Fund Drive Special with John Perlin
00:08 — John Perlin, visiting scholar at UC Santa Barbara’s Physics department; his newest book is A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization
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UpFront – September 19, 2024
0:08 — Heiko Wimmen, is Project Director for the Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project at the International Crisis Group. 00:20 — Joel Beinin is Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:33 — Christine Hong is an Associate Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at UC Santa Cruz. She is one of the plaintiffs in the … Continued
00:08 — Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist, whose latest work is a comic adaptation of James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me.
Fund Drive Special with Rob Larson
00:08 — Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College. His latest book is Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. John Swartzberg
00:08 — Anthony D’Agostino, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Fund Drive Special with Rashid Khalidi
00:08 — 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.
Fund Drive Special with Kathleen Duval
00:08 — Kathleen Duval, professor of history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author most recently of Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.
2-Hour Presidential Debate Special
Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert host an election special following Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate. The first hour features: 00:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:24 — Khury Peterson-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 00:36 … Continued
Fund Drive Special with Yanis Varoufakis
00:08 — Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician, author and the former finance minister of Greece. His latest book is Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.