Karl Marx in America
00:08 Andrew Hartman, professor of history at Illinois State, just out with the book of Karl Marx in America
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Government Shutdown is Done, How is Healthcare Impacted? Plus, the Politics of the First Vaccine
00:08 — Claudia Boyd-Barrett is the Southern California Correspondent for KFF Health News. She writes about health care access and local impacts of national health policy changes. 00:33 — Michael Willrich is professor of history at Brandeis University. He discusses his book “Pox: An American History.”
The Longest Shutdown in US History Ends; Plus, What to Watch at COP30
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — Zoya Teirstein is a senior staff writer at Grist, covering the impacts of climate change on human health.
Michael Mann On Wars [Rebroadcast]
00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023]
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
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.
UpFront – November 7, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront – November 6, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Unpacking Election Results with John Nichols
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
The Power Competition between Xi Jinping and Trump; Plus, a Look at Elections Across the Country
00:08 — Jake Werner is director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. 00:33 — Alex Burness is a staff writer at Bolts.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
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.