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00:08 — Forrest Wilder is a senior writer at Texas Monthly, He grew up in South Texas and the Hill Country. 00:33 — Oscar A. Chacón is a co-founder and executive director of Alianza Americas. The post How Did Texas Become the Country’s Biggest Reversal this Election; Plus, What Does a “Blue Wave” Mean for Immigration Issues appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Erin Reed is an transgender journalist writing the newsletter “Erin in the Morning” where she discusses LGBTQIA+ legislation, news and daily life. 00:33 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. His most recent book is Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020). 00:45 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. The post Anti-Trans Laws Passed this Election Despite Progressive Wins; Plus, California Refused to Tax Billionaires; And, San Francisco Elections Results Continued appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization. His latest book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? 00:33 — Mitchell Plitnick, is a political analyst and writer. He is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy, and is co-author, with Marc Lamont Hill, of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. 00:45 — Rouzbeh Parsi is Affiliated researcher in the Department of History & Human Rights Studies at Lund University.   The post Debriefing Election Results; Plus, What Midterm Results Signal about Foreign Policy; And, What Comes Next in the War with Iran? appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization. His latest book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? 00:33 — Joe Eskenazi is managing editor and columnist at Mission Local. 00:45 — Eileen Ma is an attorney and the Democracy and National Initiatives Program Director at the Asian Law Caucus. They recently launched: Know Your Voting Rights: Resources for 2026 Elections. The post Election Day Coverage; Plus, Knowing Your Voter Rights; And, San Francisco Elections appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Election Day Preview appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. 00:20 — Eli Day is a reporter covering politics, history, and racial and economic justice. He is a Detroit native and has been closely following the Michigan Senate race.  00:33 — Carter Lavin is Co-Founder of the Transbay Coalition, grassroots public transportation advocacy group. Gregg A. Diéguez is President of the Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit and Director of Sustainability at SHIFT Bay Area. The post The Billions AIPAC Spent on this Election Cycle; Plus, Abdul El-Sayed and Michigan Senate Race; And, Regional Transit Proposition Debate appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 33:00 — Jordan Grimes is Legislative Director at Greenbelt Alliance. The post Election Day Preview; Questions on Proposition 45 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Rouzbeh Parsi is an Affiliated researcher in the Department of History & Human Rights Studies at Lund University. 00:33 — Suzanne Jimenez is Chief of Staff of SEIU-UHW, the lead ballot sponsor of Prop 40. David Kline is Vice President of Communications & Research at The California Taxpayers Association. The post The Prospect of a Post-Election Escalation in the Iran War; Plus, Proposition 40 Debate appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.   The post Implications of the Israel Elections Results appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Ana Tereza Duarte Lima de Barros, political scientist working as a professor at the Central College of Recife in Brazil. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Lula Wins Brazil Elections; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Shireen Al-Adeimi is an associate professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, where her research focuses on classroom discourse and dialogue. For more than a decade, she has written and spoken extensively about the war in Yemen, with a particular focus on US involvement and foreign intervention. 00:33 — Dee Rosario was a lieutenant with the fire department of East Bay Regional Parks District when the Oakland Hills firestorm started. We recorded this interview for the anniversary 5 years ago, after he’d retired from working for the parks district, but while he was still serving on its board, representing district 2. He stepped down from that elected position last year. The post The War in Yemen; Plus, 35 years since the Oakland Hills Fire appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Shrishti Khanna is a Mumbai-based writer and activist. Her work focuses on India-Israel relations, authoritarianism and digital surveillance. Her writing has appeared in The Wire, The New Arab, and Azad Essa’s Hostile Homelands newsletter. 00:33 –– Emanuel Maiberg is a reporter for 404 Media. The post Inside India’s Cockroach Movement; Plus, Amazon Mass Ordering, Scanning and Burning Rare Books appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Sean Dugar is a Berkeley native whose family has called the city home for over a century. Sean has previously served as Political Director for Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s U.S. Senate bid and mayoral campaign in Oakland. The post CorWeave Debt Spiral and the AI Bubble; Plus, Questions on Measure Z appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Owen Dahlkamp is a Congress Tech Reporter at POLITICO, with a focus on how tech policy and politics shape Capitol Hill. 00:33 — YES: Trent Lange is President and Executive Director of the California Clean Money Action NO: David Kline is Vice President of Communications & Research at The California Taxpayers Association. The post What’s Inside the AI Regulation Bill Anthropic is Pitching to Lawmakers? Plus, Proposition 4 Debate 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.