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0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. The post Juneteenth Special with Robin DG Kelley appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Manijeh Moradian is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her latest book is This Flame Within: Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States. The post Manijeh Moradian’s “This Flame Within” Traces the History of Iranian Student Activists in the United States appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 0:33 — Yael Schacher, is the director for the Americas and Europe at Refugees International. The post Federal Interest Rates; Plus, Another Migrant Boat Sinking off the European Coast appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – Matt Gertz (@MattGertz), a senior fellow at Media Matters joins us to discuss former President Donald Trump’s arraignment and how Trump’s prosecution is being interpreted by right wing media. 0:33 – State Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) is back to explain the budget proposal that he and other legislators plan to pass on Thursday to provide funding for California’s public transit. 0:43 – Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), founder of 48 Hills outlines San Francisco’s budget and some of the funding areas receiving less attention from Mayor London Breed this year. The post Right wing media derides Trump document probe; Plus California legislators inch closer to a budget deal appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – Robert Gray (@firebobbc) a fire ecologist in British Columbia explains some of the factors influcing the wildfires in Canada this year. 0:33 – Eugene Cordero (@eugenecordero), professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University discusses the anomalous sea surface temperatures identified in the Atlantic and their impact on future weather events. We also explore the El Niño climate pattern and how it may affect weather on the West Coast later this year. The post Fire ecologist explains Canada’s wildfires; Plus anomalous ocean warming events and what they portend appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Kenneth White, is a former federal prosecutor, a current federal defense attorney, and the host of the podcast “Serious Trouble” about Donald Trump’s legal problems. John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. The post Donald Trump, first-ever president to face federal indictment appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Horace G. Campbell, Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University 0:33 — Ethan Varian is a reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Shaunn Cartwright, co-founder of Unhoused Response Group 0:45 — Andrew Wood, founder and Executive Director of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. The post Senegal Protests; 200 people displaced from San Jose’s Coyote Creek encampment; Plus, San Francisco International Arts Festival is Happening June 8th to June 18th appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Shaun Burnie is a senior nuclear specialist with Greenpeace. 0:17 — State Senator Nancy Skinner represents District 09 0:34 — Vernon Dailey, Street Spirit Vendor. 0:42 — Alastair Boone, editor in chief of Street Spirit, which was published by Youth Spirit Artworks.    The post Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse; Police and Prison Reforms in the Legislature; the end of Street Spirit? appeared first on KPFA.