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The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – Massachusetts voters reject Democrats’ push for generational change in Senate primary
Sep 2, 2026
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Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressing for action against names in the Epstein files – September 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
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US, Iran trade missile and drone attacks, raising fears of full scale war; Theater group re-enacts 1966 Compton Cafeteria Riot 3 years before Stonewall riots in NYC – August 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2026
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The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 30, 2026
Aug 30, 2026
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Aug 29, 2026
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| 9/2/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – Massachusetts voters reject Democrats’ push for generational change in Senate primary | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Medical groups issue fall vaccine guidance as federal recommendations remain in flux. Massachusetts voters reject Democrats’ push for generational change in Senate primary. Tarrant County, Texas, Republicans approve plan to cut election day polling sites by nearly a third. Activists protest border wall construction threatening historic trees and cemetery near Nogales. California voting rights and immigrant advocates sue Trump administration over voter data checks. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – Massachusetts voters reject Democrats’ push for generational change in Senate primary appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 9/1/26 | Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressing for action against names in the Epstein files – September 1, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US strikes Iran targets, Iran fires back in escalation of war, days after Trump’s turn from military to economic action; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressuring government for action against names in the Epstein files; Congress passes short-term spending bill to avoid another government shutdown before mid-term elections; Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion on Tohono O’Odham Nation The post Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressing for action against names in the Epstein files – September 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | US, Iran trade missile and drone attacks, raising fears of full scale war; Theater group re-enacts 1966 Compton Cafeteria Riot 3 years before Stonewall riots in NYC – August 31, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US, Iran trade missile and drone attacks, days after Trump’s turn from military to economic action; Trump announces deals with 9 foreign drug makers to reduce drug prices in return for tariff relief, details of deal unclear; Theater group re-enacts 1966 Compton Cafeteria Riot in SF when trans women stood up to police harassment; Search continues for victims of Grand Canyon flash flooding that also damaged critical water pipeline; August 31 marks anniversary of birth of Poland’s Solidarity labor movement in 1980 The post US, Iran trade missile and drone attacks, raising fears of full scale war; Theater group re-enacts 1966 Compton Cafeteria Riot 3 years before Stonewall riots in NYC – August 31, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/30/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 30, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 30, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/29/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 29, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 29, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/28/26 | Tohono O’odham Chairman Jose gives update on border wall construction on tribal land; California sues Trump administration over moves to roll back state’s offshore wind energy progress – August 28, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. “o’odham_land” by Meditations on the Collapse, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 New Fed chair Warsh says he wants to give markets fewer clues about plans to address inflation, hints at interest hike; California sues Trump administration over moves to roll back state’s offshore wind energy progress; Tohono O’odham Chairman Jose gives update on border wall construction, trespassing on tribal land; Faith organizations, immigrant activists holding vigils against construction of detention center near Gilroy, AG Bonta has challenged project in court; Saturday marks International Day against Nuclear Tests, Sunday is International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances The post Tohono O’odham Chairman Jose gives update on border wall construction on tribal land; California sues Trump administration over moves to roll back state’s offshore wind energy progress – August 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/27/26 | Syria struggling to rebuild country and democracy after years of civil war; Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” – August 27, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Syria struggling to rebuild country and democracy after years of civil war, seeks international aid and halt to Israeli airstrikes; Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, as he attacks Canada on trade policy; Senate candidate Ossof (D-Georgia) challenges GOP opponent Collins over racist posts, ties to white supremacists; Nurses protest Palantir surveillance technology use in health care, company’s AI tools also used by Israel, US’s ICE; Los Angeles suffering extreme heat, feeling growing impacts of climate change; UN marks August 27 as World Lake Day, urges protections for them amid pressure from overuse, pollution and climate change The post Syria struggling to rebuild country and democracy after years of civil war; Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” – August 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/26/26 | UN hears grim briefing on Gaza, West Bank, amid continuing Israeli strikes and settler violence; lawsuit says border wall construction harms sacred sites and sovereign tribal territory – August 26, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. UN hears grim briefing on Gaza, West Bank, amid continuing Israeli strikes and settler violence against Palestinians; Border wall construction affecting sovereign tribal territory, lawsuit says wall causes irreparable harm to sacred sites and communities; South Carolina voters pick Trump-backed Graham in Senate primary, Oklahoma republicans also choose another Trump-backed candidate; CA Atty General Bonta co-leading lawsuit against Trump’s Postal Service limits on mail-in voting