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0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the 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; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg 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 – March 1, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Michael G. Long is an author and editor of several books about civil rights, nonviolent protest, and gender and sexuality. His latest book is “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics.”   The post Fund Drive Special: The Life and Legacy of Bayard Rustin appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.  0:33 — Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 0:43 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, is Executive Director at Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. He is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator. The post Pressure Inside the Israeli Government], A Looming Invasion of Rafah and What a Ceasefire Would Mean for Humanitarian Aid appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Maya Angelou on September 8th, 1995, on-stage with her son Guy Johnson and Janice Mirikitani, at the Calvin Simmons Theater in Oakland, at an event called “As The World Rises.” Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” 0:33 — June Jordan, poet, activist, journalist, founder of the Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley, reading in 1991 at an event called Poets and Politicians Against the War (the first Gulf War).   The post Fund Drive Poetry Special with Maya Angelou and June Jordan appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the 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; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Excerpts from The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States, produced by Sut Jhally and narrated by Roger Waters. 0:33 — 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. He presented it at a KPFA event on February 16, 2021, with Nora Barrows-Friedman. The post Fund Drive Special: Occupation of the American Mind; Plus, Rashid Khalidi on the Hundred Years’ War on Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — David Walker, award-winning comic book writer, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. His book is The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom. The post Fund Drive Special: David Walker on the Life of Frederick Douglass appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at UC 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. 0:33 — Edward Said was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic and political activist and a professor of literature at Columbia University. This recording is from July 25th, 1982, a month and a half after Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in the name of fighting terrorism. The post Over 52 Countries Begin Arguments on ICJ Against Israel’s Occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem; Plus, Edward Said Speech on the Idea of Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Anthony D’Agostino, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University. 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 – Navalny Edition; Corona Calls with Dr. John Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.