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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 – May 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Fred Glass teaches labor and community studies at City College of San Francisco. He’s also the former communications director for the California Federation of Teachers. His book is entitled From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement [This interview was originally recorded when the book was released, in 2017]     The post Fred Glass on California Labor History (Repeat) appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Brian Concannon is a Human rights lawyer and the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) 0:33 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. The post Ariel Henry Resigns, What’s Next for Haiti? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Lex McMenamin is the news and politics editor at Teen Vogue covering politics, identity, activist movements and pop culture.  0:15 — Helga Tawil-Souri, is an Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication and Middle East and Islamic studies at New York University. She is a member of NYU’s Faculty for Justice in Palestine. 0:33 — Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and editor at The Electronic Intifada, and also a former KPFA producer. The post Student Protests in Solidarity with Palestine Face Violent Crackdown, What is Different This Time Around? 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 – April 25, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate. 0:33 — Rishi Iyengar is a reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Prior to joining FP, he spent six years at CNN Business as India editor in New Delhi and a technology writer in San Francisco. The post Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial Continues; Plus, India Elections Begin appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Naysan Rafati is Crisis Group’s Iran Senior Analyst. His research is focused on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran’s regional policies. 0:20 — Maria Lewis and Carlos Michaud are Bay Area participants in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, seeking to deliver 5,500 tons of aid to Gaza. Follow their journey on Instagram and TikTok: @bay2gaza. 0:33 — Laura Riley is the Director of the Clinical Program at Berkeley Law and author of Homeless Advocacy. Her recent piece for the New York Times is titled “Do not make survival even more difficult for people in the streets.” 0:43 — Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness. The post Israel and Iran Escalation; Plus, Bay Area Delegation Joins the Gaza Freedom Flotilla; What Grant Pass vs. Johnson Means for Homelessness in Bay Area; appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology, and a member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective. 00:34 Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.     The post Sudan’s war at 1; Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Austin Frerick, fellow of the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University where he works on competition policy and antitrust enforcement. His new book is Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry. The post Austin Frerick on the Corruption of America’s Food Industry 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 – April 18, 2024 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 – April 17, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg 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 – April 15, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Naysan Rafati is Crisis Group’s Iran Senior Analyst. His research is focused on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran’s regional policies. 0:33 — Dustin Mulvaney is a Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San José State University. His research focuses on the social and environmental dimensions of commodity chains and production systems. His latest book is  “Solar Power, Innovation, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice.”     The post Escalating Warnings of Iranian Retaliatory Attack Against Israel; Plus, Costs and Benefits of Converting Public Lands to Solar Energy Farms appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Sophia Bollag is a politics reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering state government from Sacramento. Maggie Angst is a reporter for the SF Chronicle’s city hall team. She covers homelessness, addiction and mental health. 0:33 — Heather Cooley is the Director of Research at the Pacific Institute.   0:45 — Anna Bauman is an investigative reporter at Open Vallejo. The post What Came of California’s CARE Court? Plus, California Water Crisis Following the Rainy Season; California DOJ Dismisses Lawsuit Against Vallejo Police Department appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. 0:33 — Ethan Varian is a reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Vishnu Pendyala is an Assistant Professor of Applied Data Science at San Jose State University. The post New CPI Report Out; Plus, San Jose’s AI Pilot Program to Track Down Homeless Encampments appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Tamara Nassar is an associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, and the producer of the EI Podcast. She joins us from Amman, Jordan.  0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time  as executive editor of the Bay Guardian.  The post Israel Gears Up for Rafah Invasion As International Pressure for Ceasefire Increases; Plus, Aaron Peskin Joins San Francisco Mayor’s Race appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 – Erin McElroy is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Washington. As a graduate student, they co-founded the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project here in the Bay Area. Their newest book on what happens when tech capital collides with cities in the former eastern bloc is Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times. The post Erin McElroy on Silicon Valley Imperialism appeared first on KPFA.

