UpFront – August 23, 2022
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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, including the unsolved murder of Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina, a Russian propogandist and the daughter of a pro-Kremlin intellectual. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued
0:08 – We spend this hour in conversation with Destin Jenkins (@destinkjenkins), Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University. His latest book is The Bonds of Inequality: Debt and the Making of the American City.
States could criminalize writing about abortion; Plus Asm. Ramos on his priorities for Indian country
0:08 – 26 news outlets and press freedom groups submitted a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Justice, urging the office to curtail a model legislation that may criminalize writing about abortion. Observers say that the South Carolina bill originated by the National Right to Life Committee could quickly spread to other states. … Continued
How to turn guaranteed income pilots into actual policy; Plus Tim Redmond on Brooke Jenkins financial disclosure
On today’s show: 0:08 – Stephen Nuñez (@socio_steve), Lead Researcher on Guaranteed Income at the Jain Family Institute and Halah Ahmad (@HalahAhmad), Vice President for PR and Policy Communications at the Jain Family Institute discusses a recent paper they co-authored on guaranteed income and its post-pandemic political feasibility. 0:33 – Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), long-time San … Continued
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.
Israel’s latest attack on Gaza killed 49; Facebook data used by police to prosecute Nebraska teenager who sought an abortion
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