UN, partners helping Burundi prepare for potential spread of Ebola from Democratic Republic of the Congo; Nepal coordinating relief efforts after severe flooding, UN office in China reports casualties in Tibet Autonomous Region of China The post UN hears grim briefing on Gaza, West Bank, amid continuing Israeli strikes and settler violence; lawsuit says border wall construction harms sacred sites and sovereign tribal territory – August 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | Canada announces tariffs on US goods, matching Trump tariffs on Canada; Israel strikes desalination plant in Gaza as strikes on civilian areas intensify – August 25, 2026 | Canada announces tariffs on US goods worth $27 billion, matching Trump tariffs on Canada; Israel strikes desalination plant in Gaza, as UN says strikes on civilian areas intensify; Deadly overcrowded boat disaster in South Africa raises questions about why trip was allowed; Critics blast funding of Flock license plate cameras, other mass surveillance technologies in Bay Area, say it builds dystopian society; California is one of 3 states with no minimum age for marriage, activists call for 18 year age limit; CA Supreme Court hears arguments over Riverside County sheriff’s seizure of ballots from 2025 special election; Singer, philanthropist Dolly Parton dies at age 80, after brief illness The post Canada announces tariffs on US goods, matching Trump tariffs on Canada; Israel strikes desalination plant in Gaza as strikes on civilian areas intensify – August 25, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | US launches “Operation Economic Outcast” sanctions on Iran and its trade partners; Attacks on Gaza continue as Israel targets more civilian infrastructure – August 24, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US launches “Operation Economic Outcast” sanctions on Iran and its trade partners, Iran pushes back; Civilian casualties rise in Gaza as Israel escalates attacks on civilian infrastructure; UN Security Council meets on Ukraine, Russian attacks, as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day; East Bay Rep. Lateefah Simon announces $800 thousand to redesign Ashby BART to address historic injustices; Western states remain divided over how to share shrinking Colorado river, as feds propose new options to manage dwindling water supply; Trump threatens tariffs on Canada, as Canada prepares own sanction announcement Tuesday; Supreme Court clears way for Trump’s mail-voting order ahead of the midterm elections The post US launches “Operation Economic Outcast” sanctions on Iran and its trade partners; Attacks on Gaza continue as Israel targets more civilian infrastructure – August 24, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
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| 8/23/26 | Canada-US trade war | New economic sanctions on Iran | Trump visa ban struck down | Researchers fight closure of National Archives | Climate activists gear up for action | Wildfire near Reno explodes in size as 90K evacuate | A full scale trade war, as Canada walks out of trade talks with the US, blaming the collapse on what it said were the Trump administration’s “unfair” demands – including 50% tariffs and a ban the use of French. Meanwhile, US national debt tops a record $40 trillion. We’ll speak with economist Rick Wolff National Archives photo, San Bruno, 1942, showing people of Japanese ancestry lining up at a concentration camp in South San Francisco. The Trump administration readies what it calls massive economic sanctions against Iran — a country that has withstood nearly five decades of sanctions Trump’s visa ban on 75 countries is struck down by federal judge — civil rights leaders say it’s a major victory Activists are mobilizing to stop closure of National Archives branches in San Francisco and Chicago, saying the move will bury a vast trove of records, many of them related to people of color and immigrants An interfaith climate conference in San Jose, as we speak to environmentalist Carl Pope about this winter’s El Niño Wildfire near Reno, Nevada explodes in size, as 90,000 urged to evacuate The post Canada-US trade war | New economic sanctions on Iran | Trump visa ban struck down | Researchers fight closure of National Archives | Climate activists gear up for action | Wildfire near Reno explodes in size as 90K evacuate appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/22/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 22, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 22, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 21, 2026 | Children enjoy a water fountain at the Ebrahim (Abraham) Park, while temperature reaches 40 C (104 F) in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi). Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. DESPERATION OR STRATEGY? THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS SECONDARY SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN—AS TEHRAN CONDEMNS THE PLAN AS “ECONOMIC TERRORISM.”THE PENTAGON FIRES THREE TOP STARS AND STRIPES JOURNALISTS AMID THEIR REPORTING ON THE IRAN WAR AND ITS HUMAN TOLL… MORE THAN 170 DAYS INTO THE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVED TO SCRAP A 25-YEAR-OLD RULE PROTECTING NATIONAL FORESTS FROM LOGGING AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES THE NATION’S FIRST AUTISM-SPECIFIC MISSING-PERSON INITIATIVE TRUMP CAMPAIGNS FOR DARLINE GRAHAM AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S REPUBLICAN SENATE RUNOFF—FOLLOWING HER HIGH-PROFILE FOREIGN-POLICY FLUB. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA MOVE CLOSER TO A DEAL TO AVERT 50-PERCENT TARIFFS—AS MANITOBA’S PREMIER WARNS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS “NOT TO BE TRUSTED.” THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON CUBA—AS AN OIL BLOCKADE DEEPENS BLACKOUTS AND SHORTAGES FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE ISLAND. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 20, 2026 | SCREENSHOT FROM COMPLIANT TECHNOLOGIES’ WEBSITE SHOWING ITS “GENERATED LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE EMITTER,” OR G.L.O.V.E. THE COMPANY MARKETS THE DEVICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES. IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR USE BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND IS REPORTEDLY ALREADY DEPLOYED IN SOME NEBRASKA SCHOOLS. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FIGHTS TO GET POLICE OFFERS TO STOP CARRYING ELECTRIC SHOCK GLOVES ON CAMPUSES. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 19, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Hind Rajab poses in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, with a photo of her granddaughter, Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed alongside her family in Gaza in February 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Trump threatens new sanctions against Iran and scales back joint U.S.