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0:08 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020). 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
0:08 — Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.
0:08 — John Perlin, is a visiting scholar at the UC Santa Barbara Physics Department. His latest book is A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization.
0:08 — Douglas Tallamy is an entomologist and author of the best-selling books Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard and The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees.
0:08 — George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental activist, whose current research focus is on the global food system. His latest book is Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet.
0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
Harry Belafonte, in 2011, on the KPFA stage at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, in conversation with Marcus Books founder Raye Richardson.
0:08 — Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her latest book is The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
0:08 — Andrew Alden is a geologist by training and a writer by trade. His new book is Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City
