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00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — Niko Storment is co-director of the San Francisco Trans March The post DSA-Backed Candidate Successes in New York; Plus, SFPD Disrupt San Francisco Trans March
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – June 29, 2026 appeared first o
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – June 26, 2026 appeared first o
Mariah Blake, investigative journalist and author of They Poisoned the World: life and death in the age of forever chemicals [rebroadcast from 2025] The post Mariah Blake on Forever Chemicals appeared first on KPFA.
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – June 24, 2026 appeared first o
San Francisco is facing difficult budget decisions as city leaders weigh layoffs, service reductions, and competing priorities around homelessness, public safety, and a growing fiscal shortfall. We speak with Anya Worley
Philip Maldari sits in for Brian Edwards-Tiekert. Philip speaks with John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Then, Khury Petersen-Smith, Michae
[0:08] Robin D. G. Kelley. Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. [rebroadcast]. The post
00:08 Walter Riley, longtime civil rights attorney, fixture of struggles for justice in the Bay Area, subject of the new book cao-authored byJesse Strauss: Civil Rights and Structural Attacks: Conversations with Walter R
On this episode, we are joined by Nekima Levy Armstrong, a Minneapolis civil rights attorney, founder of the Racial Justice Network, and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP. Later in the hour we speak with Assembly
Today on Upfront, we are joined by The Nation’s John Nichols and later by John Feffer from Foreign Policy in Focus. Corona Calls with Dr. John Schwartzberg will resume in July. The post The Rule of Johns appeared first o
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. The post Primary Results in Maine and South Carolina; Plus Trump’s Administration Extension on the Foreign In
00:08 — Mark Joseph Stern is a senior writer at Slate Magazine and co-host of the Amicus podcast. 00:33 — Life and Work of Marjane Sartrapi The post Supreme Court Updates; Plus Life and Work of Marjane Sartrapi appeared
00:08 — Steve Fisher is an investigative reporter based in Mexico City who focuses on security and immigration. 00:20 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Arang Kesha
00:08 — Ramzi Kaiss, researcher at Human Rights Watch investigating human rights abuses in Lebanon. 00:33 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. The post Israel continues Airstri
00:08 — Kathryn Ledebur is the Director of Andean Information Network. 00:33 — Dharna Noor is a fossil fuels and climate reporter at Guardian U.S. 00:45 — Laurel Paget-Seekins is Senior Policy Advocate for Transportation
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. The post Non-California State Elections; Plus Russia’s War on Ukraine appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 J.W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative. His new book, co-authored with Arjun Jayadev, is Against M
00:08 — Ryan Cooper is senior editor of The American Prospect and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. 00:33 — Justin Salhani is a journalist who’s been reporti
00:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization. His latest book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? 00:20 — Sam Ribakoff is a reporter, journalism teacher, communica
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