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The Treasury Department just issued new rules against a tax maneuver called an “inversion” — where a US company turns itself into a foreign one to get out of taxes. That’s already scuttled one multi-billion dollar merger — but is it enough? Plus: a look at Mehrsa Baradaran’s new book, How the Other Half Banks … Continued
We spend the first half of the show on live reaction to the Wisconsin primary results, then go into what can only be described as a massacre at KGO: the nation’s news/talk format pioneer spent 27 years as the most highly-rated radio station in the Bay Area, now the giant chain that purchased it has … Continued
The housing wars have come to Oakland: the city council votes tonight on declaring a state of emergency, expanding the city’s rent controls and eviction protections, and imposing a moratorium on evictions and rent hikes. Carroll Fife joins us in studio to break down how it works, and how something that aggressive got so far. … Continued
Military historian Andrew Bacevich says that for the past two and a half decades, America has been waging one war in the greater Middle East — a war with ever-shifting fronts, a war that creates enemies as fast as it defeats them, a war that is ultimately doomed. He joins us live in-studio. But first: … Continued
UpFront with Guest Host Marie Choi – April 1, 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.
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced a deal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023, which would make California’s the highest in the nation. We talk to Ken Jacobs from the UC Berkeley labor center about who the minimum wage would benefit and how it might impact our economy. Plus: … Continued
The FBI announced that it has broken into the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the San Bernadino shooters–and they did it without a court order. Cyrus Farivar joins us to discuss how and why. Plus: we talk with Samer Khalef about a new FBI surveillance program called “Shared Responsibility Committees,” that critics are calling … Continued
Selma James joins us to discuss her more than six decades working at the intersection of feminism and Marxism, and what a caring economy might actually look like. But first: Pakistan responds to blasts that kill 70 by detaining over 5,000 suspects — we talk to Rafia Zakaria; and Governor Brown rolls out a deal … Continued
Sanders sweeps HI, AK, WA; PLUS: How you can land in a criminal database without even being arrested
Bernie Sanders sweeps caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii, and sets his sights on Wisconsin, where recent polls show him closing a narrow gap with Hillary Clinton. Plus: hanging out in the wrong neighborhood, with the wrong person, wearing the wrong color could land you in California’s Gang Database – and you’d never know until … Continued