Guests: Robert Allen, Adjunct Professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies David Neiwart, NW Correspondent for Southern Poverty Law Tur-ha Ak, Owner, CEO Urban Shield Security Cedric O’Bannon, Sacramento stabbing victim
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Baton Rouge has exploded into riots since the death of Alton Sterling. The police are responding very intensely, with assault rifles, mass arrests and tanks in streets. Then, this week activists in Oakland handed Libby Schaff a notice that they’re circulating a recall petition. Is the mayor at risk of losing her job? Plus, thousand’s of … Continued
Rebecca Gordon, talks about her new book American Nuremburg: The U.S. Officials who should stand trial for post 9-11 war crimes. Then a number of Olympic athletes have pulled out of the upcoming games in Rio, Brazil due to concerns about the Zika virus, a new infectious disease sweeping through Brazil. Guests: Rebecca Gordon, professor of … Continued
The Blue Ribbon Panel on Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability in Law Enforcement issued a report on Monday criticizing the San Francisco Police Department. In response, the department says that its implementing new training and rules. We get reaction from Sergeant Yulanda Williams. Plus, the “War on Terror” is the longest war in American history and our … Continued
A powerful discussion around police violence, community violence and accountability from individuals who have been personally affected. Guests from Left to Right, Les Walker, whose mother was recently killed at a construction site in SF, Pastor Michael McBride: The Way Church and PICO National Network, Cat Brooks, host of Up Front, Sharon Rafferty whose son Chris Rafferty … Continued
UpFront – July 8, 2016
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
Sarah Shourd on The Box
In 2009, Sarah Should was living in Damascus. She and two friends took a vacation to northern Iraq, which was peaceful at the time. They decided to go on a day hike near the Iranian border. An Iranian patrol arrested them. And Sarah spent the next 410 days in solitary confinement. You may remember that … Continued
If you take a quick inventory of all the wealthy people and CEOs who’ve made news by being complete, heartless jerks, you’re left with a pretty simple question: who put them in charge? One narrative: Ruthless people win, so it’s the jerks who float to the top. The counter-narrative: power makes us act bad. Most … Continued
Less than a year and a half ago, an insurgent political movement in Greece was the toast of the international left. The new Syriza party had won a landslide election, promising to throw off the policies of austerity and privatization that had been demanded by creditors managing the terms of bailouts for the country’s heavily-indebted … Continued
UpFront – July 4, 2016
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.