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California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, the representative for the 59th District in the State Assembly joins us on UpFront to discuss his aim to re-introduce a bill to make California a sanctuary state for marijuana. Afterwards, Kirk Lombard, author of the Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast discusses harvesting seaweed, kelp, and sustainable fish eats. He’s also … Continued
Recent FBI cases regarding terrorism in the Bay Area brought up concerns about whether Muslim youth are being entrapped, and roped into compromising situations before conviction. Darwin BondGraham is a staff writer at the East Bay Express who wrote an article on the subject, entitled Terror or Entrapment?. Darwin speaks with us alongside Zahra Billoo, civil rights attorney and … Continued
On November 26th 2016, Honduras held its first election since the 2009 coup. Since then, Honduras has seen demonstrations erupting across the country, protesting the supposed re-election of semi-dictator Juan Orlando Hernandez. Speaking with us from El Progreso in Honduras, Ryan Morgan, an advocate with the International Team with Witness for Peace, gives an update … Continued
Although KPFA is financially healthy, its sister station in New York, WBAI, is raising very little money, and is trapped in a lease on their antenna tower that they cannot pay – it currently costs $60,000 per month, and is rising. In late 2016, the landlord, the Empire State Realty Trust, sued for unpaid rent. … Continued
Mansour Farhang, professor of international relations at Bennington College, Vermont; first UN envoy for revolutionary Iran, speaks with UpFront about the protests that have flared up in Iran. Then, David Harvey engage with Brian Edwards-Tiekert about his readings of Capital, his theories about Capitalism, and his solutions and suggestions for imagining a radical future.
Listen to a news update from Zimbabwe, where civil society groups are suspicious of the role the military is playing in the new presidential administration of Emmerson Mnangagwa. Author and local advocate Jon Golinger joins UpFront to talk about the heart of San Francisco and how to preserve the soul of the city as times … Continued
January 1st marks the anniversary of the murder of Oscar Grant, killed by BART Police at the Fruitvale BART station in 2009. A vigil is held every year by community members at the Fruitvale station to honor his memory, support his family and the families of all police victims, and to demand justice for the … Continued
Melissa Chadburn discusses her new piece in the Economic Hardship Reporting Project called “The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy.” She talks about her year spent undercover at a temp agency in Los Angeles and what is going on in the largely invisible, sub-contracted work place. In the second half, we discuss glyphosate, one of the … Continued
Cat Brooks interviews Professor Tommy Curry about his book The Man-Not, Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood. Tommy J. Curry is a Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies at Texas A&M University, where he holds the prestigious Ray A. Rothrock Fellowship (2013–2016). He serves as Executive Director of Philosophy Born of Struggle … Continued
UpFront features an interview with Reza Aslan author of Zealot and No god But God. The second half of the show Brian Edwards-Tiekert interview Eric Holt-Jimenez on his book, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism.
