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00:08 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, The Nerd Reich. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney General Kamala Harris. His latest book is The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. The post Fund Drive Special: “The Nerd Reich” Fascist Takeover with Gil Duran appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Doug Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware whose work has transformed our understanding of the relationship between native plants and wildlife. His latest book is How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard. The post Fund Drive Special with Douglas Tallamy 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 — Jake Werner is director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. His research examines the emergence of great power conflict between the US and China and develops policies to rebuild constructive economic relations. 00:33 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy. The post US-China Meeting in Washington; Plus, What the UN General Assembly Signals About the War in Iran appeared first on KPFA.

00:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. The post Fund Drive Special: Money in the Chan-Weiner Race appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Annie Leonard is an environmental and anti-consumerist activist who served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace US and created the film “The Story of Stuff.” Her latest book, co-authored with Andre Carothers, is Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It. The post Fund Drive Special with Annie Leonard appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer, activist, and musician. Her latest book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, is co-authored with Naomi Klein.   The post Fund Drive Special: Astra Taylor on End Times Fascism 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.

0:08 – “It's a barbarity, it's a form of medical torture.” That's what advocates say about ICE's treatment of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women. In the first nine months of the Trump administration, there were 18 miscarriages among pregnant people held in ICE detention. Then, last fall – Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped counting pregnancy loss under their watch altogether. We speak with Maanvi Singh, national immigration reporter for the Guardian, who co-reported the new investigation on ICE's medical care and data-keeping. We also speak with Anthony Enriquez, attorney and Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation at the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, representing women in ICE custody. More reading: Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women (The Guardian) 0:33 – Contaminated food and water, retaliation for speaking out, and medical neglect leading to deaths and tragedy – those are the stories not only of people detained by ICE, but also the daily reality of the nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the U.S. today. We're joined by Jeremy Busby, a writer and activist incarcerated in Texas. He is the founder of JoinJeremy, a nonprofit supporting incarcerated journalists and writers. Seth Stern is chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation. Links: JoinJeremy.org I've Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That's What's Happening at Delaney Hall. Jeremy Busby, Truthout The post “It's a barbarity”: Advocates call for ICE to stop detaining pregnant women; Plus, medical neglect and retaliation in U.S. prisons appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: We talk with economist Dean Baker about the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the overnight interest rate – something President Trump did not want the central bank to do. In the second half of the program, we cover the Trump administration's efforts to scrap the Roadless Rule, which has prevented major logging and road-building in tens of millions of acres of U.S. forests for a quarter century. 0:08 – Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, on the Federal Reserve. 0:33 – Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity discusses the “Roadless Rule,” which protects 45 million acres of undeveloped U.S. forests and which the Trump administration is trying to rescind after a quarter century. The deadline for submitting public comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the proposed change is October 6, 2026. Randi Spivak also discusses the Roadless Area Conservation Act, which would make the Roadless Rule permanent. Read more: Center for Biological Diversity releases “Deadly Incursions,” analysis of 400 endangered and threatened plants and animal species threatened by the rescission of the Roadless Rule The public can submit comments to the Federal Register about the roadless rule “Forest fires follow roads. The Trump administration wants to build more.” Rachel Becker, CalMatters 0:55 – Review of African Stew, performed at the Lorraine Hansberry Theater through September 27, 2026. Photo: Mendenhall River Glacier (Sítʼ Aantʼaakú or Áakʼw Tʼáak Sítʼ) by USDA Forest Service and Juliet Harrison, public domain. The post Federal Reserve Raises Rates; Trump Seeks to Pave and Log U.S. Forests appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN, where he also serves as the organization's Senior Iran Analyst 7:33 David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the podcast Organized Money. The post Omid Memarian on Iran after Yemen's Offensive; David Dayen on the the state of the midterm appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Shireen Al-Adeimi, associate professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, where she's also affiliated with the Asian Studies Center and the Muslim Studies Program. She's been writing about the war in Yemen, and especially the US role in that war, for more than a decade. 00:33 Kelly Waldron is a reporter for Mission local, with a background in data analysis 00:45 Darwin BondGraham is the news editor at the nonprofit newsroom The Oaklandside. The post Yemen war strands Saudi oil fields; big money in SF's elections; coal in Oakland? 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 strikes train full of European officials; new studies on long-term impacts of COVID, influenza appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Aisha Jumaan is president of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. She has worked as a public health professional for thirty years with establishments such as the CDC, UNFPA and UNDP and is currently working as an Independent Consultant coordinating health-related projects in Yemen. 00:33 Manijeh Moradian is Associate Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of the book “This Flame Within: Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States” and a member of the Feminists for Jina Network, which formed in solidarity with the women, life, freedom movemen The post Escalation in Yemen with Aisha Jumaan; Plus Manijeh Moradian on the 4th Anniversary of the Women, Life, Freedom Movement appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer who's been reporting on Central Europe's far right since the early 1990s. He wrote about this week's electoral gains for the AfD for The Nation 00:33 Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. The post Extreme right ascendant in Germany; Plus Netanyahu besieged in Israel appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Annelle Sheline, research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute; she resigned her position as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State in protest over the Biden administration's unconditional support for Israeli military operations in Gaza. 00:33 Lori Wallach is the director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project. The post Annelle Sheline on War in Yemen; Plus Lori Wallach on Trade War with Canada appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Kasey Meehan is director of PEN America's Freedom to Read program and co-author on the report “Public Libraries Face ‘Existential Threat,' Putting Books, Information and People at Risk” 00:33 — Annie Waldman is a reporter at ProPublica covering health care. The post Book Bans in Public Libraries; Plus Unpasteurized Milk Products Impact appeared first on KPFA.

