KPFA - UpFront

Feb 02 2025 1000 ep. 71 mins 439

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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected]. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

Feb 02 2025 59 mins

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

DNC Picks a New Chair this Weekend; Plus, After the LA Fires

Jan 30 2025 59 mins

00:08 — Steve Phillips is Founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good. 00:33 — Alexei Koseff covers state politics for Calmatters. Ben Christopher is a reporter for CalMatters covering housing policy. The post DNC Picks a New Chair this Weekend; Plus, After the LA Fires appear

Unpacking Tariff Implications and the Future of Public Health Under the Trump Administration

Jan 27 2025 59 mins

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Gregg Gonsalves is Associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. The post Unpacking Tariff Implications and the Future of Public Health Under the Trump Administration appeared first on KPFA.

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Senate Confirmation Hearings Continue for Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Jan 26 2025 59 mins

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies. 00:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. . The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Senate Confirmation Hearings Continue for Trump’s Cabinet Picks appeared first on KPFA.

When Jews organize against Zionism

Jan 23 2025 59 mins

00:08 Rabbi Alissa Wise is currently the Lead Organizer and Co-founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire, Rebecca Vilkomerson is former Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and now Co-Director of the Funding Freedom project. They’ve co-authored the book Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing. The post When Jews organize against Zi

Israeli Raids in the West Bank Intensify After Gaza Ceasefire; Plus, Trump Freezes Funds from the Inflation Reduction Act; And, Sheng Thao Indictment

Jan 22 2025 14 mins

00:08 — Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, previously principal political affairs officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. 00:33 — Camille Pannu, is the Founder and Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Clinic at Columbia Law School. 00:45 — Natalie Orenstein is a senior r

How to prepare to respond to immigration raids in Northern California; plus, civil rights groups sue to save birthright citizenship

Jan 21 2025 59 mins

0:08 – On Day 1, President Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. The order would affect any children born in the U.S. for whom neither parent has permanent immigration status. Immigrants’ rights advocates say this order is blatantly unconstitutional, violating the 14th Amendment. Two major lawsuits were immediately filed in response, one by a

Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

Jan 20 2025 59 mins

00:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His legal scholarship focuses on Palestine, Israel, and U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect; Plus, Corona Call

Hajar Yazdiha on the Struggle for the People’s King

Jan 19 2025 59 mins

00:08 Hajar Yazdiha, Assistant Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California; now author of The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement [re-broadcast] 00:34 Martin Luther King Jr., recorded December 7, 1964 (days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize

Israel Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Deal, What Comes Next for People in Gaza

Jan 16 2025 59 mins

00:08 — Jehad Abusalim is Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA . He is also an editor for “Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire” (2022). He is from the city of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip. 00:33 — Muhannad Ayyash is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary and Policy Analyst at Al-Shabaka. The post Israel Security Cabinet Appr