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00:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:33 — Antonia Juhasz is an investigative journalist reporting on climate, energy and environmental justice for Rolling Stone. Her latest piece is titled “Is Trump’s ‘Minerals Deal’ a Fossil Fuel Shakedown?” The post House Republican Government Spending Proposal; Plus, Trump’s Minerals Deal with Ukraine appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Brett Christophers is a Professor in the Department of Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University. He is the author of “Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World” and “The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet.” 00:40 — Walden Bello is founder of Focus on the Global South, currently a senior research fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Just out with a new book: “Global Battlefields: Memoir of a Legendary Public Intellectual from the Global South.” The post Brett Christophers on Why Asset Managers Own the World; Plus, Walden Bello on the Arrest of Former Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Luke Savage is a columnist for Jacobin and author of The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History. You can find him on Substack at lukewsavage.com. 00:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:45 — Andrea Henson is Co-founder and Director of Operations for the homeless advocacy and legal aid group Where Do We Go. The post Canada’s New Prime Minister; Plus, House Budget Vote; And, Lawsuit Poses Obstacle to California Homeless Encampment Sweeps appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — stacy ishmael is an Executive Editor at Bloomberg News, covering the crypto industry. 00:33 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International. The post Crypto Industry and the Presidency; Latest from the War in Sudan 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.

Jeff Miller is the founder and Executive Director of the Alameda Creek Alliance. He also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues. His latest book is Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide. The post Jeff Miller on Bay Area Wildlife – Fund Drive Special appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Gönül Tol is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute. She is the author of “Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.” 00:33 — Phyllis Bennis is Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. CORRECTION: Her new book “Understanding Palestine and Israel” is out now.  The post Developments in Syria and Implications for the Kurdish Forces Fighting Turkey; Plus, Trump Administration’s Agenda on the Gaza Ceasefire appeared first on KPFA.

00:08  What happens when they cut the weather service  Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University.   00:21  What it’s like to get fired from a job you love  Rhodes Berry, until last month, Assistant Chief Counsel at the Department of Energy, based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.   The post Inside the DOGE cuts appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The post Global Economic Impact as Trump Tariffs Deadline Reached 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.