UpFront – November 30, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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Prospects for a Gaza Ceasefire After the Truce; Plus, New SF Housing Development Bill to Address Missing State Deadline
0:08 — George Bisharat is a Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East 0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills.org
UpFront – November 28, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
UpFront – November 24, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
4 Day Pause on Fire Agreed in Exchange for Hostages in Israel and Palestine; Plus, Israeli Political Strategy for Safe Hostage Exchange
0:08 — Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her books include Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy & the War on Terror. 0:33 — Joel Beinin a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.
Argentina Elects Far-right Presidential Candidate; Plus, California’s Unemployment Crash Before and After Pandemic Began
0:08 — Uki Goñi journalist based in Argentina. His books include The Real Odessa: How Nazi War Criminals Escaped Europe. Mark Weisbrot is Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. His books include Failed: What the “Experts” Got Wrong About the Global Economy 0:33 — Lauren Hepler is an investigative … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Amjad Iraqi on the Reality of Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Backlash towards Dissent and the Future of the Palestinian People
0:08 — Amjad Iraqi is a senior editor at +972 Magazine. He is also a policy member of the think tank Al-Shabaka, and was previously an advocacy coordinator at Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. He is a Palestinian citizen of Israel, currently based in London
How Lessons Learned from the Bosnian Genocide Apply to Gaza; Lawsuit Filed Against Biden Administration for Complacency in Genocide; Plus, Bay Area Organizers and Protestors Shutdown Bay Bridge Calling for a Ceasefire
0:08 — Refik Hodzic, is a journalist, filmmaker and activist from Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His work centers on transitional justice, with a particular focus on the role of media and communications. He currently serves as a strategic communications consultant on Syria, Yemen and Ukraine with the European Institute for Peace. In 2004, Hodzic co-founded XY … Continued