KPFA - UpFront

00:08 — Jehad Abusalim is Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA . He is also an editor for “Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire” (2022). He is from the city of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip.

00:33 — Muhannad Ayyash is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary and Policy Analyst at Al-Shabaka.

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00:08 — Iman Abid-Thompson is the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).

00:20 — Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.

00:33 — Nathan Solis is a breaking news reporter with the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times.

00:40 — Tony Marks-Block is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU East Bay.

 00:50 — Joel Laucher is an insurance expert and Program Specialist at United Policyholders. He is also a former Chief Deputy Commissioner for the California Department of Insurance. 

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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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Mitch Jeserich host the confirmation hearing of Mr. Peter B. Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.

The post Special Broadcast: Senate Confirmation (Armed Service Committee) Hearing of Peter Hegseth – January 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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.

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Eugene Linden, veteran climate and science writer whose most recent book is Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climae Change, from 1979 to the present  [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in June 2022]

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00:08 Gabrielle Canon, climate reporter and extreme weather correspondent for Guardian US, most recently reporting from Pacific Palisades

00:12 Dani Anguiano, The Guardian‘s west coast breaking news reporter; also co-author of Fire in Paradise

00:20 Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University.

00:33 Marissa Kendall covers homelessness for the nonprofit newsroom Calmatters

00:42 Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter for ProPublica covering inequality in the Southwest

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00:08 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International.

00:33 — Will Oremus is a Technology news analysis reporter for the Washington Post.

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00:08 — Paul Liem is the Board Chairperson of the Korea Policy Institute.

00:33 — Shanti Singh, is Communications and Legislative Director at Tenants Together. 

00:45 — Joe Eskenazi, is Managing Editor and columnist at Mission Local.

The post What’s Next for South Korea’s Impeached President? Plus, CA Laws Affecting Renters Rights; And, Incoming Lurie Administration’s Picks for San Francisco appeared first on KPFA.

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.

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