UpFront – August 8, 2024
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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Kamala Harris VP Pick and the Campaign Ahead
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.
Iran Vows Retaliation Against Israel; Bangladesh Student Protests Overthrow Current Government; Plus, Is the US in an Economic Crisis?
0:08 — Negar Mortazavi, host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:33 — Redwan Ahmed is a freelance journalist covering Bangladesh. 0:43 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Latest on the Park Fire
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Jay Tracy is a Public Information Officer for CalFire working on the Park Fire. He is an employee for the City of Fresno as the Deputy Fire Marshal. He has been in … Continued
UpFront – August 2, 2024
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Who Will Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate? Plus, Famine on the Rise and Peace Talks Cancelled: the Latest from Sudan
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Elsadig Elsheikh is the Director of the Global Justice Program at the Othering & Belonging Institute of UC Berkeley.
Student Protests in Bangladesh Escalate; Israeli Rightwing Rise to Defend Soldiers Accused of Sexual Assault; Plus, What Happened in the Venezuelan Elections?
0:08 — Redwan Ahmed is a freelance journalist covering Bangladesh. 0: 33 — Joel Beinin a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:50 — Lucía Cholakian Herrera is an Argentinian journalist reporting for the New York Times. She has just come back from Venezuela.
Israel and Lebanon: Attack on Golan Heights; Plus, Wildfire Smoke Health Impact
0:08 — Heiko Wimmen is Project Director for the Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project at the International Crisis Group. 0:33 — Dr. John Balmes is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and the Physician-member of the California Air … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. Peter Chin-Hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease physician at UCSF Medical Center.
What Might a Harris Presidency Mean for Gaza and US-Israel Relations; Plus, Kamala Harris as a Leader and Attorney General
0:08 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism and resistance. 0:33 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, FrameLab. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney … Continued