UpFront – July 20, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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Investigation: widespread misuse of force at ICE demos. Also: the health toll of the growing raw milk industry
00:08 — Sasha Schell, an investigative reporter who worked on a new report from UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center entitled Charting The Crackdown: the misuse of crowd-control weapons in immigration enforcement protests across the United States 00:33 — Annie Waldman, a reporter at ProPublica covering health care, recently out with deep dive into one of … Continued
Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing; Plus, US Escalates Attacks on Southern Iran, Iran Releases American Detainee
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is the author of “Gaza Apocalypse”, forthcoming from OR Books. 00:45 — Negar Mortazavi is a Senior Fellow at Center for International Policy and host of the Iran Podcast.
The US and Israel War with Iran and Strait of Hormuz Toll; Plus, CA Effort to Stop Biggest Media Merger in US History
00:08 — Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 00:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the podcast Organized Money.
South Carolina and Maine’s Future in the Senate; Plus, San Francisco’s Push and Pull in Affordable Housing Policy
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — Quintin Mecke is the Executive Director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations
US and Iran Back in War; Plus, Corona Calls
00:08 — Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN and also serves as the organization’s Senior Iran Analyst. He has previously worked as a journalist and human rights professional. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home
00:08 — Bill Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His latest book is The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home.
US and Iran Ceasefire Ends, Immediate Strikes Follow; Plus, Graham Platner is Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations
00:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — John Nichols is Executive Editor of the Nation
Venezuela Earthquake Response & World Cup Politics
Brian Edwards-Tiekert welcomes Miguel Tinker Salas to discuss the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and the government’s response. In the second half, Jules Boykoff discusses the politics, corruption, and controversy surrounding FIFA as the World Cup comes to North America. UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, … Continued
Hamas Dissolves Governance of Gaza; Plus, Supreme Court Allows TPS Ending for Syrians and Haitians; And, Revived Push to Municipalize San Francisco Power System
00:08 — Muhannad Ayyash is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary and Policy Analyst at Al-Shabaka 00:33 — Ali Tarokh is Director of Development & Communications at Syrian Community Network and adjunct professor at Loyola University. 00:45 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.