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0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 — Tony Thurmond, is the CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The post Republican Debates; Plus, CA School District Requiring Reporting Transgender Students to Parents appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Sarang Shidore is director of the Global South program at the Quincy Institute and adjunct faculty at George Washington University, where he teaches a class on the geopolitics of climate change. 0:33 — Tim Redmond is a long-time San Francisco investigative reporter and founder of 48 Hills. 0:45 — Scott Wiener represents CA Senate District 11. The post BRICS Summit; Injunction Banning SF Homeless Sweeps May be Compromised; Plus, Bill to Raise Bay Area Bridge Tolls Put on Hold appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – Eugene Cordero, professor meteorology and climate science at San Jose State University; also founder of the educational publisher Green Ninja 0:17 – Mark Becker, professor of history at Truman State University, author most recently of Contemporary Latin American Revolutions 0:33 – Nate Gartrell, reporter for the Bay Area News Group covering crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. The post California floods (in August!); Ecuador bans drilling in the Yasuni; Federal raids on Antioch police 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 — Matt Simon is a science journalist and author. His latest book is “A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.”   The post Matt Simon on How Microplastics Corrupt the Environment and Our Bodies appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Marc Becker is Professor of History at Truman State University. His latest book is “Contemporary Latin American Revolutions.” 0:33 — Pashtana Durrani is an Activist, educator, and writer. She currently is Executive Director of @LEARNAfg, Visiting Fellow at Wellesley Women Center and Aspen Institute New Voices fellow. The post Ecuador Elections; Plus, 2 Year Anniversary of Taliban Afghanistan Takeover appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Andrew Fleischman is a Georgia Trial and Appellate Lawyer at Sessions & Fleischman, LLC. 0:33 — Ariella Granett is on the Steering Committee of the Stop OAK Expansion Coalition, a grassroots Coalition with 62 supportive organizations sharing concern about Airport Expansion. She has lived and worked in the East Bay for 24 years as an architect and volunteers for climate and environmental justice. Lujain Al-Saleh is the East Oakland Clean Air Project Coordinator at Communities for a Better Environment. Lujain directly collaborates with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and East Oakland Community Steering Committee to develop a Community Emissions Reduction Plan, also known as CERP, under Assembly Bill 617. 0:45 — Dani Anguiano, is a reporter for the Guardian, currently based in Maui. The post Trump Indictment in Georgia, Campaign to Stop Oakland Airport Expansion; Plus, Maui Fires appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Negar Mortazavani is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and host of the Iran Podcast.  0:33 — Aaron Peskin is the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 3. 0:45 — Ty Kawika Tengan, is a Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. The post Iran and the US Strike Prisoner Exchange Deal, Self Driving in San Francisco; Plus, Maui Fires 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; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Jenny Odell is a multidisciplinary artist and author based in Oakland, CA. Her latest book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock. The post Jenny Odell on “Saving Time Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock” appeared first on KPFA.