KPFA - UpFront

00:08 Rebecca Solnit, just out with The Beginning Comes After the End. She also has a newsletter called “Meditations in an Emergency” The post Rebecca Solnit on Hope appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Mark Joseph Stern is a legal analyst who covers courts and the law for Slate. He is also co-host of the Amicus podcast.  33:00 — Daniel Miller is executive director of Spiral Gardens, a non-profit community food security project located in Southwest Berkeley. The post This Week in US Courts; Plus, Planting Season Preparation appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Laleh Khalili is Professor at the University of Exeter's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. 33:00 — Harimandir Khalsa is a therapist at Kaiser Walnut Creek.  45:00 — Clara-Sophia Daly is a reporter for Mission Local covering immigration.  The post Iran Will Allow Some Ships Pass Through Strait of Hormuz as War Continues; Plus, Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike; And, Immigration Arrest at SFO 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 – March 24, 2026 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 – March 23, 2026 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 – March 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Stanley Reed is a London-based writer on energy, the environment and the Middle East. He was recently in the UAE (before the war) and has travelled through the Strait of Hormuz. 33:00 — Rachel Mathews is Senior Attorney in the Oceans Program at the Center for Biological Diversity. 45:00 — Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is an environmental equity reporter for Calmatters. The post Global Energy Supply Disruption from War; Plus, Trump Orders Oil Production Activity Along Santa Barbara appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — William LeoGrande is Professor of Government at American University. He is a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America. 33:00 — Bill Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.” The post US in Negotiations as Total Blackout Hits Cuba; Plus, AI Use in Warfare appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 33:00 — 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.

08:00 — Golnar Nikpour is Associate Professor of modern Iranian history at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on the history of law, incarceration, revolution, and rights. She is the author of “The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran” (2024).   The post A Brief History of Modern Iran: Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Golnar Nikpour is Associate Professor of modern Iranian history at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on the history of law, incarceration, revolution, and rights. She is the author of “The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran” (2024). The post A Brief History of Modern Iran: Part 1 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Antonia Juhasz is an independent journalist reporting on climate, energy and environmental justice. 33:00 — Shahrzad Mojab is Professor Emeritus in Education and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research explores the impact of war and violence on women, transnational feminism, and Marxist-feminism. The post Iran War: Oil Market Impact; Plus, a History of the Kurdish People and Politics appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Kareem Chehayeb is a reporter for the Associated Press, reporting on Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. He joins us from Beirut. Justin Salhani is a journalist who's been reporting from Beirut since 2011.  33:00 — Ashley Nowicki is a policy analyst at the American Economic Liberties Project. William McGee is a Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at the American Economic Liberties Project.   The post On the Ground Reporting from Lebanon as Israeli Strikes Continue; Plus, Expanded Use and Prioritization of Private Jets Slowing Down US Airports 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.

08:00 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 20:00 — Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor's Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He is the author of Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World 33:00 — Parker Molloy is author of The Present Age newsletter; previously editor-at-large at Media Matters for America, writing about the role right-wing media played in the rise of Donald Trump The post US and Israel's War on Iran and Lebanon, Dynamics in the Gulf States; Plus, How is MAGA Reacting to the War? appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His legal scholarship focuses on Palestine, Israel, and U.S. policies toward the Middle East 33:00 — John Nichols is Executive Editor at the Nation The post International Law and US and Israel's War on Iran; Plus, Debriefing the War Powers Resolution Vote appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Kaveh Ehsani is an Associate Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. The post Fund Drive Special: Us and Israel's War on Iran 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 – March 2, 2026 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 27, 2026 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 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist, whose latest work is a comic adaptation of James Loewen's “Lies My Teacher Told Me” The post Fund Drive Special: Lies My Teacher Told Me 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 24, 2026 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 23, 2026 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 20, 2026 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 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

8:00 — Luke Kemp is a research affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. The post Fund Drive Special: Luke Kemp on the History of Societal Collapse appeared first on KPFA.

