UpFront – April 14, 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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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
UpFront – April 10, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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.
Upfront – April 4, 2025
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US EEOC Investigation of Alleged Antisemitism on UC Campuses; Plus, Thirteen University Student Groups Condemn Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Activists; And, What’s Next After Trump’s Global Tariffs?
00:008 — Katie Rodger is a Lecturer at UC Davis and President of UC-AFT. 00:20 — Max Flynt, a San Francisco State University student and member of the General Union of Palestine Students at SF State. 00:33 — Lori Wallach is the director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project.
UpFront – April 2, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront – April 1, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront – March 31, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.