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0:08 – As the tech world develops new worlds of virtual reality, new funding for holographic and virtual technologies are coming from the US military and spy industries. Jack Poulson is the Executive Director of tech accountability nonprofit Tech Inquiry, and he has just co-authored two recent reports for The Intercept (@theintercept) on US spy … Continued
0:08 – On June 9th, next Thursday, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection will begin public hearings, whose purpose are to produce an official account of what occurred. John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), Washington correspondent for The Nation and author of the book The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders’ Cure for Royalism, joins us … Continued
Recent investigations by KTVU and the Marshall Project show that police dogs are often deployed on people who are suspected of minor crimes. They can seriously injure people and leave lasting physical and emotional trauma. However, California state laws don’t clearly say when it’s ok to use police dogs, and they’re not always under … Continued
0:08 – Some community announcements: The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee is currently on a west coast tour to bring awareness to current updates of Leonard’s case and the call for executive clemency. Dr. Mutulu Shakur, who has been imprisoned for 60 years and is suffering from stage-4 cancer, was denied mandatory parole by the U.S. … Continued
0:08 – We focus on the Oakland Unified School District’s plans to close schools, with teachers and activists who have taken over Parker Elementary School which was slated to be closed on May 25th. The occupiers are now hosting summer programming for kids as well as community events at the school site, with a presence … Continued
0:10 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses the latest developments in the conflict in Ukraine. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Make any pledge and receive The Politics of Sex, a collection of powerful women speakers busting myths and breaking taboos about the reality of women’s lives, including the voices of Gloria Steinem, Angela Davis, and … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
0:08 – Activist and author, Angela Davis, discusses her book: Blues, Legacies and Black Feminism discusses several key early blues artists including Gertrude “Ma” Rainy, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday to illustrate how black women helped shape feminist historical traditions and were able to tell stories, particularly about the reality of women’s sexual experience through their music. (Recorded … Continued
0:08 – When we create visions of the future, they’re usually visions awash in technology. We can learn a lot more about our future by putting nature back in the foreground, and refocusing on what we already know about how life responds to change. Rob Dunn (@rrobdunn) is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department … Continued
0:08 – Diving into the long tail of rising inequality in the United States. We revisit a documentary that is the product of more than four years of long form interviews with Noam Chomsky, a linguist and one of the left’s most prominent intellectuals. The film, called Requiem for the American Dream was made by Peter … Continued
