KPFA - UpFront

0:08 — John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation on the numerous unfavorable court rulings enjoining the Trump Administration and the defining characteristics of a constitutional crisis 0:34 — Joel Laucher, insurance expert and Program Specialist at United Policyholders explains the $1 Billion assessment made by the California FAIR plan in the aftermath of the southern California wildfires. The post What Defines a Constitutional Crisis?; California Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After LA Fires appeared first on KPFA.

00:07 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute explains the latest uptick in inflation and the Trump administration’s economic policy 00:33 — David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect on the latest actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency The post Trump Admin Announces New Tariffs; DOGE Continues Slashing Staff at Federal Agencies appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Eoin Higgins is a reporter with IT Brew. His new book is Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. The post How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left 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 – February 11, 2025 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.

00:08 Rwanda at war in the DRC: the fall of Goma Zachariah Mampilly is the Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, where he is also the Co-Founder of the Program on African Social Research. 00:36 Immigration raids and your rights  Jehan Laner is Senior Staff Attorney at Immigrant Legal Resource Center. Resources mentioned during this interview:  California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice list of rapid response network phone numbers (this list at this link is continually updated as new hotlines become operational) The post War in the DRC; ICE in the USA appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Ahmad Abuznaid is Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian rights. 00:33 — Jeff St. John is the director of news and special projects at Canary Media, a nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. The post Trump Wants the United States to Takeover Gaza; Plus, What a Trump Adminsitration Means for Decarbonizing the Economy appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Laura Carlsen is the director of the Mexico-City based international relations think tank Mira: Feminisms y Democracies. 00:33 — Nathan Tankus is the Research Director of the Modern Money Network. He also writes the newsletter Notes on the Crises.   The post Mexico Responds to Trump’s Tariff Threat; Plus, Elon Musk’s Takeover of the Treasury’s Payment System appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist writing for the Electronic Intifada. His latest book is Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. 00:33 — 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.     The post Trump Administration’s Emerging Policy Toward the Middle East 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.