0:08 — David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic.
0:33 — Elizabeth R. Varon is an American historian, and Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia. Her latest book is “Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South.”
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Trump’s Ongoing Legal Battles; The Confederate General Who Defied the South

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0:08 — Lex McMenamin is the news and politics editor at Teen Vogue covering politics, identity, activist movements and pop culture. 
0:15 — Helga Tawil-Souri, is an Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication and Middle East and Islamic studies at New York University. She is a member of NYU’s Faculty for Justice in Palestine.
0:33 — Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and editor at The Electronic Intifada, and also a former KPFA producer.
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Student Protests in Solidarity with Palestine Face Violent Crackdown, What is Different This Time Around?

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UpFront – April 25, 2024

0:08 — Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate.
0:33 — Rishi Iyengar is a reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Prior to joining FP, he spent six years at CNN Business as India editor in New Delhi and a technology writer in San Francisco.
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Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial Continues; Plus, India Elections Begin

0:08 — Naysan Rafati is Crisis Group’s Iran Senior Analyst. His research is focused on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran’s regional policies.
0:20 — Maria Lewis and Carlos Michaud are Bay Area participants in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, seeking to deliver 5,500 tons of aid to Gaza. Follow their journey on Instagram and TikTok: @bay2gaza.
0:33 — Laura Riley is the Director of the Clinical Program at Berkeley Law and author of Homeless Advocacy. Her recent piece for the New York Times is titled “Do not make survival even more difficult for people in the streets.”
0:43 — Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness.
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Israel and Iran Escalation; Plus, Bay Area Delegation Joins the Gaza Freedom Flotilla; What Grant Pass vs. Johnson Means for Homelessness in Bay Area;

00:08 Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology, and a member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective.
00:34 Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
 
 
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Trump’s Ongoing Legal Battles; The Confederate General Who Defied the South

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