0:14 — Ken Jacobs is Co-chair of the UC Berkeley Labor Center. 0:33 — Christopher Elmendorf is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law. His expertise includes property and land-use law. 0: 45 — Khalid M. Mosalam is the Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering and the Director of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center at UC Berkeley. The post Protestors Shut Down Lockheed Martin Over Role Arms Contribution to Israeli Bombing of Gaza; Plus, New Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers; Oral Arguments Begin Over People’s Park; What the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Means for the Bay Area 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 – April 3, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.     The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. John Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

Two repeats on this Cesar Chavez day: 00:08 Bruce Neuburger, longtime radical activist who spent most of the 1970s working in California’s vegetable fields during the heyday of the United Farm Workers. His book is called Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California [interview originally aired in 2014] 00:33 Kathryn S. Olmsted, history professor at UC Davis, discussing her book Right out of California: the 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism. [interview originally aired in 2015] Because of the holiday, our regular lineup of Ukraine and COVID coverage will air Tuesday. Send questions for Dr. Swartzberg to coronacalls@kpfa.org      The post Labor, Capital, and the fields of California appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, co-authors of Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea. (They’ll be presenting their book in-person at a book event at Mrs. Dalloway’s in Berkeley on April 16; the event is free, but the bookstore requests you RSVP to secure a seat.) The post Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix on Solidarity appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Mitch Stoltz is IP Litigation Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He also leads EFF’s antitrust and competition working group. 0:33 — Elisa Wells, is co-founder of Plan C, a national abortion pill access campaign working to normalize the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail. She is also the co-author of the JAMA study on the rise of self-administered abortions following the overturning of Roe v Wade. The post Big Tech Facing Anti-Trust Cases by the US Department of Justice and the European Union; Plus, Study Shows Self-Administered Abortion on the Rise Following Overturning of Roe v. Wade appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Jessica Mason Pieklo is Executive Editor at Rewire News and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered. 0:33 — Michael Davidson is an assistant professor at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. He was previously the U.S.-China Climate Policy Coordinator for the environmental nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The post Will the Supreme Court Uphold Access to Mifepristone? Plus, China’s Leading Development of Renewable Energy appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism and resistance. 0:33 — Luke Goldstein is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. The post The Developing Changes in Israel-US Relations with Rashid Khalidi; Plus, Inside the Israel Lobby appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Anthony D’Agostino, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University.  00:33– Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

