Fundraising special: the Desi diaspora, the newest finance capital
Jeet Heer on Indian Americans in politics and society (article here) • Stephen Maher and Scott Aquanno, authors of The Fall and Rise of American Finance, on the new finance capital
Featured Episode
On today’s show, we broadcast a talk by outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, who speaks about the conclusions he documents in his book Ten Myths About Israel. He examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel, focusing on “ten myths” repeated endlessly in the media, … Continued
Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches – Fund Drive Special
On today’s show, we’re joined by the author of a new uplifting collection of speeches by African American women called Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century. Our guest and the book’s curator is civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. Gathering an array of recognized … Continued
Fund Drive Special: David Walker on the Life of Frederick Douglass
0:08 — David Walker, award-winning comic book writer, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. His book is The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom.
Democracy Now 6am – February 22, 2024
On today’s show: Frozen Embryos Are Children? Reproductive Care in Peril After Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Malcolm X Assassination: Former Security Guards Reveal New Details Pointing to FBI, NYPD Conspiracy
Background Briefing (5am) – February 22, 2024
Increasing Signs That Christian Nationalists Plan to Impose an American Theocracy We begin with the increasing signs of the rise of American theocracy, with a theocratic Supreme Court in Alabama ruling that frozen embryos are people and to think otherwise invites “the wrath of God,” Mike Johnson’s invocation of God at a House Republican retreat … Continued
Non-Fiction Music
this episode is no longer available