KPFA - UpFront

00:08 Brian Merchant, author of  Blood in the Machine: the origins of the rebellion against big tech, and purveyor of a Substack newsletter by the same name. [This is a holiday repeat of an interview originally recorded in December 2023, shortly before Merchant was unironically laid off from his tech columnist position at the LA Times.] The post Brian Merchant on Smashing the Machine [Labor Day Repeat] appeared first on KPFA.

Sunaura Taylor, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. Her new book is Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from  a wounded desert EVENT: Sunaura’s presenting her book in an event with Yomi Young on Monday September 9 at 6:pm at Pegasus Books in Downtown Berkeley. The post Sunaura Taylor on Disabled Ecologies appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 The California Local Journalism Preservation Act, which would have taxed large tech platforms to subsidize local reporting, was abruptly shelved and replaced with a deal to have Google and California contribute smaller sums of money to a journalism fund administered through UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism. Jon Schleuss is a data journalist  who currently serves as the president of the NewsGuild-CWA, which had been supporting the now-shelved legislation and opposes the new deal.  Neil Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. He was formerly Executive Editor at The Mercury News and the East Bay Times, and is supportive of the new deal.   00:33 At UC Berkeley, pro-Palestinian activists are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought against UC over its alleged tolerance of antisemitism. Zaid Yousef, president of the UC Berkeley’ Muslim Student Association. Ronald Cruz is the attorney representing the proposed intervenors, also an organizer for  United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund (UEAALDF). 00:45 At San Francisco State University, pro-Palestinian activists are declaring a win after the university divested from four companies that profit from Israel’s war in Gaza. Rama Ali Kased is an Associate Professor in Race and Resistance Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.       The post What happened to California’s bid to save local journalism? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Heather Vogell is investigative reporter with ProPublica. 0:33 — Lisa Song is a reporter on the environment, energy and climate change for ProPublica. 0:45 — Ashley McBride is a reporter for the Oaklandside covering education equity. The post DOJ Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Price Fixing and Rent Inflation; Plus, Lead Contamination in Oakland Schools; And, the Future of “Recyclable” appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Barry Eidlin, is an Associate Professor in the department of Sociology at McGill University. His latest book is “Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada.” 0:33 — Thomas Harvey is a LA area civil rights attorney who has a long history of representing protesters, organizers. 0:45 — Peter Maybarduk is the Access to Medicine Director at Public Citizen. The post Canada Rail Shutdown; Pro-Palestinian UCI Students Sue Campus for Suspension Without Due Process; Plus, High Price of Mpox Vaccine Prevents Equitable Access appeared first on KPFA.

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. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good. 0:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. The post The Democratic Party and the Campaign Path Ahead; Plus, Wrapping Up the DNC appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and an Associate Professor at Rutgers University in the Department of Africana Studies, and author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. 0:33 — Ruth Conniff is Editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner. She formerly served as Editor-in-chief of The Progressive Magazine where she worked for many years from both Madison and Washington, DC. The post Noura Erakat on Palestine and the Presidential Election; Plus, Harris, Walz and the Rust Belt appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Shawn Mulcahy is News Editor at the Chicago Reader, Chicago-based non-profit newsroom. Sam Stecklow is an investigative journalist with Invisible Institute, a nonprofit public accountability journalism organization in Chicago. He also reports on the CPD for the Chicago Reader. 0:33 — Ryan Cooper is managing editor of The American Prospect managing editor, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. The post Chicago City Politics and Policing Policy During the DNC; Plus, Joe Biden’s Economic Record appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joel Beinin a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.  0:33 — Fereshta Abbasi is a Researcher in the Asia division at Human Rights Watch, focusing on research and documentation of ongoing human rights abuses in Afghanistan. The post Will Blinken Secure a Ceasefire in Gaza? Plus, Three Years Since the Taliban Returned to Power in Afghanistan appeared first on KPFA.