Fund Drive Special with Corey Doctorow
0:08 — Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. His latest non-fiction book is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation and his new novel is The Bezzle.
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Fund Drive Special: The Future of Democracy with Steve Phillips
0:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good – about to be re-released in a revised second edition.
Egypt’s Position in the Ongoing Invasion of Gaza; Plus, Super Tuesday Races to Follow Around the Nation
0:08 — Sharif Abdel Kouddous is an independent journalist based in New York and Cairo. He has reported multiple times from Gaza and across Palestine since 2011. 0:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
UpFront – March 1, 2024
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Fund Drive Special: The Life and Legacy of Bayard Rustin
0:08 — Michael G. Long is an author and editor of several books about civil rights, nonviolent protest, and gender and sexuality. His latest book is “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics.”
Pressure Inside the Israeli Government], A Looming Invasion of Rafah and What a Ceasefire Would Mean for Humanitarian Aid
0:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:33 — Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 0:43 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from … Continued
Fund Drive Poetry Special with Maya Angelou and June Jordan
0:08 — Maya Angelou on September 8th, 1995, on-stage with her son Guy Johnson and Janice Mirikitani, at the Calvin Simmons Theater in Oakland, at an event called “As The World Rises.” Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” 0:33 — June Jordan, … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Fund Drive Special: Occupation of the American Mind; Plus, Rashid Khalidi on the Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
0:08 — Excerpts from The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States, produced by Sut Jhally and narrated by Roger Waters. 0:33 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism … Continued