–South Korean military exercises. Primary election results trickle in for several vacant U.S. House seats. Aisha Wahab leads by two percentage points in the too-close-to-call race to replace disgraced Representative Eric Swalwell in California’s 14th Congressional District. Part three of the Pacifica Evening News series on California’s nursing crisis examines whether artificial intelligence is driving nurses from the profession. President Trump defends construction of his $400 million White House ballroom as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether the project can move forward. The Golden State Valkyries will host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game at San Francisco’s Chase Center. On World Humanitarian Day, displaced Palestinians in Gaza call attention to Israel’s continuing restrictions on food and humanitarian aid. Settler attacks escalate across the occupied West Bank, trapping a Palestinian-American man and his family without running water or electricity. Israel acknowledges responsibility for the 2024 attack that killed five-year-old Hind Rajab, six members of her family and two Palestinian paramedics sent to rescue her. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META – August 18, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. South Korea responds to Trump scaling back joint South Korea – U.S. military drills. Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META over alleged harms to children. More information released on fatal ICE shooting in Maine. More states hold primary elections, including in Alaska; separately, California’s 14th Congressional District in the east bay pits moderate Democrat and BART board president Melissa Hernandez against Progressive Democratic State Senator Aisha Wahab for the seat left vacant by disgraced former Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell. Part Two of the Pacifica Evening News’ four part series on the ongoing nursing drain crises taking place in California: Why are nurses leaving the profession? The post Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META – August 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 17, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The 60-Day Interim Ceasefire Between the United States and Iran Expires Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Declines to Pledge DOJ Independence From White House Another Humanitarian Flotilla Sets Sail to Challenge Gaza Blockade Taliban Marks Five Years Since U.S. Withdrawal Amid Grave Women’s Rights Crisis Gaza Peace Plan Stalls as Israel Rejects U.S.-Backed Roadmap Ossoff Campaigns in Georgia as the Only Democratic Senator to Win in a Trump State California Nurses Walk Off the Job Over Deteriorating Working Conditions (Part One of an Investigative Report) People walk past tents sheltering displaced Palestinians amid the ruins left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/16/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 16, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/15/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 15, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/14/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 14, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 13, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Israeli Supreme Court Hears Landmark Challenge to Anti-UNRWA Laws The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/12/26 | The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 12, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center – August 11, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Occupied West Bank UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, official says it’s “advancing de-facto annexation”; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center, blasts “violent mass deportation machine”; Food banks, immigrants, activists in Sacramento blast federal food aid cuts, urge state action for immigrants and vulnerable residents; 3 CA lakes – Clear Lake, Tahoe, and Salton Sea – in trouble from natural and human sources; 3 states – Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma – are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010; Lebanon becomes first country in Middle East and Arab world to ban capital punishment The post UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center – August 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | Russian strikes hit humanitarian supplies in Ukraine as UN Security council hears about torture of POWs – August 10, 2026 | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Ukraine with cities (image by Lencer) Russian strikes hit civilians, humanitarian supplies in Ukraine as UN Security council hears about torture of POWs, abuses of civilians in Russian prisons; Lawmakers urge state funding to protect public hospitals from trillion-dollar federal Medicaid cuts; Trump announces massive investments in mining, wants to “make mining great again”; CA congressmembers Schiff, Khanna reintroduce bill on AI use in politics, as Dem congressional candidate Wiener uses campaign chatbot; Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families The post Russian strikes hit humanitarian supplies in Ukraine as UN Security council hears about torture of POWs – August 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
| 8/9/26 | Iran issues ultimatum to US over Hormuz; Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump; California wins injunction against Shasta County voter ID measure; Nagasaki commemorates the 1945 US atomic bombing | Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Iran issues ultimatum to US, says will not open Hormuz unless US “corrects its behavior” — Israel refuses to withdraw from Gaza Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Donald Trump’s post about him, as progressives nationwide gain visibility California wins preliminary injunction blocking Shasta County from requiring ID to vote, in a week that marks the passage of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. A moment of silence and protest in Nagasaki, Japan as the city’s Peace Bell rings out to commemorate the US bombing of the city in 1965. The mayor says nuclear weapons are “absolute evil” and opposes the government’s pro-nuclear moves. And we speak with historian Ron Suny about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine The post Iran issues ultimatum to US over Hormuz; Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump; California wins injunction against Shasta County voter ID measure; Nagasaki commemorates the 1945 US atomic bombing appeared first on KPFA. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays
Peaked at #180 in TH, currently #180 in TH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| TH | — | #180 | #180 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
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