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00:08 — Kenneth Roth is a Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Previously, he served as the executive director of Human Rights Watch. His latest book is “Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments.”
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
00:08 — Aarti Kohli is the Executive Director of the Asian Law Caucus, the first organization in the country to represent and promote the legal and civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander communities. 00:33 — Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.
00:08 — Aisha Jumaan is president of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. 00:33 — Tim Redmond, is founder of 48hills. 00:45 — Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness.
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
00:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:33 — Antonia Juhasz is an investigative journalist reporting on climate, energy and environmental justice for Rolling Stone. Her latest piece is titled “Is Trump’s ‘Minerals Deal’ a Fossil Fuel Shakedown?”
00:08 — Brett Christophers is a Professor in the Department of Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University. He is the author of “Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World” and “The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet.” 00:40 — Walden Bello is founder of Focus on the … Continued
00:08 — Luke Savage is a columnist for Jacobin and author of The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History. You can find him on Substack at lukewsavage.com. 00:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:45 — Andrea Henson is Co-founder and Director of Operations for … Continued
00:08 — stacy ishmael is an Executive Editor at Bloomberg News, covering the crypto industry. 00:33 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International.
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
