UpFront – December 24, 2021
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Jaime Lowe on the women who fight fires while incarcerated; Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on the idea of being a nation of immigrants
0:08 Journalist Jaime Lowe on her new book Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires 1:08 Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on her latest, Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13), senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins us to discuss the possibility of economic deflation following rising concern over widespread inflation. 0:33 – We discuss San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Tenderloin with Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf) … Continued
Gabriel Boric elected President of Chile; Debate on net metering for rooftop solar; Investigative report on the Vacaville PR firm who contracts with police; Plus PPIC reports on use of force and traffic stops
On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss Chile’s election of Gabriel Boric with Naomi Larsson Piñeda (@naomilars), a freelance journalist and editor based in London. 0:33 – Sammy Roth (@Sammy_Roth) covers energy for the Los Angeles Times. He joins us to explain the proposed decision by the California Public Utilities Commission which would affect net … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), joins us to explain key voting rights bills and social spending bills that Democrats are struggling to get passed. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer more COVID questions. 1:08 – Oakland … Continued
On today’s show: We spend the full hour with Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Presbyterian minister, and author. His latest book Our Class, Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison is available as a fund drive gift for your pledge of $150.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Rebecca Solnit, writer, historian, activist, and author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering, walking, hope, and disaster joins us to discuss her latest book Orwell’s Roses. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $150 and receive a copy of Rebecca Solnit’s Orwell’s … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – This first hour, we bring you excerpts of a longer interview with Malik Al Nasir (@malikandtheogs), journalist, filmmaker, academic, performance poet, and author of Letters to Gil, his memoir of racism and abuse under Liverpool’s care system, the transformative power of the music, and the mentorship of Gil Scott-Heron. FUND … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We spend our first hour with Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest living National Park Service Ranger. She celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year. Fund Drive Premium – Betty Reid Soskin’s full interview is included in UpFront’s Rethinking History Collection. Pledge $100 and receive nine (mostly) new conversations to change … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – US sees its highest rate of inflation since 1982. Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood), an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s Behind the News joins us to discuss his latest piece for The Nation, What Should the Democrats Do About Rising Inflation? 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious … Continued