New California Housing Laws Going into Effect this Month; Plus, the Battle for People’s Park Continues
0:08 — Ben Christopher covers politics and elections for CalMatters 0:20 — Harvey Smith, member of People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group
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What the Attacks in Iran and Beirut Mean for the Region; Legal Charges Filed Against Bay Area Gaza Activists; Plus, UC Berkley Sends Police to Block People’s Park
0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:33 — Rachel Lederman serves as senior council at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. She is the attorney representing the 78 activists arrested on the Bay Bridge and over 470 activists arrested at … Continued
Israel’s Latest Strategy in its Invasion of Gaza; Taking Stock of Bidenomics
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 — Doug Henwood is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News,” which airs Thursdays at … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Call-ins 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
Jenny Odell on Saving Time [repeat]
An hour with Jenny Odell, multidisciplinary artist turned bestselling author. Her new book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock [This is a repeat of an interview originally recorded June 5, 2023]
Astra Taylor on the Age of Insecurity
Astra Taylor, filmmaker, writer, and organizer, most prominently with the Debt Collective. Her new book is entitled The Age of Insecurity: Coming together as things fall apart [re-broadcast from September 2023]
Jehad Abusalim on life inside (and outside) Gaza
Jehad Abusalim, Palestinian scholar from Gaza, currently completing a doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU. He’s also serving as executive director of the Jerusalem Fund, which works to educate the US public about Palestinian history. He is co-editor of a recently-published collection of writing by Gazans, called Light in Gaza: Writings Born of … Continued
Ussama Makdisi on the history of coexistence in the Arab world
In the later years of the Ottoman empire, big areas were consumed by religious conflict and nationalist independence movements. But not the Arab near east, including present-day Israel,/Palestine, where Christian, Muslims, Jews, and others basically just . . . got along. We’ll discuss the deep foundations for peace with with Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History … Continued
[Rebroadcast] Amjad Iraqi on Palestinian Politics
Amjad Iraqi is a senior editor at +972 Magazine, and a policy member of the think tank Al-Shabaka. He’s a Palestinian citizen of Israel, currently based in London. [Rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded on November 16, 2023]
UpFront – December 25, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.