David Cay Johnston: Trump is Determined to Provoke War to Draw Focus from Racist & Erratic Behavior; “It’s Even Worse Than You Think”: David Cay Johnston on Trump’s First Year in Office; Trump Biographer: Trump is the “Most Racist” President in at Least 100 Years; How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists … Continued


Host Mitch Jeserich talks to Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director and Co-founder of the National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights about the controversial debate on immigration. The controversy seems to be part of the deteriorating negotiations over how to handle the potential expiration of deportation protections for the so-called Dreamers.  All this comes as the … Continued


NYC Immigration Activist Jean Montrevil Speaks Out After Deportation to Haiti: “My Heart Is Broken”; “Letter From an Immigration Jail”: Hear the Words of Detained Immigrant Leader Ravi Ragbir; Is ICE Targeting Immigration Activists? Family Members of Detained & Deported Leaders Speak Out; “ICE Is Sending Us a Message”: Activist Maru Mora Villalpando on Being … Continued


On September 19th, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake impacted Central Mexico. The destruction that followed was widespread. UpFront checks in again with the post-disaster Mexico to follow up on the story from 2017. Lora Jo Foo, an environmental activist with No Coal in Oakland joins this morning’s show to discuss a Lawsuit against City of Oakland for … Continued


NYC Immigration Activist Jean Montrevil Speaks Out After Deportation to Haiti: “My Heart Is Broken”; “Letter From an Immigration Jail”: Hear the Words of Detained Immigrant Leader Ravi Ragbir; Is ICE Targeting Immigration Activists? Family Members of Detained & Deported Leaders Speak Out; “ICE Is Sending Us a Message”: Activist Maru Mora Villalpando on Being … Continued


How destructive have Donald Trump’s denigrating comments about Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations been here at home and abroad? On our show today we’ll turn to American freelance journalist and activist Sameer Dossani who is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Then, as Aziz Ansari becomes the latest target of the #MeToo movement, we’ll ask … Continued