KPFA - UpFront

00:08 — Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration.

00:20 — Munira Lokhandwala is Director of Tech and Training at LittleSis, a nonprofit public interest research organization focused on corporate and government accountability. Their latest report is “Downgraded by War: Rising Debt and Credit Downgrades Make Israeli Bonds Increasingly Risky Bet for U.S. Investors.”

00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

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00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023]

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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.

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00:08 — Adam Sanchez is the managing editor of Rethinking Schools and a former high school history teacher based in Philadelphia. He is the editor of A People’s History of Abolition and the Civil War and the co-editor of Teaching Palestine. Jesse Hagopian is a Rethinking Schools editor, a former high school teacher, and on the staff of the Zinn Education Project. He is the co-editor of the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives and Teaching Palestine. He also serves on the Black Lives Matter at School steering committee and is the director of the Black Education Matters Student Activist Award.

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00:08 — Josh Jackson is a writer, photographer. He advocates for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with California’s unknown landscapes. His latest book is The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands.

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00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.

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00:08 — Christine Mai-Duc is California Correspondent for KFF Health News, covering healthcare policy. Alexei Koseff covers state politics for Calmatters.

00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

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00:08 — Malcolm Harris, is a freelance writer and bestselling author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. His latest book is What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis.

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00:08 — john a. powell is Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley and a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies. His latest book is The Power of Bridging How to Build a World Where We All Belong.

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