Scott Kurashige, interdisciplinary scholar who was a  longtime collaborator of the late philosopher Grace Lee Boggs; he's just out with the book American Peril: the violent history of anti-asian racism [originally recorded in May 2026] The post Scott Kurashige on American Peril [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Gabrielle Canon is climate reporter and extreme weather correspondent for Guardian US. 00:25 — Remembering Gloria Steinem. 00:33 — J.W. 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 US Forest Services Workforce Suffers; Plus, Remembering Gloria Steinem; And, Against Money with JW Mason appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — 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 The National Debt Crisis; Plus, US Resumes Military and Economic Attacks 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 – September 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — 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. The post Massachusetts Primaries; Plus, Unpacking the Trump Oil Deal with Venezuela 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.

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 – August 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Kaveh Ehsani is an Associate Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. 00:33 — Jesse Coburn is a reporter for ProPublica covering defense and the military. The post Trump Administration Threatens New Sanctions on Iran; Plus, Investigation Shows $0.5Billion Defense Project Produced Zero Products appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Nichols is Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — Peter Gleick is Senior Fellow and Co-founder of the Pacific Institute. He is also a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. The post Oklahoma Elections; Plus, What Happens When Water and the Law Come into Conflict appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Lori Wallach is Founder and Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. 00:33 — Emanuel Maiberg is a reporter for 404 Media. The post US-Canada Trade War; Plus, Amazon Training AI on Rare Books, then Burning the Books 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.

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 – August 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the podcast Organized Money. 00:33 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and  Policy Research. The post Fake Pollsters Tied to Betting Markets? Plus, Understanding the AI Bubble from Economist Dean Baker appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Angelo Carusone is President & CEO of Media Matters. 00:33 — Lauren Feiner is the senior policy reporter at The Verge. The post Disney Sues FCC and Brendan Carr; Plus, Meta Trial on Child Safety Begins in Oakland appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy. 00:33 — John Nichols is Executive Editor of the Nation. The post Jared Kushner Visits Egypt and Israel to Reach Agreement on Gaza Peace Plan; Plus, What Lessons Progressives Can Lean from the Primaries 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.

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 – August 14, 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 – August 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — George Chidi is a politics and democracy reporter for Guardian US based in the south-east. 00:33 — Ruth Conniff is Editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner. She formerly served as Editor-in-chief of The Progressive Magazine where she worked for many years from both Madison and Washington, DC. The post Wisconsin and Minnesota Primaries; Plus, $300M Federal Grant for Increased Policing appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Walter Riley, longtime civil rights attorney and fixture of struggles for justice in the East Bay, co-author of the book about his life entitled Civil Rights and Structural Attacks: Conversations with Walter Riley. [This is a rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded in June] The post Walter Riley [rebroadcast] 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.

Annie Leonard is an environmental and anti-consumerist activist, best known for the creating the Youtube sensation “The Story of Stuff.” She served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace US until recently. Her latest book, co-authored with Andre Carothers, is Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It. [This interview was originally recorded and aired in abbreviated form in July 2026] The post Annie Leonard on Protest [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 — Iman Abid-Thompson is the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR). 00:33 — Ruskin Hartley is the CEO of DarkSky International. Previously, he served as executive director of Save the Redwoods League and as the president and CEO of Heal the Bay in Los Angeles. 00:45 — Jake Werner is director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. His research examines the emergence of great power conflict between the US and China and develops policies to rebuild constructive economic relations. The post El-Sayed's Win is a Win Against AIPAC Money; Plus, Petition to Prevent Datacenters in Space; And,China Relates Against US Sanctions appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Rachel Leingang is a Midwest political correspondent for Guardian US.  00:20 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy. The post Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary; Plus, Oman and Iran Plan for the Strait of Hormuz; And, Why Hasn't the US Ended the Iran War Yet? appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the podcast Organized Money. The post Upcoming Primaries; Plus, Who Holds the Bag if the AI Bubble Pops? 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 Cory Doctorow, blogger, digital rights activist with the EFF, and author most recently of The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI The post Cory Doctorow on Life After AI appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:33 — Jake Johnston is the Director of International Research at CEPR. His research has focused predominantly on economic policy in Latin America, the International Monetary Fund, and US foreign policy. The post Netanyahu Visits US for First Time Since Iran War Started; Plus, How Latin American Governments Are Navigating the Donroe Doctrine appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Doug Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware. He is also the co-founder of Homegrown National Park. His latest book is “How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard.” The post Fund Drive Special with Douglas Tallamy appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Annie Leonard is an environmental and anti-consumerist activist who served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace US and created the film “The Story of Stuff.” Her latest book, co-authored with Andre Carothers, is Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It. The post Fund Drive Special with Annie Leonard: What We Can Learn from Pivotal Moments of Protest in History 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.

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 – July 24, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Douglas Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware. He is also the co-founder of Homegrown National Park. His latest book is “How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard.” The post Douglas Tallamy on How Your Yard Can Help the Planet 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 – July 22, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.