Fund Drive Special: Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
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.
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Mohammed El-Kurd Fund Drive Special
08:00 – Mohammed El-Kurd, poet, journalist and organizer from East Jerusalem, occupied Palestine; culture editor at Mondoweiss and Palestine correspondent for The Nation. He is out with a new book of essays entitled Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal. Perfect Victims is being offered as a premium this fund drive. Find that book and … Continued
Is A Ukraine Peace Deal Possible Under Trump?; Plus the New Startups Disrupting the Defense Industry
0:08 — Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 0:35 – Michael T. Klare, professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College
Judge to Weigh NYC Mayor Eric Adams Corruption Charges Today
0:08 — Greg Smith, a reporter at THE CITY covers the alleged agreement between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trump administration to support the president’s mass deportation plan in exchange for dropping the corruption charges against him. Adams is scheduled to appear before federal court today on the motion to dismiss these … Continued
Jessica Anderson on Visualizing Palestine
00:10 Jessica Anderson is a human rights researcher based in Michigan, and one of the editors the new book Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation
Manisha Sinha thinks Reconstruction starts with the election of Lincoln
00:08 Manisha Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Her new book is The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Reconstruction: 1860 – 1920 [rebroadcast – originally recorded in July 2024]
What Defines a Constitutional Crisis?; California Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After LA Fires
0:08 — John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation on the numerous unfavorable court rulings enjoining the Trump Administration and the defining characteristics of a constitutional crisis 0:34 — Joel Laucher, insurance expert and Program Specialist at United Policyholders explains the $1 Billion assessment made by the California FAIR plan in the aftermath of … Continued
Trump Admin Announces New Tariffs; DOGE Continues Slashing Staff at Federal Agencies
00:07 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute explains the latest uptick in inflation and the Trump administration’s economic policy 00:33 — David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect on the latest actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left
00:08 — Eoin Higgins is a reporter with IT Brew. His new book is Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.
UpFront – February 11, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.