KPFA - UpFront

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Jay Tracy is a Public Information Officer for CalFire working on the Park Fire. He is an employee for the City of Fresno as the Deputy Fire Marshal. He has been in the EMS and Fire field for 35 years. Don Hankins is a Professor of Geography and Planning at California State University, Chico who researches fuel reduction, prescribed burns, and indigenous land management. He serves on the Butte County Fire Safe Council and has done extensive research on fuel reduction projects and prescribed burns. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Latest on the Park Fire appeared first on KPFA.

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 – August 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Elsadig Elsheikh is the Director of the Global Justice Program at the Othering & Belonging Institute of UC Berkeley. The post Who Will Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate? Plus, Famine on the Rise and Peace Talks Cancelled: the Latest from Sudan appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Redwan Ahmed is a freelance journalist covering Bangladesh. 0: 33 — Joel Beinin a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:50 —  Lucía Cholakian Herrera is an Argentinian journalist reporting for the New York Times. She has just come back from Venezuela. The post Student Protests in Bangladesh Escalate; Israeli Rightwing Rise to Defend Soldiers Accused of Sexual Assault; Plus, What Happened in the Venezuelan Elections? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Heiko Wimmen is Project Director for the Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project at the International Crisis Group. 0:33 — Dr. John Balmes is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and the Physician-member of the California Air Resources Board. The post Israel and Lebanon: Attack on Golan Heights; Plus, Wildfire Smoke Health Impact appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies. 0:33 — Dr. Peter Chin-Hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease physician at UCSF Medical Center. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism and resistance. 0:33 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, FrameLab. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney General Kamala Harris. The post What Might a Harris Presidency Mean for Gaza and US-Israel Relations; Plus, Kamala Harris as a Leader and Attorney General appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joel Beinin is a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020). The post Netanyahu Visits Congress; Plus, A Look at Kamala Harris’s Career in Public Office appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 – Jamilah King, editorial director at Mother Jones (and author of many articles about the arc of Kamala Harris’s career in politics) 00:34  – Tahir Hamut Izgil, one of the foremost poets writing in Uyghur. He fled China and now lives near Washington, DC. His latest book is a memoir entitled Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide. His translator, Joshua L. Freeman, is a specialist in Uyghur history and literature at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. [repeat broadcast] The post Who is Kamala Harris today? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joe Eskenazi, is managing editor at Mission Local 0:33 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. The post San Francisco Political Roots of Kamala Harris; Plus, ICJ Rules Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories is Illegal, What Happens Now? appeared first on KPFA.