Cory Doctorow — author, blogger, digital rights activist — has written many books and essays, both science fiction and non-fiction. His most recent non-fiction book is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.   The post Cory Doctorow on How to Seize the Means of Computation appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Carolyn Jones is a reporter for the nonprofit news site CalMatters, she covers K-12 education.  0:33 — Basim Elkarra is Executive Director of Sacramento Valley’s branch of the Council on Islamic-American Relations. The post California Schools Running Out of Federal Pandemic Relief Funds; Plus, Sacramento City Council Pass Ceasefire Resolution appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic. 0:33 — Elizabeth R. Varon is an American historian, and Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia. Her latest book is “Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South.” The post Trump’s Ongoing Legal Battles; The Confederate General Who Defied the South appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Mohammed Khader, Manager of Policy and Advocacy Campaigns for the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights 0:33 — Sameea Kamal is a reporter for CalMatters covering the state Capitol and California politics. 0:45 — Alejandro Lazo is a Climate reporter for Calmatters.  The post How Much Has Organizing on the War in Gaza Affected Policy in Washington D.C. and Voter Behavior in California; Plus, CA Not Projected to Meet its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Narges Bajoghli is Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her new book is How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare The post What do sanctions accomplish? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Sara Kershnar, is an organizer and co-founder of International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN). 0:33 — Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy. The post A Look at Local Organizing Around a Gaze Ceasefire; Plus, Influencing DC Politics Toward Ending the War Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Alastair Boone, is Director of Street Spirit. 0:45 — Katie Kavanagh is Senior Attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. Alexander is an immigrant who has been detained for over a month at Golden State Annex, an ICE detention center in McFarland, CA, owned and operated by the for-profit private prison company GEO Group. The post Primary Election Results; Plus, Street Spirit is Back; ICE Detainee Migrants Crammed into Golden State Annex appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Brian Concannon is a Human rights lawyer and the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) 0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. 0:45 — Mark Toney is executive director of TURN: The Utility Reform Network. The post Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns, What’s Next for a Haiti Transitional Government? Plus, Electric Rate Hikes and Debriefing San Francisco’s Election Results appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Chris Hedges, The Death of Israel: How a Settler Colonial State Destroyed Itself, recorded at The Islamic Society of Central New Jersey on January 18, 2024. The post Fund Drive Special with Chris Hedges appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. His latest non-fiction book is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation and his new novel is The Bezzle. The post Fund Drive Special with Corey Doctorow appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good – about to be re-released in a revised second edition. The post Fund Drive Special: The Future of Democracy with Steve Phillips appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Sharif Abdel Kouddous is an independent journalist based in New York and Cairo. He has reported multiple times from Gaza and across Palestine since 2011. 0:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. The post Egypt’s Position in the Ongoing Invasion of Gaza; Plus, Super Tuesday Races to Follow Around the Nation appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg 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 – March 1, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Michael G. Long is an author and editor of several books about civil rights, nonviolent protest, and gender and sexuality. His latest book is “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics.”   The post Fund Drive Special: The Life and Legacy of Bayard Rustin appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.  0:33 — Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 0:43 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. He is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator. The post Pressure Inside the Israeli Government], A Looming Invasion of Rafah and What a Ceasefire Would Mean for Humanitarian Aid appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Maya Angelou on September 8th, 1995, on-stage with her son Guy Johnson and Janice Mirikitani, at the Calvin Simmons Theater in Oakland, at an event called “As The World Rises.” Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” 0:33 — June Jordan, poet, activist, journalist, founder of the Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley, reading in 1991 at an event called Poets and Politicians Against the War (the first Gulf War).   The post Fund Drive Poetry Special with Maya Angelou and June Jordan appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Excerpts from The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States, produced by Sut Jhally and narrated by Roger Waters. 0:33 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism and resistance. He presented it at a KPFA event on February 16, 2021, with Nora Barrows-Friedman. The post Fund Drive Special: Occupation of the American Mind; Plus, Rashid Khalidi on the Hundred Years’ War on Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — David Walker, award-winning comic book writer, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. His book is The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom. The post Fund Drive Special: David Walker on the Life of Frederick Douglass appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at UC College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 0:33 — Edward Said was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic and political activist and a professor of literature at Columbia University. This recording is from July 25th, 1982, a month and a half after Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in the name of fighting terrorism. The post Over 52 Countries Begin Arguments on ICJ Against Israel’s Occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem; Plus, Edward Said Speech on the Idea of Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Anthony D’Agostino, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine – Navalny Edition; Corona Calls with Dr. John Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Gene Slater, author of  Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America. The post Holiday Special: How the Real Estate Industry Invented Modern Housing Discrimination appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joseph Daher is Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute. He is the author of Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God (and founder of the blog Syria Freedom Forever.  0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. The post A Look at Hezbollah and How it May Respond to Israel’s Attacks; Plus, Upcoming San Francisco Ballot Measures appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020). 0:33 — Jocelyn Wiener is a reporter for Calmatters, writing about health and mental health. Marisa Kendall is a reporter for Calmatters, writing on California’s homelessness crisis. Kristen Hwang reports on health care and policy for CalMatters 0:45 — Ethan Varian is a reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. The post California Senate Runoff; What Would Prop 1 Do? Plus, Bay Area Counties May Lose $200million in FEMA Funds appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Hasan Ali is a journalist reporting on US foreign policy and South Asian politics. He is a frequent contributor to the Nation magazine. 0:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation.   The post Pakistan Elections; Plus, Senate Passes $95Billion Aid Bill, Sending Arms to Ukraine and Israel appeared first on KPFA.

