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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].

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Israel’s Attack in Qatar and the Sumud Freedom Flotilla; ICE Access to Spyware from Israeli Company, Paragon; Plus, AI Boom Causing Evictions in San Framcisco

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00:08 — Khury Peterson-Smith is Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 00:33 — Stephanie Kirchgaessner is a reporter and deputy head of investigations for Guardian’s US bureau. She is based in Washington DC. 00:45 — Oscar Palma writes for Mission Local from the Mission … Continued

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Organizing Jewish Anti-Zionism [rebroadcast]

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00:08 Rabbi Alissa Wise is currently the Lead Organizer and Co-founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire; Rebecca Vilkomerson is former Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and now Co-Director of the Funding Freedom project. They’ve co-authored the book Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing  [rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded on … Continued

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Texas Bill Allowing Resident to Sue Out-of-State Providers of Abortion Pills; Plus, Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome Browser, Must Share Data with Competitors

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00:08 — Jessica Mason Pieklo is Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group. She also co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. 00:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power” (2020).

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The AI Con [rebroadcast]

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00:08 Emily M. Bender,a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), co-authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want  [Re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded on July 10]    

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The State of California’s Labor Movement; Plus, Will Israel Stop Killing Journalists and End the War on Gaza?

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00:08 — Toby Higbie is Professor of History and Labor Studies at the UCLA and the Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. 00:33 — Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, previously principal political affairs officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy … Continued