UpFront PM

UpFront PM – June 8, 2022

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.


Many U.S. military establishment bigwigs are pushing the development of automated and autonomous weapons systems. Roberto González questions whether this robo-fanaticism, as he calls it, is justified. He also describes efforts to address human warfighters’ distrust of machines. Roberto J. González, War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future University … Continued


I. A Preview of the January 6 Attack House Hearings Guest: Adele Stan is  an award-winning independent journalist who has covered the U.S. political right for nearly 40 years. Her work has appeared in several publications including, Mother Jones, The New Republic, The Nation, and other major newspapers. Her upcoming longform essay on the QAnon-ing … Continued


0:08 – A renewed truce appears to be holding in Yemen. We speak with Baraa Shiban (@BShtwtr), is a Yemeni human rights activist, and a researcher for the human rights organization Reprieve. 0:33 – A focus on local elections: Joe Eskenazi (@EskSF), the Managing Editor at Mission Local (@MLNow), joins us to react and give … Continued