0:08: — Tamara Nassar is associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, and the producer of the EI Podcast. 0:33 — Joe Rivano Barros, is a reporter and editor at Mission Local. Will Jarett is a data reporter for Mission Local. The post Israel Threatens Ground Invasion of Rafah, the Last Area Holding Millions Displaced from Gaza; Plus, Big Money’s Influence on San Francisco Politics appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Eugene Cordero is a professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University, and also the founder and director of Green Ninja, an educational publisher that uses solutions to environmental problems as a lens for teaching science. 0:20 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. 0:33 — Scott Eyman was formerly the literary critic at The Palm Beach Post and is the author or coauthor of sixteen books, including the bestseller John Wayne and Pieces of My Heart and You Must Remember This with actor Robert Wagner. The post SF Housing Policy; California After the Atmospheric River; Plus, Charlie Chaplin vs America appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Arelis Hernandez, is a Reporter for the Washington Post covering Texas, U.S. Southern border and Immigration. Joan Greve is a senior political reporter for Guardian US. 0:33 — Daniel Ziblatt is Eaton Professor of Government at Harvard University and director of Harvard’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. His latest book “Tyranny of the Minority” is co-authored with Steven Levitsky. The post The Political Battle Over US Border Security; Plus, How “Tyranny of the Minority” is Putting American Democracy into Crisis appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show, we start with a brand new report on the state of Hindu nationalism called The Global VHP’s Trail of Violence, published by Savera, which is a multiracial, interfaith, anti-caste coalition of Indian Americans and partners, standing together in the fight against the rise of the transnational far right. We’re in conversation with the editor of that report, Safa Ahmed, who is the Associate Director of Media & Communications with the Indian American Muslim Council. Take a look at the Savera report: https://www.wearesavera.org/resources/reports/ Then, we’ll take a look at new anti-trans legislation. We’re joined by Ryan Thoreson, who advises Human Rights Watch on LGBTQ issues, and we’ll talk about some of the specific new laws in 2024 as well as their direct correlation to young trans suicidality. Latest data tracking on anti-trans laws across the US: https://translegislation.com/ Then to the impressive statistical value of our little known national social services hotline. Last week, the LA Times published a piece called This social service hotline you’ve never heard of could help pinpoint California’s next big crisis. We’re joined by LA Times data reporter Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, as well as one of the developers of an organization called 211 Counts, Matthew Kreuter. Read the LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/projects/hotline-211-data-housing-crisis/ Check out 211 data: https://211counts.org/ We round out the hour with a report on recent San Francisco civil settlements with Mission Local’s Eleni Balakrishnan. Read Eleni Balakrishnan’s coverage of the re-hired ‘fight club’ deputy: https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sf-rehire-ex-sheriffs-deputy-fight-club-scandal/ Read Eleni Balakrishnan’s coverage of the former prosecutor settlement: https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sf-investigator-fired-chesa-boudin-835k-settlement/ The post Anti-Trans Legislation Hits Hard in 2024; Hindu Nationalism’s White Supremacist Ties; Social Services Hotline Data Offers Opportunities; Plus SF Civil Settlements appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 [Repeat from September 2022] Daniel Swain climate scientist at UCLA and The Nature Conservancy; co-author of an article in the journal Science Advances modeling the likelihood, and impacts, of California’s next megaflood. 00:33 [Repeat from 2019] David K Randall, senior reporter at Reuters. His book is Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague. The post UpFront – February 6, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Anthony D’Agostino, Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and an expert on the history of Russia. Author of many books including the Russian revolution and “The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of World Wars.” 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg 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 – February 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Mike Isaac, is a New York Times reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering tech companies and Silicon Valley. 0:33 — George Syrop, Hayward City council member who put forth the vote to divest the city’s stock ownership stakes in four companies that have ties with Israel. Vanessa is a member of the Hayward Community Coalition and a current graduate student, educator and community organizer. 