KPFA - UpFront

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 – July 21, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Bill Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.”  00:33 — Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 40 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. He has won more than 40 national and local awards for journalism. The post Trump’s Big Bill Increases US Military Budget by $150billion; Plus, Law Enforcement Funding Sees Boost in New San Francisco Budget appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Mike Janssen is Digital Editor at Current, an independent service of the American University School of Communication, providing news and reports on public media 00:20 — Jose Zepeda, is a rank-and-file member of the Teamsters Local 439 Republic Negotiating Committee 00:33 — Laurel Paget-Seekins is Senior Policy Advocate for Transportation Justice at Public Advocates  00:45 — Jesse Arreguín is California State Senator for District 7, representing West Contra Costa County and Northern Alameda County The post Senate Approves $9 Billion Cuts to Public Media Funding; Plus, Waste Workers Strike Against Republic Services Continues; And, Dual Proposals for Funding Bay Area Public Transit appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. 00:33 — Nikki Fortunato Bas is Supervisor of Alameda County District 5.   The post Conflicting Signals in Two Consecutive Labor Reports; Plus, Niki Fortunato Bas on Measure W and Local Impact of Federal Funding Cuts appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Jeff St. John is the director of news at Canary Media, a nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. 00:33 — Jonah Valdez is a reporter for The Intercept covering politics, human rights and protest movements. 00:45 — Margaret Kadifa is a reporter for Mission Local. The post What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Transfer to Clean Energy; Plus, ICE Immigration Raids in Los Angeles and Proceedings in San Francisco Immigration Courts 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. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Emily M. Bender is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR); they’ve co-authored the book The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want The post Emily Bender and Alex Hanna on The AI Con appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Annalee Newitz is a San Francisco based journalist and author. They write for New Scientist and co-host the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Their latest book is “Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind.” The post Annalee Newitz on Psychological Warfare and the American Mind appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:33 — Juliette Cubanski is deputy director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research, polling and news organization. 00:45 — Zaidee Stavely is education and immigration reporter at EdSource and hosts the weekly Education Beat podcast. The post Netanyahu Visits the White House; Plus, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Education Hit Hard by Budget Bill appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Tim Redmond is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. The post Economic Fallout from Trump’s Big Budget Bill and New Tariffs; Plus, San Francisco Budget Vote appeared first on KPFA.