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KPFA - UpFront

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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Mohammed El-Kurd Fund Drive Special

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2025/02/21

08:00 – Mohammed El-Kurd, poet, journalist and organizer from East Jerusalem, occupied Palestine; culture editor at Mondoweiss and Palestine correspondent for The Nation. He is out with a new book of essays entitled Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal. Perfect Victims is being offered as a premium this fund drive. Find that book and others on our support page. The post Mohammed El-Kurd Fund Drive Special appeared first on KPFA.

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Is A Ukraine Peace Deal Possible Under Trump?; Plus...

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2025/02/20

0:08 — Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 0:35 – Michael T. Klare, professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College The post Is A Ukraine Peace Deal Possible Under Trump?; Plus the New Startups Disrupting the Defense Industry appeared first on KPFA.

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59:59

Judge to Weigh NYC Mayor Eric Adams Corruption...

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2025/02/19

0:08 — Greg Smith, a reporter at THE CITY covers the alleged agreement between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trump administration to support the president’s mass deportation plan in exchange for dropping the corruption charges against him. Adams is scheduled to appear before federal court today on the motion to dismiss these charges made on his behalf by the Department of Justice. 0:33 — Natalia Aristizabal, Deputy Director at Make the Road New York discusses the Trump administration’s

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59:59

Jessica Anderson on Visualizing Palestine

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2025/02/18

00:10 Jessica Anderson is a human rights researcher based in Michigan, and one of the editors the new book Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation The post Jessica Anderson on Visualizing Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Manisha Sinha thinks Reconstruction starts with the...

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2025/02/17

00:08 Manisha Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Her new book is The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Reconstruction: 1860 – 1920 [rebroadcast – originally recorded in July 2024] The post Manisha Sinha thinks Reconstruction starts with the election of Lincoln appeared first on KPFA.

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41:10

What Defines a Constitutional Crisis?; California...

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2025/02/14

0:08 — John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation on the numerous unfavorable court rulings enjoining the Trump Administration and the defining characteristics of a constitutional crisis0:34 — Joel Laucher, insurance expert and Program Specialist at United Policyholders explains the $1 Billion assessment made by the California FAIR plan in the aftermath of the southern California wildfires. The post What Defines a Constitutional Crisis?; California Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout

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Trump Admin Announces New Tariffs; DOGE Continues...

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2025/02/13

00:07 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute explains the latest uptick in inflation and the Trump administration’s economic policy 00:33 — David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect on the latest actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency The post Trump Admin Announces New Tariffs; DOGE Continues Slashing Staff at Federal Agencies appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest...

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2025/02/12

00:08 — Eoin Higgins is a reporter with IT Brew. His new book is Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. The post How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left appeared first on KPFA.

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UpFront – February 11, 2025

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2025/02/11

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 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

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2025/02/10

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 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; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

War in the DRC; ICE in the USA

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2025/02/07

00:08 Rwanda at war in the DRC: the fall of GomaZachariah Mampilly is the Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, where he is also the Co-Founder of the Program on African Social Research. 00:36 Immigration raids and your rights Jehan Laner is Senior Staff Attorney at Immigrant Legal Resource Center. Resources mentioned during this interview: California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice list of rapid response network phone

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239:58

Trump Wants the United States to Takeover Gaza; Plus,...

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2025/02/06

00:08 — Ahmad Abuznaid is Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian rights. 00:33 — Jeff St. John is the director of news and special projects at Canary Media, a nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. The post Trump Wants the United States to Takeover Gaza; Plus, What a Trump Adminsitration Means for Decarbonizing the Economy appeared first on KPFA.

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UpFront – February 5, 2025

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2025/02/05

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 5, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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59:59

Trump Administration’s Emerging Policy Toward the...

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2025/02/04

00:08 — Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist writing for the Electronic Intifada. His latest book is Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. 00:33 — 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. The post Trump Administration’s Emerging Policy Toward the Middle East appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

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2025/02/03

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 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; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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DNC Picks a New Chair this Weekend; Plus, After the...

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2025/01/31

00:08 — Steve Phillips is 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.00:33 — Alexei Koseff covers state politics for Calmatters. Ben Christopher is a reporter for CalMatters covering housing policy. The post DNC Picks a New Chair this Weekend; Plus, After the LA Fires appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Unpacking Tariff Implications and the Future of...

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2025/01/28

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.00:33 — Gregg Gonsalves is Associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Co-director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. The post Unpacking Tariff Implications and the Future of Public Health Under the Trump Administration appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Senate Confirmation...

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2025/01/27

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies. 00:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. . The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Senate Confirmation Hearings Continue for Trump’s Cabinet Picks appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

When Jews organize against Zionism

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/01/24

00:08 Rabbi Alissa Wise is currently the Lead Organizer and Co-founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire, Rebecca Vilkomerson is former Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and now Co-Director of the Funding Freedom project. They’ve co-authored the book Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing.The post When Jews organize against Zionism appeared first on KPFA.

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UpFront – January 23, 2025

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2025/01/23

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 – January 23, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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