UpFront – November 21, 2022
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Upcoming Episode
Aviva Chomsky on Climate Justice, Reparations, and De-Growth
00:08 Aviva Chomsky, professor of History and Latin American Studies at Salem State, on her new book Is Science Enough: Forty Critical Questions About Climate Justice
Downballot: criminal justice reformers and democracy initiatives made gains
00:08 A special report by Jeannine Etter on the work of California’s first-in-the-nation Task Force on Reparations for African Americans 00:33 Daniel Nichanian, editor in chief of Bolts Magazine and contributing editor for Inquest — on what downballot races signalled about voters’ appetite for expanding democracy and shrinking the prison system.
Why Republicans can’t quit Trump
00:08 John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, on why Donald Trump is still a favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, and what that means for the party. 00:35 Kavitha Surana, reporter at ProPublica, on how anti-abortion activists plan to defend and expand the nation’s strictest abortion bans 00:48 Tarini Hardikar, graduate student researcher at UC … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
On today’s show: 0:08 – We spend the hour with Lisa Hajjar (@lisahajjar), Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara, discusses her book The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture.
On today’s show: 0:10 – Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, the host of the podcast This Land which has devoted an entire season to the Supreme Court challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act. She discusses Haaland v. Brackeen the case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act that the Supreme Court … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We roundup the results of key elections around the country with Steve Phillips (@steveptweets), host of the podcast Democracy in Color and author of the new book How We Win the Civil War; and John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine. 0:33 – Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), long-time … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – It’s election day! LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown), co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund joins us from Georgia. 0:15 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine rounds up the key House and Senate races across the country as well as a few state initiatives and gubernatorial elections. … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dan Kalb (@DanKalb), Oakland city Councilmember for District 1 discusses Measure W, a proposal he co-authored to provide public financing for elections. 0:18 – Katherine Blunt (@KatherineBlunt) discusses her latest book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas And Electric – And What It Means For America’s Power Grid.