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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 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the confirmation of Pamela Bondi as US Attorney General – January 15, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Mitch Jeserich host the confirmation hearing of Mr. Peter B. Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense. The post Special Broadcast: Senate Confirmation (Armed Service Committee) Hearing of Peter Hegseth – January 14, 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.

Eugene Linden, veteran climate and science writer whose most recent book is Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climae Change, from 1979 to the present  [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in June 2022] The post Eugene Linden on why the world’s burning [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Gabrielle Canon, climate reporter and extreme weather correspondent for Guardian US, most recently reporting from Pacific Palisades 00:12 Dani Anguiano, The Guardian‘s west coast breaking news reporter; also co-author of Fire in Paradise 00:20 Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University. 00:33 Marissa Kendall covers homelessness for the nonprofit newsroom Calmatters 00:42 Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter for ProPublica covering inequality in the Southwest The post Los Angeles is Burning appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Abdullahi Halakhe is Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International. 00:33 — Will Oremus is a Technology news analysis reporter for the Washington Post. The post State Department Declares Genocide in Sudan; Plus, Meta Ends Factchecking Programs appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Paul Liem is the Board Chairperson of the Korea Policy Institute. 00:33 — Shanti Singh, is Communications and Legislative Director at Tenants Together.  00:45 — Joe Eskenazi, is Managing Editor and columnist at Mission Local. The post What’s Next for South Korea’s Impeached President? Plus, CA Laws Affecting Renters Rights; And, Incoming Lurie Administration’s Picks for San Francisco 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 Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, co-founders of the L.A. Tenants Union, and now co-authors of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis The post Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis on Abolishing Rent appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is Professor of Law at Stetson University and a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her latest book is Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians. The post Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the history of money in American politics appeared first on KPFA.