks the Interior Dept.'s arbitrary new rules halting wind and solar projects. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, April 20, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; Elections; California governor's race
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| Donald Trump claims the Strait of Hormuz is 'open' (it's closed), we're 'winning' the war (nope), and Iran agreed to all of his demands (they didn't). Trump claims his son-in-law Jared Kushner and real estate pal Steve Witkoff are attending peac talks with Iran, but Iran says they have no plans to do so, that Trump is too 'erratic' and cannot be trusted to keep an agreement. Trump's job approval ratings fall further. Voters in New Jersey shift to Democrats in special US House election. Virginia votes on Tuesday whether to redraw their legislative maps. Callers weigh in, including on the confusing California's governor race.
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Friday, April 17, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Prof. Nicholas Grossman, Univ. of Illinois
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| Iran War ceasefire politics; Elections
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| Original airdate 4-8-2026. Good news for democracy and free speech in Tuesday's elections, as voters expanded the pro-democracy, liberal majority on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court and ousted book-banning Republicans from school boards in OK, MO, and WI. Voters shifting significantly to Democrats in a special US House election in Georgia to replace far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Middle East expert Prof. Nicholas Grossman explains Donald Trump's massive, world-changing strategic blunder in launching his ill-advised war against Iran; the chaotic, fraying, unsettled cease-fire; how the war has shifted geopolitics; and much more.
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Keith Barber, attorney, Daily Kos
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| Accountability; War Crimes; Environment
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| John Eastman, architect of Donald Trump's fake electors scheme to steal the 2020 election, has been officially disbarred by the State of California. Minneapolis prosecutors charged a federal ICE agent with assault under state law for actions during Trump's authoritarian immigration crackdown. Retired U.S. Army captain and attorney KEITH BARBER explains the contrasts between allegations of war crimes in the first Persian Gulf War in the 1990s compared to Trump's War on Iran today, legal principles under international law, and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Jim Pattiz, public lands expert, More Than Just Parks
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| Trump dismantling US Forest Service; Voting rights; Iran War
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| Senate Republicans blocked fourth attempt by Democrats to halt Trump's Iran war until Congress authorizes action. The Pentagon is sending thousands more ground troops to the Mideast. Federal judge in Indiana blocked the Republican legislature's new law banning the use of student IDs for voting. Conservationist JIM PATTIZ of More Than Just Parks explains the Trump administration's blatantly illegal efforts to dismantle the beloved U.S. Forest Service, shutter dozens of critical forest research stations, open up Americans' public lands to plunder by extraction industries, and ways to fight back.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 3:00 pm
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| 2026 Election; Accountability; Environment
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| Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-TX) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) both resigned from the US House today over sexual assault allegations. In the gerrymandering wars kicked off by Donald Trump, an effort to redistrict Maryland's US House voting maps failed. Florida's GOP-controlled state legislature will convene next week to redraw the state's already heavily-gerrymandered voting maps. Virginia voters will get to vote next week on redrawing their maps. China calls Trump's blockade bluff over the Strait of Hormuz. Powerful Super Typhoon Sinlaku slammed into US territories in the Pacific Ocean. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, April 13, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; Orban defeated; Swalwell resigns
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| Donald Trump announced a new US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, already shut down by Iran, after peace talks led by Vice President JD Vance collapsed. Voters in Hungary resoundingly rejected another term for far-right authoritarian leader Viktor Orban. Trump attacked Pope Leo for criticizing the Iran War. Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and dropped out of the CA governor's race amid allegations of sexual assault. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, April 10, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; Trump's mental fitness; Federal budget
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| Original airdate 4-6-2026. Over the last week, Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to commit war crimes against Iran. He fired his top female cabinet members, Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi, and his administration unleashed further chaos across the federal government and the nation. In a profane social media post on Easter Sunday, Trump threatened to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure, a war crime. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and some far right pundits say Trump has serious mental decay, but would Americans prefer corrupt J.D. Vance instead of Trump? Callers weigh in.
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Thursday, April 9, 2026 3:00 pm
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| MAGA coalition cracking; Broken promises; Environment
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| A growing chorus of Donald Trump's MAGA media elite and social network followers have begun turning against him after his genocidal threats against Iran and rising inflation. But the impact of his broken promises on low-income Americans who bought into the Trump myth with the encouragement of Republican officials is deeply sad, particularly in deep 'red' West Virginia, where energy prices are skyrocketing. Polls show majority of the public want Trump impeached a third time. Some people with apparent insider knowledge are profiteering off Trump's decisions in prediction markets. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Prof. Nicholas Grossman, Univ. of Illinois
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| Iran War 'ceasefire' politics; Elections
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| Good news for democracy and free speech in Tuesday's elections, as voters expanded the pro-democracy, liberal majority on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court and ousted book-banning Republicans from school boards in OK, MO, and WI. Voters shifting significantly to Democrats in a special US House election in Georgia to replace far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Middle East expert Prof. Nicholas Grossman explains Donald Trump's massive, world-changing strategic blunder in launching his ill-advised war against Iran; the chaotic, fraying, unsettled cease-fire; how the war has shifted geopolitics; and much more.
