UpFront – October 31, 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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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Call-ins
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.
On Wars with Michael Mann
0:08 — Michael Mann is Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of the award-winning book series The Sources of Social Power. His latest book is “On Wars.”
Is there a shift in US Politics around Palestine & Israel? Plus, Boycott Divestment Sanctions and Palestine Solidarity Organizing
0:08 — Michael Arria is the U.S. correspondent for Mondoweiss, which covers developments in Israel/Palestine and related US foreign policy 0:33 — Joe Eskenazi, managing editor and columnist at Mission Local 0:43 — Sunaina Maira is a Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Davis. She is also a founding organizer of the US Campaign … Continued
House Speaker Vote Continues; Sudan is One of the World’s Fastest Growing Humanitarian Crises; Plus, Challenges of Sending Aid to Gaza
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation 0:18 — Nisrin Elamin is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto 0:33 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank
Could Israel’s Offensive on Gaza Expand to a Regional War? Plus, Limitations of US Policy on Gaza
0:08 — Omar Dahi is a professor of economics at Hampshire College and founding director of Security in Context, a research network on peace, conflict, and international affairs 0:33 — Tariq Kenney-Shawa is a US Policy Fellow at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls
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 – October 20, 2023
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UpFront – October 19, 2023
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
House Speaker Vote; Plus, New Report Shows Impact of Covid-19 on K-12 Education
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation 0:33 — Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University. Chelsea Waite, senior researcher at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Morgan Polikoff, is an Associate Professor at the USC Rossier School of Education