0:48 — Scott Artis is Executive Director of the Golden State Salmon Association. The post Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Online Child Safety; Plus, Hayward City Council Votes to Divest from Four Companies; California’s Plan for Chinook Salmon Population Decline appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Louis Charbonneau is the United Nations director at Human Rights Watch. 0:33 — Ahlam Muhtaseb is a professor of media studies at California State University, San Bernardino. She is Co-chair of the California Faculty Association’s Palestine, Arab and Muslim caucus. Anonymous speaker, who is a faculty member in San Luis Obispo. 0:45 — Karely Amaya Rios, is a graduate student of public policy at UCLA and lead organizer of the Opportunity for All campaign. Ahilan Arulanantham is Professor from Practice and Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at the UCLA School of Law. The post The History of UNRWA and Impact of Aid Funding Cuts; Plus, Cal Poly SLO Pro-Palestinian Protestors Attacked by Police; UC Regents Employment for Undocumented Students appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 0:33 —  Hugo Martin is Assistant Editor at the LA Times Fast Break desk and the LA Times Guild Unit Council Officer and bargaining committee member. 0:43 — Sophia Bollag is a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, based in Sacramento. The post US-Iran Altercations Since the October 7th Attack in Israel; LA Times Layoffs and the Future of California Journalism appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 00:37 — Dr. Yousef Khelfa, is a Physician from Stockton currently in Gaza, leading the Palestinian American Medical Association team at the European hospital in the south of Khan Younis. The post International Court of Justice Decision on Israel’s Genocide Case; Plus, Dr. Yousef Khelfa Describes Current Situation in Gaza Hospitals appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Antonia Juhasz, senior researcher on fossil fuels in the Environment and Human Rights division of Human Rights Watch, just out with a new report entitled “We’re Dying Here: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone.” 0:33 — Ted Franklin, an organizer with No Coal in Oakland, for whom he attended and wrote up most of the court proceedings. 0:48 — Doctor Nida Bajwa, a family medicine resident at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Jess Ghannam is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at UCSF.   The post Biden administration extends review of new LNG terminals; Plus, The Oakland Coal Terminal is back from the dead ; Bay Area Health Workers Protest L3Harris Weapons Development for Israel appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Gregory Brew is an analyst with Eurasia Group’s Energy, Climate & Resources team focusing on the geopolitics of oil and gas and country analyst for Iran. The post New Hampshire Primary Elections Results; Plus, the Biden Administrations Escalating Actions Towards Yemen appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joel Beinin is a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. 0:45 — Suzanne Moore, advocate for housing and homelessness. Currently a board member of San Mateo County’s Health Care for the Homeless & Farmworker Health Program, speaking only for herself. The post Tensions in the Israeli Government Over Gaza War and Release of Hostages; San Francisco City Budget Battles; Plus, San Mateo County Supervisors Proposal Would Make Houseless Camping a Misdemeanor appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. John Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:20 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. He is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator. 0:33 — Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the foremost poets writing in Uyghur. He fled China and now lives near Washington, DC. His latest book is a memoir entitled Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide. His translator, Joshua L. Freeman, is a specialist in Uyghur history and literature at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The post What the Iran-Pakistan Attacks Mean for the Region; Humanitarian Crisis from the Israeli Attacks in Gaza; Plus, Poet Tahir Izgul Recounts His Life Under China’s Uyghur Genocide appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Michael Wara is a lawyer and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment; also Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program there. 0:33 — Sameea Kamal is a reporter for CalMatters covering the state Capitol and California politics. Linda Nguy is the Associate Director of Policy Advocacy for Western Center on law and Poverty, specializing in healthcare issues that affect Californians with low incomes. The post Chevron Deference Case; A Look At Governor Newsom’s Budget Proposal appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Jake Werner, Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute focusing on the great power conflict between the US and China.  0:33 — Aisha Jumaan is the president of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.  The post Taiwan Election Results and its Political Aftermath; UK and US continue to Bomb Houthis in Yemen appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

