How many stories feature the Black Panthers, the Daley machine, the Young Lords, the original (pre-Jesse Jackson) Rainbow Coalition, and Chicago’s first black mayor (Harold Washington)? Jakobi Williams’s story does; he discusses how cross-racial coalition-building revolutionized Chicago’s politics and how it can and should inspire social justice organizing today. Jakobi Williams, From the Bullet to … Continued
Guest: Joel Selvin Author of “Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hells Angels and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day” Tease: Award-winning, veteran journalist Joel Selvin provides a lively, comprehensive account, filled with never-before-revealed details about not only the concert itself, but the events leading up to it and the repercussions that followed. With Guest … Continued
With award-winning author, publisher and journalist Ethan Michaeli. His latest book “The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America.” Michaeli was a copy editor and investigative reporter at The Defender from 1991 to 1996. About the book: Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral … Continued
“Extreme Vetting”: Trump Vows Ideological Test for Immigrants & Return to McCarthy-Era Repression; