Wednesday: As thousands of refugees flee to Europe from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Sudan and Eritrea, we discuss the role of US foreign policy in creating the crisis. What has been the impact of neo-con and hawkish policies over the past decades from Central and Latin America and the Caribbean, to North Africa and the Middle East?

Our guest is award winning investigative journalist Robert Parry.

Today: the history of Labor Day in the United States and Europe. What are the challenges facing workers today? What could be some of the solutions? Our guest today is Dr. Gerald Horne.

On our weekly roundtable, we discuss the 10 years since Katrina progress made, problems that remain and what we can learn about the inter-relationship of race, poverty and politics. Our guest is Malcolm Suber.

What does it mean that 100,000 Black people never returned and Black poverty is greater than before the hurricane? And analysis and reaction to President Obama’s speech in New Orleans. Was his visit to the Ninth Ward was it more than a photo op?

And is the Iran nuclear deal truly hanging in the balance? Will Congressional hawks and the Israeli government lobby get away with scuttling the deal? Why the focus on punishing Iran? What is at stake?

Also, Presidential politics, as the Donald seems to be everywhere in mainstream media, Bernie continues to draw massive crowds, Hillary is having trouble, and Joe Biden is still thinking about running. Black Lives Matter has insisted on candidates not ignoring this up and coming movement. How is it all shaking out thus far?

Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden, Dr. Gerald Horne.

On our weekly roundtable, we discuss the 10 years since Katrina progress made, problems that remain and what we can learn about the inter-relationship of race, poverty and politics. Our guest is Malcolm Suber.

What does it mean that 100,000 Black people never returned and Black poverty is greater than before the hurricane? And analysis and reaction to President Obama’s speech in New Orleans. Was his visit to the Ninth Ward was it more than a photo op?

And is the Iran nuclear deal truly hanging in the balance? Will Congressional hawks and the Israeli government lobby get away with scuttling the deal? Why the focus on punishing Iran? What is at stake?

Also, Presidential politics, as the Donald seems to be everywhere in mainstream media, Bernie continues to draw massive crowds, Hillary is having trouble, and Joe Biden is still thinking about running. Black Lives Matter has insisted on candidates not ignoring this up and coming movement. How is it all shaking out thus far?

Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden, Dr. Gerald Horne.

On our weekly roundtable, we discuss the 10 years since Katrina progress made, problems that remain and what we can learn about the inter-relationship of race, poverty and politics. Our guest is Malcolm Suber.

What does it mean that 100,000 Black people never returned and Black poverty is greater than before the hurricane? And analysis and reaction to President Obama’s speech in New Orleans. Was his visit to the Ninth Ward was it more than a photo op?

And is the Iran nuclear deal truly hanging in the balance? Will Congressional hawks and the Israeli government lobby get away with scuttling the deal? Why the focus on punishing Iran? What is at stake?

Also, Presidential politics, as the Donald seems to be everywhere in mainstream media, Bernie continues to draw massive crowds, Hillary is having trouble, and Joe Biden is still thinking about running. Black Lives Matter has insisted on candidates not ignoring this up and coming movement. How is it all shaking out thus far?

Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden, Dr. Gerald Horne.

On our weekly roundtable, we discuss the 10 years since Katrina progress made, problems that remain and what we can learn about the inter-relationship of race, poverty and politics. Our guest is Malcolm Suber.

What does it mean that 100,000 Black people never returned and Black poverty is greater than before the hurricane? And analysis and reaction to President Obama’s speech in New Orleans. Was his visit to the Ninth Ward was it more than a photo op?

And is the Iran nuclear deal truly hanging in the balance? Will Congressional hawks and the Israeli government lobby get away with scuttling the deal? Why the focus on punishing Iran? What is at stake?

Also, Presidential politics, as the Donald seems to be everywhere in mainstream media, Bernie continues to draw massive crowds, Hillary is having trouble, and Joe Biden is still thinking about running. Black Lives Matter has insisted on candidates not ignoring this up and coming movement. How is it all shaking out thus far?

Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden, Dr. Gerald Horne.

The KPFK family, the Black community in Southern California and the Pan Africanists across the nation and the world suffered a loss with the death on Tuesday August 26th, of long time activist and KPFK programmer Dedon Kamathi.

We spend the hour hearing from those who knew and worked with Dedon, as a militant, a surfer, a Pan Africanist, a family man, a man who practiced transcendental meditation and shared that practice with others. Dedon’s death has left a void. We say farewell to Dedon.

Guests include his partner Tej Grewall, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, historian Dr. Gerald Horne, Pan African film festival founder Ayuko Babu, his good friend George Quant, a representative of his surfing club and others.

Music includes Alice Coltrane, Bob Marley, and Mbongwana Star.

We pause to honor the memory of Dedon Kamathi, long time Black community activist, internationalist and surfer. He was the long time host of KPFK’s Freedom Now. We will announce our upcoming special on Dedon.

Update on Black Lives Matter and their intervention in the Presidential Campaign. Our guest is Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter/LA.

And Campaign Zero, Ferguson activists have put forward a comprehensive policy agenda. We speak with DeRay McKesson.

Also, Laura Carlsen joins us for our South of the Border update, we discuss the latest crisis in Venezuela and in Guatemala.

Sojourner Truth, Wednesday 7-8am, this is your host Margaret Prescod

We pause to honor the memory of Dedon Kamathi, long time Black community activist, internationalist and surfer. He was the long time host of KPFK’s Freedom Now. We will announce our upcoming special on Dedon.

Update on Black Lives Matter and their intervention in the Presidential Campaign. Our guest is Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter/LA.

And Campaign Zero, Ferguson activists have put forward a comprehensive policy agenda. We speak with DeRay McKesson.

Also, Laura Carlsen joins us for our South of the Border update, we discuss the latest crisis in Venezuela and in Guatemala.

Sojourner Truth, Wednesday 7-8am, this is your host Margaret Prescod.

We pause to honor the memory of Dedon Kamathi, long time Black community activist, internationalist and surfer. He was the long time host of KPFK’s Freedom Now. We will announce our upcoming special on Dedon.

Update on Black Lives Matter and their intervention in the Presidential Campaign. Our guest is Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter/LA.

And Campaign Zero, Ferguson activists have put forward a comprehensive policy agenda. We speak with DeRay McKesson.

Also, Laura Carlsen joins us for our South of the Border update, we discuss the latest crisis in Venezuela and in Guatemala.

Sojourner Truth, Wednesday 7-8am, this is your host Margaret Prescod.