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Data Shows US Immigrant Population Declining First Time in 50 Years; Lawsuit to End ICE Arrests at Mandated Court Hearings; Plus, How ICE Tracked Wire Transfers to Spy on Immigrants

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08.26.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — Stephanie Kramer is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. 00:33 — Amy Belsher is director of Immigrants’ Rights Litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union and worked on the case of Mata Velasquez who was taken by ICE during its new practice of stationing agents outside of immigration courts. 00:45 — Abigail … Continued

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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, the Trump Administration’s Deep Cuts to Federal Health Agencies

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08.25.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Annie Waldman is a reporter at ProPublica covering health care.

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Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis on Abolish Rent

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08.22.25 - 7:00am

00:08 Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, co-founders of the L.A. Tenants Union, and now co-authors of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis

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Crypto Money Funding SFPD Surveillance Unit; Plus, Texas House Passes New Congressional Maps While California Prepares Its Response

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08.21.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. 00:33 — Sam Levine is Voting Rights Reporter at Guardian. 00:45 — Bob Mulholland is Campaign Advisor to the California Democratic Party.

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Hurricane Erin and Climate Change Impact on Marginalized Communities; Plus, Investigating Constitutional Violations by Private Prison Health Companies

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08.20.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — Adam Mahoney, climate and environment reporter at Capital B. 00:33 — Hannah Harris Green is an independent journalist and radio producer based in Chicago. She covers science, healthcare and the war on drugs.

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Israel Partners with Microsoft’s Azure to Store Surveillance Data on Palestinians; Plus, Former SF Supervisor Authors Report on AI Use in Local Government

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08.19.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — Harry Davies is an Investigations correspondent for the Guardian. 00:33 — Hillary Ronen, is an author of the report and a former San Francisco District 9 Supervisor and Local Progress member. The report was a collaboration between Local Progress Impact Lab and AI Now Institute.

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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

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08.18.25 - 7:00am

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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Jacob Silverman on Silicon Valley’s Right Turn

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08.15.25 - 7:00am

00:08 Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist covering tech politics, corruption and illicit finance. Two years ago he published a book on the cryptocurrency industry – and the politics of those characters led him to his forthcoming title: Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley,” due out this October.

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Why Israel Might Start Another War With Iran; Plus, “Big Beautiful Bill” Might Expand Federal Funding for Affordable Housing in California

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08.14.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — Chione Flegal is the Executive Director of Housing California. 00:45 — Liz Ryan Murray is Director of Strategic Campaigns at Public Advocates.

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What Does Federal Takeover of Washington DC Mean for its Houseless Community and Will Support Rise for DC Statehood? Plus, El Salvador’s Future After Nayib Bukele’s New Constitutional Reforms

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08.13.25 - 7:00am

00:08 — William Roberts is the senior vice president for Rights and Justice at Center for American Progress.\ 00:20 — Donald H. Whitehead is Executive Director of National Coalition for the Homeless 00:33 — Tim Muth is a US trained lawyer who runs the blog “El Salvador Perspective”