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In this episode, host Cat Brooks tackles America’s rape culture with Kathy Ferguson, Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Jennifer L. Pozner, Executive Director of Women in Media and News. then, host Philip Maldari speaks with Nancy Skinner and Sandre Swanson the two candidates for the State Senate District 9 seat, … Continued
In this episode host Cat Brooks talks Trump with Jennifer Merolla, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside and co-author of the new book Framing Immigrants: News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Policy. About the book: While undocumented immigration is controversial, the general public is largely unfamiliar with the particulars of immigration policy. … Continued
With State Senator Holly Mitchell, commenting on the overuse of psychotropic medication for children in the foster care system, and legislative safety measures that lawmakers are hoping to implement. and Gordon Corera, a British journalist and author whose latest book is Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage. Then, a debate about Measure HH in Oakland (The Soda … Continued
In this episode, host Salima Hamirani speaks with Walter Riley, co-chair of the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, about the devastation Hurricane Matthew has brought to the country. then, she speaks with Dr. Richard Wolff, an American Marxian economist. He is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International … Continued
In this episode host Cat Brooks talks to photographer Bryan Shih about his new book of interviews and portraiture, The Black Panthers: An Unfinished Revolution. See more of his work here. then, host Philip Maldari holds a debate over California’s Proposition 55, the Extension of Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase. We welcome Dan Reynolds, an … Continued
In this episode Salima Hamirani hosts a debate over California’s Proposition 56, the Tobacco Tax Increase, which would tax cigarettes at $2 a pack. Representing the opposition we hear from Jack Weir, the President of the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association. We also welcome Kathy Kneer President and CEO of Planned Parenthood and Affiliates of California, to speak … Continued
With William K. Black, an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the Department of Economics and the School of Law. He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. During this segment interim host Phillip Maldari talks with our guest about the Wells Fargo fraud controversy … Continued
with Walter Thompson, a journalist and Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee organizer who recently penned an article in SF Magazine about the 50th anniversary of the uprisings in Bayview-Hunter’s Point following the police murder of 16 year old Matthew “Peanut” Johnson. We talk with Walter about the historical context for the uprising. then, a debate about California’s Proposition … Continued
In this episode of Upfront host Salima Hamirani speaks with Shoshana Walters of the Center for Investigative Reporting about her recent article exploring the prevalent sexual abuse on remote weed farms in Northern California. Then, we hear from Wenonah Hauter, founder and Executive Director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy … Continued
Host Cat Brooks speaks with Brooke Tepestra, an organizer with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), and Pastor Kenneth Glasgow of the Ordinary People’s Society, about the state of the nationwide prison strikes, and the reality of forced prison labor in this country. and Host Mitch Jeserich talks with Ellen Kreitzberg, professor at Santa Clara Law School … Continued
