As Donald Trump begins the second year of his we’ll spend the hour today featuring our regular correspondent Arun Gupta helping us review what has been lost over the past 12 months, discussing how the left can confront Trumpism and find hope in dark times. We’ll also explore the intersection of food and politics. Hosted … Continued
As the author of The Prince, Machiavelli has been associated with despotism. But we have forgotten that he was an ethical thinker and activist in his time. On today’s show, we are in conversation with Erica Benner about Machiavelli’s life and ideas. Erica Benner is the author of the book Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In … Continued
Mansour Farhang, professor of international relations at Bennington College, Vermont; first UN envoy for revolutionary Iran, speaks with UpFront about the protests that have flared up in Iran. Then, David Harvey engage with Brian Edwards-Tiekert about his readings of Capital, his theories about Capitalism, and his solutions and suggestions for imagining a radical future.
Trump’s Vow to Support Iran Opposition Carries “No Credibility” as Demonstrations Enter Sixth Day; Erica Garner was “Unbought and Unbossed” in Push for Justice After Her Father Died in NYPD Chokehold.
On todays show we present a one-hour special on muslim youth. First, a new documentary about a young Syrian refugee named Dalya who emigrated to the US some years ago called Dalya’s Other Country, touches on refugees and immigration, religion, gender, and more. We’ll speak with the filmmaker Julia Meltzer and the subject of the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an encore broadcast of our recent interview with former NSA Whistle Blower, William Binney, who zeros in on the realities of “Russia Gate”. Later, we play our most recent interview with Randy Credico, who’s still under attack by congress for a series of show he produced and hosted on Pacifica … Continued
Michael Shermer, founder of the Skeptic Society and Skeptic Magazine, and Scientific American columnist. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Conservation biologist Guy McPherson, PhD, author of Going Dark, discusses what to do when you accept that climate catastrophe and ecosystem collapse are irreversible. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Thomas Weber, award-winning author and professor of history and international affairs at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, about his latest book Becoming Hitler: The Making of a Nazi. He examines the historical context of the interwar years that has tragically transformed Adolf Hitler into the leader of the Nazi Party.
Listen to a news update from Zimbabwe, where civil society groups are suspicious of the role the military is playing in the new presidential administration of Emmerson Mnangagwa. Author and local advocate Jon Golinger joins UpFront to talk about the heart of San Francisco and how to preserve the soul of the city as times … Continued