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https://BradBlog.com
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Randall D.Eliason, George Washington Univ. Law
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| Trump's Iran War threats; US Department of Justice
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| Donald Trump backed off his threats to commit war crimes with the mass bombing of Iran's civilian power plants as his deadline approached on Tuesday night. Top MAGA supporters called for Trump's removal from office under the 25th Amendment. RANDALL D. ELIASON, former chief of the Justice Department's Public Integrity section, discusses Trump's firing of corrupt US Attorney General Pam Bondi, her legacy overseeing the destruction of the rule of law at the Dept. of Justice, and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, April 6, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; Trump's mental fitness; Federal budget
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| Over the last week, Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to commit war crimes against Iran. He fired his top female cabinet members, Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi, and his administration unleashed further chaos across the federal government and the nation. In a profane social media post on Easter Sunday, Trump threatened to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure, a war crime. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and some far right pundits say Trump has serious mental decay, but would Americans prefer corrupt J.D. Vance instead of Trump? Callers weigh in.
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Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine
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| Voting Rights v. US Supreme Court; Elections; Environment
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| Original airdate 3-24-2026. Riverside County GOP sheriff-turned-CA gubernatorial candidate bizarrely seized 650k ballots to 'investigate' baseless fraud allegations in last year's Prop 50 race. NC GOP state senate leader loses GOP primary by 23 votes. Trump voted by mail in Florida then falsely attacked voting by mail. Slate's court reporter MARK JOSEPH STERN explains US Supreme Court oral arguments on Monday in which the Republican National Committee is suing to block state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots. Stern discusses the absurd legal arguments and the far-right justices' ridiculous hypotheticals, why states have grace periods, implications for the critical 2026 midterm elections, and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Trump's War on Iran; Voice of America; The Costs of War
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| Original airdate 3-9-2026. A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump's appointment of Kari Lake was illegal, reversing her mass layoffs and other unlawful efforts to dismantle Voice of America. In Trump's War on Iran, new evidence indicates the U.S. military is responsible for a deadly missile strike on a girls' elementary school, and other updates. Global oil prices soar as production grinds to a standstill in the Middle East. President Dwight Eisenhower called skyrocketing defense spending a type of theft. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) notes there's always money for war, but not for you. Callers weigh in.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Ryan Cooper, Managing Editor, The American Prospect
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| 2026 Election; National Security and Renewable Energy
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| Original airdate 3-18-2026. Lots of notable election results in the Illinois statewide primary, which was absolutely inundated with a tidal wave of dark money campaign cash. Corporate media outlets downplayed the flood of money, instead framing an unsupported narrative of progressives vs. establisment Democrats. The American Prospect's Ryan Cooper explains how the rest of the world is catching on to the fact that domestically-produced, cheap renewable energy is now a national security imperative for every nation (including ours), and much more.
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Monday, March 30, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Freedom v. Autocracy; Iran War; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 3-19-2026. New report on democracy around the world warns that the speed with which American democracy is currently being dismantled is 'unprecedented' in modern history, and that elections provide the only pivotal opportunity to stop autocracy. Trump Administration's new strategy to kill U.S. wind energy: pay an offshore wind company $1 billion in public funds to NOT build any wind farms. Judge orders Trump Administration to restore Voice of America to the airwaves and reinstate 1,000 VOA employees. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tried to dodge senators' questions on whether Iran posed an 'imminent' threat. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Friday, March 27, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Talia Nimmer, Center for Biological Diversity
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| Iran War; Oil; Environment
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| Original airdate 3-16-2026. New developments reveal that Donald Trump's War on Iran is not going well. Trump lifted sanctions on Russian oil despite Russia helping Iran target the US military. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to override California state law to reopen a corroded pipeline responsible for a massive spill in 2015. TALIA NIMMER of the Center for Biological Diversity explains why Trump's move is unprecedented, why it's a very bad idea for California, and much more. Callers weigh in.
