KPFA - UpFront

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 – February 28, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Rick Perlstein is a Historian and Columnist for the American prospect. He is the author of a four-volume series on the history of American politics and the rise of conservatism. The post Fund Drive Special with Rich Perlstein appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and host of the podcast “Amicus.” 00:33 — Jim Mangia is the President and CEO of St. John’s Community Health. The post Limits on Legal Challenges to the Trump Administration; Plus, Impact of Federal Grants Cuts to Trans Healthcare appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Craig Aaron, is Co-Ceo of Free Press. 00:33 — John Nichols, is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. The post Media Policy Under the Trump Administration; Plus, National Politics Roundup with John Nichols 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 Fund Drive Special: Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 – Mohammed El-Kurd, poet, journalist and organizer from East Jerusalem, occupied Palestine; culture editor at Mondoweiss and Palestine correspondent for The Nation. He is out with a new book of essays entitled Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal. Perfect Victims is being offered as a premium this fund drive. Find that book and others on our support page. The post Mohammed El-Kurd Fund Drive Special appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 0:35 – Michael T. Klare, professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College The post Is A Ukraine Peace Deal Possible Under Trump?; Plus the New Startups Disrupting the Defense Industry appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Greg Smith, a reporter at THE CITY covers the alleged agreement between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trump administration to support the president’s mass deportation plan in exchange for dropping the corruption charges against him. Adams is scheduled to appear before federal court today on the motion to dismiss these charges made on his behalf by the Department of Justice. 0:33 — Natalia Aristizabal, Deputy Director at Make the Road New York discusses the Trump administration’s attempts to circumvent sanctuary city laws and how organizers are working to protect their communities from immigration enforcement. The post Judge to Weigh NYC Mayor Eric Adams Corruption Charges Today appeared first on KPFA.

00:10 Jessica Anderson is a human rights researcher based in Michigan, and one of the editors the new book Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation The post Jessica Anderson on Visualizing Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Manisha Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Her new book is The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Reconstruction: 1860 – 1920 [rebroadcast – originally recorded in July 2024] The post Manisha Sinha thinks Reconstruction starts with the election of Lincoln appeared first on KPFA.