Behind the News

Why we need nuclear power, and the ruling class dynamics of the war in Ukraine

Science journalist Leigh Phillips explains why nuclear power has to be part of any serious decarbonization program. And Volodymyr Ishchenko, a research associate at the Institute of East European Studies at the Free University of Berlin, explores Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as part of a bid to consolidate power, and how the ruling classes of … Continued


UpFront

Israel’s latest attack on Gaza killed 49; Facebook data used by police to prosecute Nebraska teenager who sought an abortion

Pete On today’s show: 0:08 – Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University discusses Israel’s latest attack in Gaza, which killed 47. 0:33 – An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that California ranks in the bottom third of state in terms of child well-being. Kelly Hardy … Continued