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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. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

  1. 1 day ago

    “It’s a barbarity”: Advocates call for ICE to stop detaining pregnant women; Plus, medical neglect and retaliation in U.S. prisons

    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.

  2. 2 days ago

    Federal Reserve Raises Rates; Trump Seeks to Pave and Log U.S. Forests

    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.

  3. 3 days ago

    Omid Memarian on Iran after Yemen’s Offensive; David Dayen on the the state of the midterm

    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.

  4. 4 days ago

    Yemen war strands Saudi oil fields; big money in SF’s elections; coal in Oakland?

    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.

  5. 5 days ago

    Russia strikes train full of European officials; new studies on long-term impacts of COVID, influenza

    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.

  6. 11 Sept

    Escalation in Yemen with Aisha Jumaan; Plus Manijeh Moradian on the 4th Anniversary of the Women, Life, Freedom Movement

    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.

  7. 10 Sept

    Extreme right ascendant in Germany; Plus Netanyahu besieged in Israel

    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.

  8. 9 Sept

    Annelle Sheline on War in Yemen; Plus Lori Wallach on Trade War with Canada

    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.

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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. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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