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Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:00 pm
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| David Faris, Roosevelt University
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| Trump's War on Iran; Elections
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| Original airdate 3/11/2026. In Tuesday's primary and special elections, Democrats continued to outperform their 2024 election results by significant margins. Ft. Worth, TX pollworkers express serious concerns about unverifiable electronic voting machines causing long voting delays. Trump White House tries to convince struggling Americans that 'short-term pain is necessary for long-term gain' as his disastrous War on Iran continues to wreak global havoc. Middle East expert DAVID FARIS of Roosevelt University discusses the foreign and domestic implications of Trump's war and potential impacts on the critical 2026 midterm elections.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Heather Digby Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass', Pro Left Podcast
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| Iran War; 2026 elections
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| In Donald Trump's home district in Florida, Democratic candidate Emily Gregory flipped a long-held Republican state assembly seat. Trump insists he is 'winning' the war he launched against Iran even while sending thousands more US troops to the region. Iran demanded reparations for war damage by the U.S. and control of the Strait before considering any ceasefire agreement. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the Professional Left Podcast offer insight, analysis, context, history, and hilarity on Trump's ill-advised war, the looming danger to the global economy, the 2026 midterm elections, and much more.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine
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| Voting Rights in the Supreme Court; Elections; Environment
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| Riverside County GOP sheriff-turned-gubernatorial candidate bizarrely seized 650k ballots to investigate baseless fraud allegations in last year's Prop 50 race. NC GOP state senate leader loses GOP primary by 23 votes. Trump voted by mail in Florida then falsely attacked voting by mail. Slate's court reporter MARK JOSEPH STERN explains US Supreme Court oral arguments on Monday in which the Republican National Committee is suing to block state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots. Stern discusses the absurd legal arguments and the far-right justices' ridiculous hypotheticals, why states have grace periods, implications for the critical 2026 midterm elections, and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, March 23, 2026 3:00 pm
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| John Bergmayer, Legal Director, Public Knowledge
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| Media consolidation and Democracy; Iran War;
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| Donald Trump chickened out of his threat to bomb Iran's power plants, claiming talks were going well, but Iranian officials say there are no talks. Classless Trump celebrated the death of war hero and former FBI Director Robert Mueller. JOHN BERGMAYER of nonprofit watchdog Public Knowledge explains the corrupt FCC's waiver of longstanding limits on corporate media ownership to approve an unlawful mega-merger that will allow right-leaning Nexstar and Tegna to reach an unprecedented 80% of American homes; how the merger will raise costs; limit Americans' access to diverse viewpoints; damage democracy, and more. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, March 20, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Howard Feld, Senior VP, Public Knowledge
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| FCC and press freedom; Epstein Files; Environment
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| KPFK: Original airdate 2-24-2026. New reporting confirms FBI documents from the Epstein Files are missing from the trove released by the Justice Department that detail serious allegations against Donald Trump. House Oversight Committee Demcrats say the DOJ appears to have 'illegally withheld FBI interviews,' calling it 'the single largest cover-up in modern American history.' Media law expert HAROLD FELD explains new authoritarian actions by Trump's FCC Chair Brendan Carr that have intimidated major networks into changing their programming, why he feels 'this is a critically dangerous moment for our First Amendment freedoms,' and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Freedom/Autocracy; Iran War; Environment
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| New report on democracy around the world warns that the speed with which American democracy is currently being dismantled is 'unprecedented' in modern history, and that elections provide the only pivotal opportunity to stop autocracy. Trump Administration's new strategy to kill U.S. wind energy: pay an offshore wind company $1 billion in public funds to NOT build any wind farms. Judge orders Trump Administration to restore Voice of America to the airwaves and reinstate 1,000 VOA employees. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tried to dodge senators' questions on whether Iran posed an 'imminent' threat. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Ryan Cooper, Managing Editor, The American Prospect
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| 2026 Election; National Security and Renewable Energy
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Lots of notable election results in the Illinois statewide primary, which was absolutely inundated with a tidal wave of dark money campaign cash. Corporate media outlets downplayed the flood of money, instead framing an unsupported narrative of progressives vs. establisment Democrats. The American Prospect's Ryan Cooper explains how the rest of the world is catching on to the fact that domestically-produced, cheap renewable energy is now a national security imperative for every nation (including ours), and much more.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Iran War; DOGE Bros; Environment
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| Extreme weather pummels the US. Torrential rains cause widespread destruction in Maui. California judge upheld an injunction blocking the restart of a decrepit oil pipeline that the Trump Administration had ordered to be opened again. All four former US presidents deny Donald Trump's claims one them supported his attack on Iran. Trump absurdly claims 'nobody expected' Iran would retaliate. US allies declined to help Trump out of his predictable, self-inflicted mess in Iran. In depositions, self-entitled DOGE Bros struggle to explain what 'DEI' means and why they killed vital grants under the National Endowment for the Humanities. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, March 16, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Talia Nimmer, Center for Biological Diversity
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| New developments reveal that Donald Trump's War on Iran is not going well. Trump lifted sanctions on Russian oil despite Russia helping Iran target the US military. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to override California state law to reopen a corroded pipeline responsible for a massive spill in 2015. TALIA NIMMER of the Center for Biological Diversity explains why Trump's move is unprecedented, why it's a very bad idea for California, and much more. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, March 13, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Middle East expert Juan Cole, Univ. of Michigan
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| Trump's War on Iran; Elections
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| Original airdate 3-4-2026. The crucial 2026 midterm elections are underway in earnest with the first primaries in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas, with notable results in several high profile races at both state and federal levels, particular in Texas. Univ. of Michigan historian and Middle East expert, Prof. Juan Cole, discusses Trump's ill-advised War on Iran that is spreading throughout the Persian Gulf region; the history of how we got here; the administration's obvious lack of planning and clear objectives for the conflict; rising risks to the global economy; how the war could ultimately accelerate the transition to renewable energy; and much more.
