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On tonight’s La Raza Chronicles, Cronicas de la Raza we chat with award winning author and writer Edgar Gomez about his memoir Alligator Tears. We also interview local organization Trabajadores Unidos Workers United about their worker solidarity campaigns in the Bay Area.
For Pride Month, hosts Emiliano Lemus and Violet Moon welcome Sol Meira Do Valle and Laurel Birch for a two-part roundtable discussion on traditional approaches to gender-affirming care. Dr. Sol (@soledad__soleil) is a doctor of East Asian Medicine based on Lenape land in Brooklyn; they are passionate about helping people reconnect with their bodies and … Continued
For many decades, the idea has held sway that we humans should leave consequential decisions to a higher power: computers. And that assumption has become more deeply entrenched, the more powerful computers have become. How did our world come to be seen as an imaginary casino, with every decision to be stripped down to costs … Continued
On June 12th, the first of 25 defendants faced trial and were sentenced to prison for breaking into an Elbit Systems factory and helping destroy drones that could have been used against Palestinians. Palestine Action activist Zoë Rogers, who was previously acquitted of criminal damage after spending 18 months in custody, joins the Electronic Intifada’s … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
On today’s show: Headlines Remembering Ahmed Wishah, the Latest Palestinian Journalist Killed by Israel in Gaza Remembering Mona Khalil, Beloved Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed in Israeli Airstrike DSA vs. Establishment: New York Primary Tests Growing Antiwar Split in Democratic Party “MAGA Inc.”: CorpWatch on Trump’s World of Tech Titans, Crypto Czars & Prison Profiteers … Continued
On today’s show we speak with Dr. Rohini Haar from Physicians for Human Rights and Kevin Foster, indepencent journalist from Portland, OR about the use of “less lethal” crowd control weapons and their effects. We also speak with Sarah Hamid from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about license plate cameras. Law & Disorder exposes the … Continued
San Francisco is facing difficult budget decisions as city leaders weigh layoffs, service reductions, and competing priorities around homelessness, public safety, and a growing fiscal shortfall. We speak with Anya Worley-Ziegmann of the People’s Budget Coalition about what’s at stake in the city’s budget battle and the changes advocates say are needed. Then, ProPublica reporters … Continued
On today’s show: Headlines Remembering Ahmed Wishah, the Latest Palestinian Journalist Killed by Israel in Gaza Remembering Mona Khalil, Beloved Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed in Israeli Airstrike DSA vs. Establishment: New York Primary Tests Growing Antiwar Split in Democratic Party “MAGA Inc.”: CorpWatch on Trump’s World of Tech Titans, Crypto Czars & Prison Profiteers … Continued
The UK’s PM Resigns With a People-Friendly Andy Burnham Poised to Replace Him We begin with today’s resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as the UK’s Prime Minister and assess his likely replacement Andy Burnham, a popular and people-friendly politician who just soundly defeated a far-right Reform Party candidate to win his seat for Labour. Joining … Continued
