UpFront – May 31, 2021
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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Image: Fannie Lou Hamer at the August 1964 Democratic National Convention and a flyer for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Composite by Ariel Boone, from source images from the Library of Congress and organizational footage. On this show: 0:08 – With the ongoing struggle for voting rights in the U.S., we shine a spotlight on … Continued
0:08 — We air an interview with artists and naturalist Obi Kaufmann, author of The State of Water and The Forests of California. He discusses how California became a dry state with an agriculture industry demanding a large amount of water, and calls for a “new dawn towards sustainable community.” Listeners can get a copy … Continued
0:08 – Fund Drive Special: This Immeasurable Place Blake Spalding is the co-founder of Hell’s Backbone Grille, a Buddhist-principled farm-to-table restaurant in the middle of one of the reddest patches of red state America; in Boulder, Utah. That also puts it at the entrance to the Bear’s Ears / Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monuments. … Continued
On this show: 0:08 – An Israel-Gaza ceasefire last week ended 11 days of bombardment that killed 258 Palestinians and 12 Israelis. A massive Israeli police action called Operation Law and Order, targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel, is now underway. Where does this all leave Gaza? We’re joined by Khury Petersen-Smith (@kpYES), the Michael Ratner … Continued
On this show: 0:08 – We talk with Mitch Jeserich of Letters and Politics about politics on Capitol Hill surrounding Israel-Palestine, including proposed legislation to stop the sale of bombs to Israel. We also touch on Mitch McConnell’s opposition to the January 6 commission. 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases … Continued
On this show: 0:08 – We continue to celebrate Malcolm X’s birthday by airing excerpts from his speech The Ballot or the Bullet, delivered on April 3, 1964 at Cory United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.
On this show: 0:08 – As we continue our coverage of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza we speak with Alex Kane, a freelance journalist based in New York about Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to block a $735 million weapons sale to Israel. Kane writes on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, with a focus … Continued
Buildings in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City are decimated by Israeli airstrikes. Photo courtesy of Dr. Medhat Abbas. On this show: 0:08 – To continue our coverage of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, we speak with Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the effectiveness of Tuesday’s … Continued
On this show: 0:12 – Amid Israel’s bombing of Gaza, We speak with Gideon Levy (@gideonle), columnist for Israeli newspaper Ha’Aretz, about the state of Israeli politics and media, and the reluctance in Israel to oppose war. Levy’s most recent book is The Punishment of Gaza. 0:34 – We air a conversation between Professor Angela Davis … Continued