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Pacifica Radio in New York City

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Upcoming Programs

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The Harlem Connection

Fri, Mar 12, 2021 - 10:00PM

We Paint a Picture of Artist Grace Williams

Back of the Book

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Hour of The Wolf

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 - 7:00AM

Nicole Glover is the guest

From The Streets with Bob Law

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 - 11:00AM

Clearing the Air

WBAI Playhouse

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 - 7:00PM

Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler

On Contact with Chris Hedges

Sun, Mar 14, 2021 - 12:30PM

Art - transformative, transcendent, revolutionary

Con Sabor Latino

Sun, Mar 14, 2021 - 3:00PM

Women’s History Month ll, and Flutist Dave Valentin

Leonard Lopate at Large

Mon, Mar 15, 2021 - 1:00PM

Has the way we talk changed since Biden took office?

From The Soundboard

Tue, Mar 16, 2021 - 12:00AM

Alabama Shakes

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Tue, Mar 16, 2021 - 9:00AM


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News

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Cancel rent and mortgages, Green Jobs, Border Divide, Wealth Tax, Cuomo's reopening (03/11/2021)  Progressive in Washington and New York demand canceling rent and Green Jobs… the partisan divide at the southern...  

Biden's Big Win, Children at the Border, Haiti, Venezuela, Bitcoin Power Drain (03/10/2021)  The House of Representatives hands President Biden his American Rescue Plan…. The next fight … child refugees at...  

Derek Chauvin trial, Harry and Meghan and race, Cuomo's sixth, ESCR (03/09/2021)  The trial of Derek Chauvin, The fallout over Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview, Democrats exulted, Cuomo's sixth...  

Racist Royals, Cuomo's Problems, Women and COVID, High Schools Open (03/08/2021)  The British Royal Family rent by internal squabbling over the skin color of a future princess…. Ny’s Attorney...  

Biden's victory, Jury Selection in Killer cop trial, Ukraine Fascists, Pacifica Referendum (03/07/2021)  trial of Derek Chauvin starts tomorrow, American Rescue Plan victory, Americans fighting for far-right groups in Ukraine, Stand...  

$15 Minimum Wage Fails, Pope in Iraq, Israel Faces Rights Probe, Rethinking NYC cops (03/05/2021)  The Senate says no to $15 an hour.. The pope visits Iraq… the international criminal court opens an investigation into war...  

Myanmar Protests Grow, American Rescue Plan, Border Tragedy (03/04/2021)  Protests grow in Myanmar.. with dozens dead as the military makes more violent threats.. The Senate begins debate not the $1.9...  

Missile Attack in Iraq, Texas Mask Mayhem, Cuomo's Women Problem, DC March 4th Madness (03/03/2021)  A missile attack against a US base in Iraq.. what’s next? Mask mandate fail in Texas.. voter rights and Governor Cuomoo...  

Texas ends its lockdown, too early? Florida Farmworkers, HALT solitary (03/02/2021)  Violence escalates in Myanmar… Texas ends its mask mandate… attacks against health providers on the rise and...  

Meetings

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WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, March 21, 2021, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference call in number 623-600-3766, access number 963003. Everyone is welcome to call in.
- Monday, March 8, 2021