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00:08 John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, on the mid-flight explosion that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s largest mercenary group. 00:33 John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley, on the COVID subvariant nicknamed Pirola (B.2.86), and why it’s prompting concern in public health circles. (More detailed information, along … Continued
00:08 Paulette Steeves (Cree-Métis) is an associate professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair Tier II of Indigenous History Healing and Reconciliation at Algoma University. Her new book is The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere. [This interview was originally recorded in August 2022]
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Tony Thurmond, is the CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
0:08 — Sarang Shidore is director of the Global South program at the Quincy Institute and adjunct faculty at George Washington University, where he teaches a class on the geopolitics of climate change. 0:33 — Tim Redmond is a long-time San Francisco investigative reporter and founder of 48 Hills. 0:45 — Scott Wiener represents CA … Continued
0:08 – Eugene Cordero, professor meteorology and climate science at San Jose State University; also founder of the educational publisher Green Ninja 0:17 – Mark Becker, professor of history at Truman State University, author most recently of Contemporary Latin American Revolutions 0:33 – Nate Gartrell, reporter for the Bay Area News Group covering crime and corruption in Contra … Continued
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.
0:08 — Matt Simon is a science journalist and author. His latest book is “A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.”
0:08 — Marc Becker is Professor of History at Truman State University. His latest book is “Contemporary Latin American Revolutions.” 0:33 — Pashtana Durrani is an Activist, educator, and writer. She currently is Executive Director of @LEARNAfg, Visiting Fellow at Wellesley Women Center and Aspen Institute New Voices fellow.
0:08 — Andrew Fleischman is a Georgia Trial and Appellate Lawyer at Sessions & Fleischman, LLC. 0:33 — Ariella Granett is on the Steering Committee of the Stop OAK Expansion Coalition, a grassroots Coalition with 62 supportive organizations sharing concern about Airport Expansion. She has lived and worked in the East Bay for 24 years … Continued
0:08 — Negar Mortazavani is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and host of the Iran Podcast. 0:33 — Aaron Peskin is the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 3. 0:45 — Ty Kawika Tengan, is a Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
