UpFront with Guest Host Marie Choi – January 25, 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.
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Governor Brown, facing a massive budget surplus and a Democratic majority in the legislature – warns against any more spending. We get Tom Ammiano’s take on the state of state politics. Plus: Roe v. Wade turns 43 — we’ll look at the new wave of challenges to reproductive rights; and a new study says the … Continued
We take you into the history of the people and organizations currently mounting an armed occupation of the Malheur wildlife refuge in Oregon. Plus: The Bernie Sanders campaign has re-started a national conversation about single-payer healthcare – we go inside the numbers of his proposal with the economist who helped to generate them. Guests: David … Continued
How cheap oil changes world politics: we talk to Michael Klare about elections, wars, and climate change. Then another side effect of plunging prices: the demise of this country’s newest news network, Al Jazeera America. Guests: Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, author of many books on on the … Continued
Community discussion on the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations and subsequent boycott
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues, Hosted by Marie Choi
On today’s show, lessons from the front lines of direct action and legal defense. Plus, can an anti-inflammation diet change your health? Guests: Kris Hermes, author of Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000 Jessica Black N.D., author of The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book
Another victory for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activists–this week the United Methodist Church has blocked 5 Israeli banks from its investment portfolio. We find out what that move means for Israel and the movement for Palestinian rights. Later, we talk to professor Samer Aboud about why thousands of people in Syria, a former middle income country, … Continued
A wrap up of last nights State of the Union Address. Then, the German populace’s reaction to reports of refugees harassing groups of German women in Cologne during New Years Celebrations. Will this change the attitude of the most welcoming European nation to their new arrivals? Last, Obama has new nukes–better ones. We’ll find out … Continued
A gas leak in Southern California’s Porter Valley Ranch has left residents exposed to toxic gases for over 78 days now–how did this happen and why has it not yet been stopped? We get the latest updates from Food and Water Watch organizer, Alexandra Nagy, and speak to resident of Porter Valley, Susan Gorman-Chang. In the second half, … Continued