8:00 — Christopher Mathias is a journalist covering the far right. He was previously a senior reporter at HuffPost. His latest book is “To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right.” The post Fund Drive Special: Christopher Mathias on Antifascist Organizing and Strategy 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 on Reconstruction and its discontents [rebroadcast] 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 13, 2026 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 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 33:00 — Naysan Rafati is Crisis Group's Iran Senior Analyst. His research is focused on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran's regional policies. The post Analilia Mejia's Path to Victory in New Jersey; Plus, Debriefing Recent US-Iran Talks appeared first on KPFA.

08:00  — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 33:00 — 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.

KPFA's Laura Prives takes the host microphone for a discussion with Vanessa Díaz, Associate Professor of Chicana and Latina Studies at Loyola Marymount University, and Petra Rivera-Rideau, Associate Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. They've co-authored the book P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance The post The Politics of Bad Bunny appeared first on KPFA.

8:00 — Radley Balko is an investigative journalist. He writes the substack The Watch. His latest book is “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South.” 20:00 — Elizabeth Jacobs is Professor Emerita of Epidemiology at the University of Arizona and a founding member of Defend Public Health. 33:00 — Marina Newman is Bayview-Hunters Point reporter for Mission Local. 45:00 — Emma Roth is a news writer at The Verge, where she covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more in the world of tech. The post The Militarized Trajectory of Federal Policing, Public Health Crisis in ICE Detention Facilities; Plus, SFUSD Initiated and Cancelled Contract with OpenAI; And, TikTok in US Politics 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 4, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — Cassondra Curiel is President at United Educators of San Francisco. They have just voted to authorize a strike 00:45 — Beck Klein is a reporter and multimedia journalist studying at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The post Day Four of Government Shutdown; Plus, SFUSD Educators Authorize Strike; And, Overtime Pay in OPD is Bursting the City's Budget 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 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. 00:33 — Marisa Kendall is a reporter covering California's homelessness crisis for CalMatters. June Dudas has helped her aunt and cousin to seek help through the CARE Courts. She joins us from El Cajon in southern California to discuss her family's experience in the process. The post Senate Negotiations Over DHS Funding; Plus, Families' Experiences in Seeking Help through California CARE Courts 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 – January 29, 2026 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 – January 28, 2026 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 – January 27, 2026 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 – January 26, 2026 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 – January 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Vincent Rigby is a Professor at McGill University, recently retired from Canada's Public Service after 30 years in departments including Global Affairs, Public Safety and National Defense. 00:33 — Sam Gould is an artist and educator who lives in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, four blocks from where ICE agents killed Renee Good.  The post How Canada is Responding to Trump's Aggressive Pursuit of Greenland; Plus Report from the Streets of Minneapolis appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Rusha Latif is an Egyptian-American researcher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work focuses on social movements and revolutions, particularly in the Middle East. Her book, Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution (2022), draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Cairo during the 2011 uprising to examine activist agency in the absence of formal leadership. The post Rusha Latif on the 15th Anniversary of Egypt's Tahrir Revolution 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 – January 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Hajar Yazdiha  is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California; now author of The Struggle for the People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement  [repeat – originally recorded in 2024]   00:33 David K Randall, senior reporter at Reuters, discussing his book Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague [repeat – originally recorded in 2019] The post The battle over the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. appeared first on KPFA.

00:08  Christopher Mathias, journalist who's covered the far right for most of the past decade, now out with the forthcoming book To Catch a Fascist, the fight to expose the radical right  (due out February 3) . The post Christopher Mathias on Antifa and their work appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Miguel R. Tinker Salas is Professor Emeritus of History at Pomona College. He is the author of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela. 00:33 — Renee Saldana is Press Secretary for SEIU-UHW. 00:45 — Aisha Wahab is California State Senator representing Senate district 10. The post Trump Meets María Corina Machado; Plus, California Billionaires Tax; California No Kings Act 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 – January 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Sussan Tahmasebi is executive director of FEMENA. 00:24 — Christopher Sweat is a technologist and journalist. He is the founder of GrayStak Media, they have been covering ICE activity around the country. 00:33 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative.  The post Anti-government Protests in Iran Escalate, Death Toll Rising; Plus, Fallout from ICE Killing in Minneapolis; Trump's Attack on the Fed Chair, Jerome Powell appeared first on KPFA.