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On today’s show: 0:08 – Mari Perez-Ruiz, Executive Director of the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance and Arturo Rodriguez, Organizing Director with the Central Valley Empowerment Alliance discusses the UFW’s March for the Governor’s Signature. 0:20 – Photojournalist David Bacon (@photos4justice) interviews UFW president Teresa Romero (@UFWPresident) on the path to Sacramento. 0:33 – We discuss a coordinated … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer) Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses more news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:23 – NUHW mental health care workers at Kaiser began an indefinite strike today. Ilana Marcucci-Morris, a therapist who works for Kaiser in Oakland joins us to discuss. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Reem Assil (@assil_reem), a former union organizer and award-winning Palestinian-Syrian chef working at the intersections of food, community, and social justice discusses her cookbook: Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora.
Pete On today’s show: 0:08 – Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University discusses Israel’s latest attack in Gaza, which killed 47. 0:33 – An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that California ranks in the bottom third of state in terms of child well-being. Kelly Hardy … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13), senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins us again to discuss inflation. 0:33 – We explore the untold amount of toxic waste dumped in the open ocean off the Southern California coast, namely DDT in the Catalina Channel with David Valentine (@ExploringOceans) a … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – David Dayen (@ddayen), Executive Editor of The American Prospect joins us to discuss the Inflation Reduction Bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate. 0:33 – Thunderstorms induced by the McKinney Fire brought flash flooding that suffused the Klamath River with a sludge of fire debris and smothered innumerable fish. Craig … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), director of Foreign Policy in Focus joins us again to discuss the latest developments in Russia’s war with Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health takes listener questions. 1:08 – Brian Edwards-Tiekert reports from People’s … Continued
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 – Michael T. Klare, professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and defense correspondent for The Nation discusses Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. 0:33 – We discuss the closure of People’s Park with Supriya Yelimeli (@SupriyaYelimeli), who reports on housing and homelessness for Berkeleyside and Alastair Boone (@alastairboone) editor in chief … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – State Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) joins us to discuss the State’s monkeypox response and the describe the status of a bill he introduced to authorize safe drug consumption site pilots in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles. 0:33 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation joins us … Continued
