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Aug 29, 2025 • 23min

Malcolm Harris on paths through the climate crisis [rebroadcast]

00:08  Malcolm Harris, author of several books; the newest is What’s Left: three paths through the planetary crisis The post Malcolm Harris on paths through the climate crisis [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 28, 2025 • 8min

The State of California’s Labor Movement; Plus, Will Israel Stop Killing Journalists and End the War on Gaza?

00:08 — Toby Higbie is Professor of History and Labor Studies at the UCLA and the Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. 00:33 — Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, previously principal political affairs officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. The post The State of California’s Labor Movement; Plus, Will Israel Stop Killing Journalists and End the War on Gaza? appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 27, 2025 • 60min

Medicaid Work Requirement Changes Compromise Native American Communities’ Healthcare Coverage; Plus, Trump’s Four New Executive Orders

00:08 — Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez is a reporter for KFF Health News at the rural health desk and is based in Elko, Nevada. 00:33 — John Nichols is Executive Editor for the Nation. The post Medicaid Work Requirement Changes Compromise Native American Communities’ Healthcare Coverage; Plus, Trump’s Four New Executive Orders appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 26, 2025 • 60min

Data Shows US Immigrant Population Declining First Time in 50 Years; Lawsuit to End ICE Arrests at Mandated Court Hearings; Plus, How ICE Tracked Wire Transfers to Spy on Immigrants

00:08 — Stephanie Kramer is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. 00:33 — Amy Belsher is director of Immigrants’ Rights Litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union and worked on the case of Mata Velasquez who was taken by ICE during its new practice of stationing agents outside of immigration courts. 00:45 —  Abigail Kunkler is an EPIC Law Fellow focusing on surveillance oversight. Sergio Alcubilla is the Director of Community Engagement at the ACLU of Hawaiʻi. The post Data Shows US Immigrant Population Declining First Time in 50 Years; Lawsuit to End ICE Arrests at Mandated Court Hearings; Plus, How ICE Tracked Wire Transfers to Spy on Immigrants appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 25, 2025 • 60min

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, the Trump Administration’s Deep Cuts to Federal Health Agencies

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Annie Waldman is a reporter at ProPublica covering health care. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, the Trump Administration’s Deep Cuts to Federal Health Agencies appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 22, 2025 • 60min

Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis on Abolish Rent

00:08 Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, co-founders of the L.A. Tenants Union, and now co-authors of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis The post Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis on Abolish Rent appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 21, 2025 • 60min

Crypto Money Funding SFPD Surveillance Unit; Plus, Texas House Passes New Congressional Maps While California Prepares Its Response

00:08 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills.  00:33 — Sam Levine is Voting Rights Reporter at Guardian.  00:45 — Bob Mulholland is Campaign Advisor to the California Democratic Party. The post Crypto Money Funding SFPD Surveillance Unit; Plus, Texas House Passes New Congressional Maps While California Prepares Its Response appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 20, 2025 • 60min

Hurricane Erin and Climate Change Impact on Marginalized Communities; Plus, Investigating Constitutional Violations by Private Prison Health Companies

00:08 — Adam Mahoney, climate and environment reporter at Capital B.  00:33 — Hannah Harris Green is an independent journalist and radio producer based in Chicago. She covers science, healthcare and the war on drugs. The post Hurricane Erin and Climate Change Impact on Marginalized Communities; Plus, Investigating Constitutional Violations by Private Prison Health Companies appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 19, 2025 • 60min

Israel Partners with Microsoft’s Azure to Store Surveillance Data on Palestinians; Plus, Former SF Supervisor Authors Report on AI Use in Local Government

00:08 — Harry Davies is an Investigations correspondent for the Guardian. 00:33 — Hillary Ronen, is an author of the report and a former San Francisco District 9 Supervisor and Local Progress member. The report was a collaboration between Local Progress Impact Lab and AI Now Institute. The post Israel Partners with Microsoft’s Azure to Store Surveillance Data on Palestinians; Plus, Former SF Supervisor Authors Report on AI Use in Local Government appeared first on KPFA.
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Aug 18, 2025 • 60min

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

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.

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