UpFront PM

UpFront PM – November 14, 2022

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 upfront@kpfa.org.


Womens Magazine

Abortion and reproductive care

Voters across the country handed decisive victories to abortion rights in the elections on November 8th, just months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade showing access to abortion was a key issue for voters. Today we devote our show to talking about abortion and reproductive issues. We will start by looking at the … Continued


Species extinction and loss of biodiversity may seem like twenty-first century concerns, but according to Wai Chee Dimock, nineteenth-century thinkers like Thoreau anticipated irreversible changes to the natural world. Thoreau, she asserts, was deeply concerned about the fate of both wildlife and Native American populations. (Encore presentation.) Wiggins, Fornoff, and Kim, eds. Timescales: Thinking across Ecological … Continued


Guest: Dr. Clarence Lusane is an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science.  He is the author of several books, including The Black History of the White House and his latest, Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and democracy.


Law & Disorder

Border Policy: Biden Admin considering sending Haitians to Guantanamo & more

We’re only a few years into the Biden Administration, but federal immigration policy under his leadership is impacting communities heavily. Today we’ll focus on two stories about how the US is wielding immigration policy – First, a real plan on the table to house detained and undocumented migrants in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison. Then … Continued