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Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Corporate media is failing to cover Donald Trump's disastrous War on Iran as the generational calamity that it is. Iran's new Supreme Leader vowed to avenge the deaths of Iranians in Trump's war. The FBI reported an 'unverified' alert of potential Iranian drone strikes from off the coast of California, but Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' legislation to fund agencies in DHS like the Coast Guard while negotiations continue over funding ICE and CBP. Republicans also refused to fund CISA, the nation's cybersecurity watchdog, even as an Iranian-linked hacker group carried out an attack on a US company. Terrorism expert Robert Page warns Trump's war likely dispersed Iran's nuclear materials. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:00 pm
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| David Faris, Roosevelt University
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| In Tuesday's primary and special elections, Democrats continued to outperform their 2024 election results by significant margins. Ft. Worth, TX pollworkers express serious concerns about unverifiable electronic voting machines causing long voting delays. Trump White House tries to convince struggling Americans that 'short-term pain is necessary for long-term gain' as his disastrous War on Iran continues to wreak global havoc. Middle East expert DAVID FARIS of Roosevelt University discusses the foreign and domestic implications of Trump's war and potential impacts on the critical 2026 midterm elections.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Trump War on Iran; Electric Vehicles; Environment
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| Trump is alternately claiming his disastrous War on Iran will 'be ended soon' but also will continue indefinitely. High gas prices tend to be bad new for the party in power in midterm elections. New investigation corroborates key details of disturbing allegations against Trump in the Epstein Files. China is profiting from Trump's war on electric vehicles, announcing a cheap, breakthrough EV battery with a 620-mile range that charges in 6 minutes - but won't be sold in the US. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, March 9, 2026 3:00 pm
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| A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump's appointment of Kari Lake was illegal, reversing her mass layoffs and other unlawful efforts to dismantle Voice of America. In Trump's War on Iran, new evidence indicates the U.S. military is responsible for a deadly missile strike on a girls' elementary school, and other updates. Global oil prices soar as production grinds to a standstill in the Middle East. President Dwight Eisenhower called skyrocketing defense spending a type of theft. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) notes there's always money for war, but not for you. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, March 6, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Art Levine, The Washington Spectator
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| Antisemitism rising in MAGA; Free Speech, Free Press
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 2-18-2026. After a threat by the Trump FCC chair to rewrite Equal Time rules, the CBS Network (now owned by rightwing billionaires) immediately surrendered, barring 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert from broadcasting his interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX). The interview, posted to Youtube, has now garnered millions more views than it would have otherwise. Journalist Art Levine discusses his deep dive documenting the rise in blatant, public antisemitism among the Republican Party and MAGA movement that is causing a slow-motion implosion, nutty new MAGA conspiracy theories, and much more.
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Thursday, March 5, 2026 3:00 pm
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| PLEASE DONATE TO KPFK! Donald Trump fired DHS Sec. Kristi Noem. Noem was excoriated in blistering House and Senate hearings this week that exposed blatant corruption, lack of oversight of out-of-control federal ICE and CBP agencies, the murders of US citizens in Minneapolis by her federal immigration thugs, and more. Federal judge denounced the Trump Administration's 'abhorrent and illegal' immigration enforcement practices. Sleazy Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) withdrew his re-election bid just minutes before the legal deadline in a corrupt scheme to block other candidates from filing. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 3:00 pm
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| Middle East expert Juan Cole, Univ. of Michigan
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| 2026 Election; Trump's War on Iran
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| PLEASE DONATE TO KPFK! The crucial 2026 midterm elections are underway in earnest with the first primaries in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas, with notable results in several high profile races at both state and federal levels, particular in Texas. Univ. of Michigan historian and Middle East expert, Prof. Juan Cole, discusses Trump's ill-advised War on Iran that is spreading throughout the Persian Gulf region; the history of how we got here; the administration's obvious lack of planning and clear objectives for the conflict; rising risks to the global economy; how the war could ultimately accelerate the transition to renewable energy; and much more.
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