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In his book, Clay Risen examines the history of the 1950s anti-Communist witch hunt and connects it to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's anti-DEI and intellectual purges. -
A Richmond chemical company is facing a 160-thousand dollar fine for alleged air quality violations spanning 10 years.
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Today is Wildlife Day!
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With the kids back in school and fall on its way, it's a musical salute to the ninth month this Sunday September 7 at 4 pm. -
Ashleigh ReddyThe Robert Glasper-curated affair featured music, wine, and food.
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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North AmericaFederal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has called his agency's rule banning noncompetes unconstitutional. Still, he says protecting workers against noncompetes remains a priority. -
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Andrea Hsu/NPRA strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly. -
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty ImagesEven after a federal court ruled his use of the National Guard in LA was illegal, the president has weighed sending troops to Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans. Here's where things stand in those cities.
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CrosscurrentsThe Berkeley Rose Garden is a beautiful place, but did you know it was built during FDR’s “New Deal” in the ‘30s? Things built through this program are still all around us today — if you know where to look. Then, a new documentary about the people who study a mammal we don’t often see. The Bay Area animals and infrastructure hiding in plain sight. -
CrosscurrentsThe New Deal was created more than 90 years ago to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression. This first episode of "The Public Works" a series from reporter Sheryl Kaskowitz, looks at how the New Deal has shaped public space in the Bay Area and remains part of our everyday lives. -
A new report from Food and Water Watch found that the drinking water for almost 60 million Americans is at risk for contamination. -
On today's show a musician from Walnut Creek makes it to the quarter finals on "America's Got Talent." Then, "Misfit Cabaret" celebrates 10 years of out-of-the-box fun on stage. And we look back at a documentary about women scientists trying to save little brown bats from extinction.
