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Jun 3, 2024 • 60min

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

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.
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May 31, 2024 • 60min

Guilty on all counts. What’s next?

00:08 John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color, and author of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good  (just re-released in a revised second edition) The post Guilty on all counts. What’s next? appeared first on KPFA.
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May 30, 2024 • 60min

Trump’s Trial: It’s all over but the verdict. And the sentencing. And the appeals.

00:09 Donald Trump’s first criminal prosecution is now in a jury’s hands/ Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate.  Shirin Ali is an associate writer for Slate. 00:27 UAW Strike over UC’s response to Pro-Palestinian protests spreads to UCLA, UC Davis Aya Konishi, Graduate Student in UCLA Department of Sociology and Recording Secretary for UAW Local 4811’s UCLA Unit 00:35 California’s legislature prepares its response to Governor Newsom’s proposed budget cuts Chris Hoene is executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center The post Trump’s Trial: It’s all over but the verdict. And the sentencing. And the appeals. appeared first on KPFA.
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May 29, 2024 • 60min

Historian Ilan Pappé Israel’s Continued Invasion of Rafah; Plus, What Comes Next in Iran After President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

0:08 — Ilan Pappe is the Director of the European Center of Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. His books include Ten Myths About Israel and A History of Modern Palestine. 0:33 — Naysan Rafati is Crisis Group’s Iran Senior Analyst. His research is focused on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran’s regional policies. The post Historian Ilan Pappé Israel’s Continued Invasion of Rafah; Plus, What Comes Next in Iran After President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death? appeared first on KPFA.
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May 28, 2024 • 60min

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

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.
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May 27, 2024 • 60min

Michael Mann On Wars [rebroadcast]

00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023] The post Michael Mann On Wars [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.
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May 24, 2024 • 60min

International Court of Justice Ruling Orders Israel to Cease Rafah Offensive

0:08 — Kenneth Roth is a Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs, previously executive director of Human Rights Watch. 0:20 — Louis Charbonneau is the United Nations director at Human Rights Watch.  0:33 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 0:45 — Barry Trachtenberg, is Professor and Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on modern European and American Jewry and the Nazi Holocaust. The post International Court of Justice Ruling Orders Israel to Cease Rafah Offensive appeared first on KPFA.
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May 23, 2024 • 60min

Fund Drive Special with Marni Fylling

0:08 — Marni Fylling is a science illustrator, writer, and educator. Her latest books are Fylling’s Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools and Fylling’s Illustrated Guide to Nature in Your Neighborhood. The post Fund Drive Special with Marni Fylling appeared first on KPFA.
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May 22, 2024 • 60min

Fund Drive Special with Yanis Varoufakis

0:08 — Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician, author and the former finance minister of Greece. His latest book is “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.” The post Fund Drive Special with Yanis Varoufakis appeared first on KPFA.
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May 21, 2024 • 60min

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders; Plus, UAW 4811 Strike Begins in UC Santa Cruz; Academics Supporting Palestine Face Repression, Doxxing

0:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 0:20 — Rebecca Gross is a PhD student in Literature at UC Santa Cruz and the UCSC Unit Chair for UAW 4811. 0:33 — Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept and associate director of the Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism graduate program at the New School for Social Research in New York. She is the author of “Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.” The post ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders; Plus, UAW 4811 Strike Begins in UC Santa Cruz; Academics Supporting Palestine Face Repression, Doxxing appeared first on KPFA.

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