0:08 — Michael Mann is Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of the award-winning book series The Sources of Social Power. His latest book is “On Wars.”




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On Wars with Michael Mann

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

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UpFront – June 4, 2024

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.
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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

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)
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Guilty on all counts. What’s next?

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
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On Wars with Michael Mann

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