Several excerpts from recordings of Martin Luther King Jr. (and one of Coretta Scott King) from KPFA’s archives. The post MLK Day Special appeared first on KPFA.

7:08 Oliver Millman, environment correspondent for The Guardian, now author of The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run The World [repeat from 2022]   7:33  Hajar Yazdiha   is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California; now author of The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement The post Hajar Yazdiha on The Struggle for the People’s King appeared first on KPFA.

7:08 Tony Platt, currently Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Law and Society; author most recently of The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley [originally recorded for broadcast in September 2023] The post Tony Platt on the Scandal of Cal [repeat] appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Tom Dalzell has lived in Berkeley since 1984. He has worked as a lawyer for the labor movement for his entire adult life. Dalzell also writes the Quirky Berkeley blog and contributes to Berkeleyside. He is the author of “The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969.” 0:33 — Dr. Rupa Marya is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition, a collective of health workers committed to addressing disease through structural change. Dr. Manal Elkarra is a family medicine and lifestyle medicine doctor practicing in San Francisco, the city where she was born and raised. Her family is from Gaza, Palestine. Prior to the siege, She volunteered with the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Save the Children in Gaza, and the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Khan Younis. She is also a member of the Do No Harm Coalition. The post People’s Park History Since 1969; Plus, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolution appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation 0:33 — Cheuk Kwan is author of “Have You Eaten Yet: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World” The post A Look At National Politics Ahead; Cheuk Kwan Writes Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer, is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Ben Christopher covers politics and elections for CalMatters 0:20 — Harvey Smith, member of People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group     The post New California Housing Laws Going into Effect this Month; Plus, the Battle for People’s Park Continues appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:33 — Rachel Lederman serves as senior council at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. She is the attorney representing the 78 activists arrested on the Bay Bridge and over 470 activists arrested at the Oakland Federal Building in November. 0:45 — Joe Lissner is part of the People’s Park Council, and one of the people who applied for People’s Park to be on the National Register of Historic Places. The post What the Attacks in Iran and Beirut Mean for the Region; Legal Charges Filed Against Bay Area Gaza Activists; Plus, UC Berkley Sends Police to Block People’s Park appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — George Bisharat is a Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East 0:33 — Doug Henwood is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News,” which airs Thursdays at Noon. He’s just published an extensive dissection of Joe Biden’s economic record for Jacobin The post Israel’s Latest Strategy in its Invasion of Gaza; Taking Stock of Bidenomics appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

An hour with  Jenny Odell, multidisciplinary artist turned bestselling author. Her new book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock [This is a repeat of an interview originally recorded June 5, 2023] The post Jenny Odell on Saving Time [repeat] appeared first on KPFA.

Astra Taylor, filmmaker, writer, and organizer, most prominently with the Debt Collective. Her new book is entitled The Age of Insecurity: Coming together as things fall apart  [re-broadcast from September 2023] The post Astra Taylor on the Age of Insecurity appeared first on KPFA.

Jehad Abusalim, Palestinian scholar from Gaza, currently completing a doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU. He’s also serving as executive director of the Jerusalem Fund, which works to educate the US public about Palestinian history. He is co-editor of a recently-published collection of writing by Gazans, called Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire  [extended cut of an interview originally broadcast on December 7, 2023]   The post Jehad Abusalim on life inside (and outside) Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

In the later years of the Ottoman empire, big areas were consumed by religious conflict and nationalist independence movements. But not the Arab near east, including present-day Israel,/Palestine, where Christian, Muslims, Jews, and others basically just . . . got along. We’ll discuss the deep foundations for peace with with Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. His most recent book is Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World. [extended cut of an interview from December 12, 2023]  The post Ussama Makdisi on the history of coexistence in the Arab world appeared first on KPFA.

Amjad Iraqi is a senior editor at +972 Magazine, and a policy member of the think tank Al-Shabaka. He’s a Palestinian citizen of Israel, currently based in London. [Rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded on November 16, 2023] The post [Rebroadcast] Amjad Iraqi on Palestinian Politics 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 – December 25, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Brian Merchant is a technology columnist for the LA Times, and a founder of the speculative fiction outlet Terraform. His new book is Blood in the Machine: the origins of the rebellion against big tech. The post Brian Merchant on what workers today can learn from the Luddites 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 – December 21, 2023 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 – December 20, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Josh Marxen is a software engineer at Google and has worked there since 2016. He is also an organizer with No Tech for Apartheid since May 2021. 0:20 — Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her book Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer was recently re-published in its 7th edition. 0:33 — Chris Hoene is the Executive Director of the California Budget & Policy Center. The post No Tech for Apartheid Opposes Google and Amazon’s Contribution to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, UNSC Votes On New Gaza Resolution; Plus, California’s $68 billion Budget Deficit appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.