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UpFront – Pakistan; gun control; and a rebellion against standardized testing
A standoff in Pakistan between the government and tens of thousands of protesters–who got a big boost when the Supreme Court ordered the Prime Minister arrested. We look at who the players are. Then: would Barack Obama’s gun control proposals actually make a difference? We talk to Larry Cohen of the Prevention Institute about what … Continued
UpFront – Mali; Flu; Richmond’s success cutting violence with community policing
France has entered a civil war in Mali — we look at the politics behind the fighting. There are three nasty flu strains going around — and the CDC has official declared an epidemic. We’ll talk to county health about how bad it is here, and what you can do. Our guest: Dr. Erica Pan, … Continued
UpFront – Military suicides; Obama’s cabinet; Oakland violence
Suicides in the US military have just hit an all-time high — and are now more common than deaths in combat. Investigative journalist Aaron Glantz discusses why. Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Arun Gupta about Barack Obama’s new cabinet — what their politics and backgrounds tell us about the four years to come. Finally, a look at … Continued
UpFront – Antonia Juhasz on Oil Conflicts in Afghanistan; Brown plans to spend more on prisons; Lead and Crime
Investigative Journalist Antonia Juhasz, on the brewing war over untapped oil in Afghanistan.
Up Front – Brown’s budget; the fight to save CCSF, 11 years of military detentions at Guantanamo
Governor Jerry Brown has just released his proposed budget for California. The state says the economy’s recovering and tax revenues are going up — so Brown is restoring some limited funding to education and planning to bank a $850 million dollar surplus. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe joins us to look at what’s getting funded, what’s staying … Continued
UpFront – John Nichols on Obama’s new cabinet; Jesse Douglas Allen-Taylor on Django Unchained
What does President Obama’s new Treasury Secretary pick mean for the debt ceiling fight? The Nation Washington Correspondent John Nichols joins us live. Then: a report from on the ground in Texas, where activists have kicked off a new wave of direct actions to block construction of a pipeline that would import oil from Canada’s … Continued
UpFront – Afghanistan; Barbara Lee; California’s bid to control ammunition
How many troops does it take to make a “withdrawal” an actual withdrawal? The Obama Administration says it wants to leave as few as 3,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014. Obama’s top general in the country says he’d like to keep as many as 20,000 — we’ll discuss the prospects for real peace with activist … Continued