On today’s show: Phyllis Bennis (@PhyllisBennis), Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss the collapsing Afghan economy. And: Over 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike. Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), staff writer and union organizer for Labor Notes joins us to explain. Also: … Continued


An Avis car rental office in 2007. Rental car prices have soared this year in part due to a global shortage in computer chips. Image by Jeffrey Beall is licensed under CC 2.0   On today’s show: Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) senior economist at the Center for Economic Policy and Research joins us to discuss the … Continued


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – October 12, 2021

On today’s show: Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to cover the latest developments in COVID science and answer listener questions. And: Malkia Devich Cyril (@culturejedi), activist, writer and founder of Media Justice joins us to discuss the report they recently authored titled … Continued