Pacifica Radio Is Under a Shadow After It Loses Big Lawsuit

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 The nonprofit organization is considering bankruptcy as it faces paying out more than $1.8 million. The dispute involved rent to house WBAI's transmitter at the Empire State Building. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sonali Kolhatkar in L.A. Times on Turmoil at KPFK Pacifica Radio: ‘A Micro-Version of Greece’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 25, 2015 If management at KPFK Pacifica Radio were to pick a comparison inspired by recent world events to illustrate the current status of their operation, they probably wouldn't settle on Greece. But that’s just the route that an op-ed article by Sonali Kolhatkar took. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

KPFK’s death by democracy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 24, 2015 Continuous turnover of upper management over the last decade, coupled with nonexistent long-term financial planning, has turned Southern California's oldest public radio station into a micro-version of Greece. And just as ordinary Greeks were made to bear the brunt of a financial crisis that was not of their doing, KPFK's staff members are facing cuts as a result of debts created by others. Dig deeper

KPFT Houston, 45 Years After Domestic Terrorist Bombings, Plays On

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 14, 2015 "Pacifica Station Bombed Off Air," read the Houston Chronicle's banner headline on May 13, 1970. KPFT, Houston's fledgling community radio station, had been on the air for just two months when its transmitter was blown to smithereens. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beyond Colbert: Why We Need Progressive People of Color on TV

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 17, 2014 The fact is that although there may be marginally increasing diversity among the casts of fictional television series, there are not nearly enough black and brown voices presenting or analyzing the news on television or in newsrooms, in broadcast or print, in traditional media or new media.There are not nearly enough black and brown voices presenting or analyzing the news on television or in newsrooms, in broadcast or print, in traditional media or new media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pulitzer Prize Winner Says U.S. Has the Most Unfair Modern Economy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why the rich keep getting richer (and don't even realize it), poverty around the world, Stephen Colbert heads to CBS, and Pacifica tries to put a network back together again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Pacifica Can Become the Media That We Need

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 America's first public radio network is reportedly in trouble. This is a vision to stabilize and save Pacifica. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Oldest Public Radio Network in America Is in Trouble

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 18, 2014 Pacifica, the original alternative media, just fired its national director. The New York Times doesn't seem to know why. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Interview With Marjorie Cohn About Targeted Killings

By Dennis Bernstein Feb 9, 2013 We have a global battlefield, where if there is someone, anywhere, who might be associated with Al-Qaida, according to a high government official, then Obama can authorize on Terror Tuesday who he is going to kill after consulting with counterterrorism guru John Brennan. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish Goes ‘Against the Grain’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2012 In this segment from the Feb 28 edition of KPFA's "Against the Grain," aptly titled "Pictures Against Power," the inimitable Mr Fish tells co-hosts CS Soong and Sasha Lilley about his provocative cartoons, his book "Go Fish: How to Win Contempt and Influence People," and what artists can do far better than politicians 28 edition of KPFA's "Against the Grain," the inimitable Mr Soong and Sasha Lilley what artists can do far better than politicians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Miss Our National Broadcast: Truthdig Radio on Labor

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 Truthdig Radio is broadcasting nationally today, Wednesday, April 6 We put together a very special show on the labor movement, covering the gamut from farmworkers to teachers and even millionaire athletes Hop past the jump to find listings and a rundown of our guests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Building a Powerful Left in the United States (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2011 Where is the tea party of the left? Pacifica Radio is running a weeklong investigation into America's missing movement. Truthdig is pleased to have collaborated on a special episode, which will air on Pacifica stations Tuesday morning. Be sure to catch it and other installments of this important series. More details here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )