Upfront – April 4, 2025
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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.
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US EEOC Investigation of Alleged Antisemitism on UC Campuses; Plus, Thirteen University Student Groups Condemn Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Activists; And, What’s Next After Trump’s Global Tariffs?
00:008 — Katie Rodger is a Lecturer at UC Davis and President of UC-AFT. 00:20 — Max Flynt, a San Francisco State University student and member of the General Union of Palestine Students at SF State. 00:33 — Lori Wallach is the director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project.
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I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India
00:08 — Rollo Romig is a freelance journalist and Assistant Professor at The New School. His latest book is “I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India.”
Solidarity is the Political Version of Love
00:08 — Rabbi Alissa Wise is an organizational consultant, community organizer, educator, and ritual leader. From 2011-2021 was Organizing Co-Director, Deputy Director and Interim Co-Executive Director of JVP. She is currently the Lead Organizer and Co-founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire. Rebecca Vilkomerson is an organizer, fundraiser, organizational development consultant and strategist. From 2009-2019 she was the … Continued
Texas Abortion Crackdown; Plus, Community Impact of Wood Street Cabin Shelter and RV Site Closure
00:08 — Jessica Mason Pieklo is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Rewire News Group. She also co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. 00:33 — John Janosko, former Wood street encampment resident.
Department of Housing & Urban Development Announcement Could Evict 15,000 Californians; Plus, Update on Federal Employee Fired by DOGE
00:08 — Ben Christopher is a reporter for CalMatters covering housing policy. 00:33 — Rhodes Berry, until last month, an Assistant Chief Counsel at the Department of Energy, based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, California K-12 Education Under the Trump Administration
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Carolyn Jones is a reporter for the nonprofit news site CalMatters, she covers K-12 education.