0:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.

0:33 — 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 Benny Gantz Resigns, Truce Deal on the Table; Plus, California Budget Cuts Hit Distributed Energy Efforts appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Yanis Varoufakis is former finance minister of Greece, now Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, and co-founder of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025.

0:33 — Emily Weintraut is a doctoral student in UC Davis’ Department of Food Science and Technology and unit chair of the UC Davis chapter of UAW.

0:45 — John Cavarello is Lecturer in Philosophy at California State University Channel Islands. Julia is a concerned CSU faculty member.

The post European Elections with Yanis Varoufakis; Plus, CA Campus Organizing Around Gaza War 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.

00:08 – Reza Aslan, scholar of religion,  Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. His latest book is A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine.

The post Reza Aslan on Explaining Palestine/Israel to kids appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Basav Sen is Director of the Climate Justice Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.

0:33 — Maureen Tkacik is investigations editor at the American Prospect and a senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project.

0:45 — Yael Schacher is the director for the Americas and Europe at Refugees International.

The post Narendra Modi Wins Third Term in India Elections; DOJ Files Civil Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster; Plus, Biden Executive Order Restricts Asylum Seeking Across US Border appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Walter Turner, host of KPFA’s Africa Today, professor of contemporary African affairs at College of Marin, president of Global Exchange.

0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills.

0:45 — Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and host of the podcast “Amicus”

The post African National Congress Loses Majority in South Africa Elections; Budget Battle in San Francisco; Plus, A Look at Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions 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 4, 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.

00:08 John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation

Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color, and author of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good  (just re-released in a revised second edition)

The post Guilty on all counts. What’s next? appeared first on KPFA.

00:09 Donald Trump’s first criminal prosecution is now in a jury’s hands/

Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate. 

Shirin Ali is an associate writer for Slate.

00:27 UAW Strike over UC’s response to Pro-Palestinian protests spreads to UCLA, UC Davis

Aya Konishi, Graduate Student in UCLA Department of Sociology and Recording Secretary for UAW Local 4811’s UCLA Unit

00:35 California’s legislature prepares its response to Governor Newsom’s proposed budget cuts

Chris Hoene is executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center

The post Trump’s Trial: It’s all over but the verdict. And the sentencing. And the appeals. appeared first on KPFA.