UpFront – September 2, 2022
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0:08 – Deadly floods in Pakistan kill over 1,100 people and displace more than 33 million residents. We discuss with Cyril Almeida (@cyalm) who has spent over a decade covering the government-military nexus in Pakistan. 0:33 – We discuss climate change and megafloods in California with Daniel Swain (@Weather_West), a climate scientist at UCLA … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Andrew Perez (@andrewperezdc), senior editor and reporter at The Lever, discusses the $1.6 billion dark money donation funding a Republican political advocacy group founded by Leonardo Leo, vice president of the Federalist Society. 0:33 – Newsom recently introduced emergency legislation to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. We … Continued
SF Bay fish kills linked to red algae bloom; Plus trades unions overcome gridlock over housing bills
On today’s show: 0:08 – David Senn, Senior Scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute discusses the red tide and associated fish kills observed around the SF Bay. 0:33 – Trades unions overcome gridlock over housing bills. We discuss with Manuela Tobias (@manuelatobiasm), housing reporter for the non-profit newsroom, CalMatters and co-host of Gimme Shelter … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news 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 our listeners COVID questions.
Lessons from postcolonial Barbados on sovereign debt and the climate crisis
0:08 – We spend the hour with Abrahm Lustgarten (@abrahml), an environmental reporter at ProPublica who investigates the intersection of business, climate and energy. We discuss an article he wrote about climate debt, co-published by ProPublica / New York Times Magaine, Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming.
Oakland’s largest unhoused community faces Caltrans eviction
A San Francisco federal judge will evaluate the temporary restraining order that stopped Caltrans from clearing the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland – deciding the fate of the city’s largest largest unhoused community. KPFA’s Ellie Prickett-Morgan has this story. Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing, residents have drafted an open letter from the Wood Street … Continued
0:08 – The California Air Resources Board is expected to decide today on a new zero emissions vehicle mandate. Nadia Lopez (@n_llopez), a reporter for CalMatters who covers environmental policy issues joins us to unpack the implications. 0:33 – Tomorrow morning, a San Francisco federal judge will evaluate the temporary restraining order that stopped Caltrans … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Marshall Stienbaum (@Econ_Marshall) , Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah and Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance at The Jain Family Institute explains the case for student debt cancellation as the Biden administration reveals its student debt forgiveness policy. 0:33 – Chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal … Continued
UpFront – August 23, 2022
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.