UpFront – April 21, 2025
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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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.
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Sandeep Vaheesan on democratizing electric power
00:08 Sandeep Vaheesan is the legal director at the Open Markets Institute. His latest book is Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States.
Two Years of War in Sudan; Plus, Harvard Stands up to the Trump Administration
00:08 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International. 00:33 — Charlie Eaton is Associate Professor of Sociology at UC Merced. His latest book is Bankers in the Ivory Tower: The Troubling Rise of Financiers in US Higher Education. He is also the author of the Progressive Disclosure newsletter … Continued
Trump Administration Attempting to Defund Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Plus, Temporary Protected Status Terminated for Thousands of Afghans
00:08 — Jessica Gonzalez is Co-CEO of Free Press, an organization dedicated to safeguarding net neutrality, opposing unchecked surveillance, and protecting public media. 00:33 — Lida Azim is Co-Director of Afghans For A Better Tomorrow. Karen Musalo is Professor of International Law and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC Law.
UpFront – April 15, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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.
James Galbraith on what a trade war with China means
00:08 James K. Galbraith is professor of Economics and Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. From 1993 to 1997 he served as chief technical adviser for Macroeconomic Reform to the State Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China. His latest book, co-authored with Jing Chen, is Entropy Economics: The Living Basis … Continued
Upcoming Iran-US Talks; Plus, Trump Administration’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act
00:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. 00:33 — Mark Joseph Stern is a senior writer at Slate Magazine, covering courts and the law.
Can Courts Stand Up to Trump’s Deportation of Migrants to Prison in El Salvador? Plus, Gardening Call-in Segment
00:08 — Elisabeth Malkin is Deputy Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Crisis Group. 00:33 — Daniel Miller is Executive Director of Spiral Gardens, a non-profit community food security project located in Southwest Berkeley.
UpFront – April 8, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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.