00:08 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International. 00:33 — Will Oremus is a Technology news analysis reporter for the Washington Post. The post State Department Declares Genocide in Sudan; Plus, Meta Ends Factchecking Programs appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Paul Liem is the Board Chairperson of the Korea Policy Institute. 00:33 — Shanti Singh, is Communications and Legislative Director at Tenants Together.  00:45 — Joe Eskenazi, is Managing Editor and columnist at Mission Local. The post What’s Next for South Korea’s Impeached President? Plus, CA Laws Affecting Renters Rights; And, Incoming Lurie Administration’s Picks for San Francisco 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 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 Abolishing Rent appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is Professor of Law at Stetson University and a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her latest book is Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. The post Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the history of money in American politics appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Manisha Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Her new book is The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Reconstruction: 1860 – 1920 [rebroadcast – originally recorded in July 2024] The post Manisha Sinha on Reconstruction and its discontents [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. His latest book is Erasing History: how fascists rewrite the past to control the future The post Jason Stanley on authoritarianism, history, and education appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Scott Reynolds Nelson, professor of humanities at the University of Georgia who’s written a series of histories looking at railroads, the civil war, and financial crises in 19th-century America. His latest looks at how one crop built and broke empires – it’s called Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World [rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded in 2022] The post Scott Reynolds Nelson on Grain and Empire [repeat] appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee citizen, journalist, and host of the podcast This Land, just out with the book By The Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land  [rebroadcast from October 2024] The post Rebecca Nagle on native dispossession and the fight for justice [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

Nathan Thrall, former director of the Arab-Israeli Project at the International Crisis Group, brings deep insight into life under occupation. He discusses the restrictive ID systems affecting Palestinians and the tragic consequences of military actions. Personal stories reveal the emotional turmoil families face, particularly following a school bus crash highlighting systemic neglect. Thrall emphasizes the need for broader discourse on the Israel-Palestine issue, fostering understanding among diverse audiences and encouraging critical reflection on everyday injustices.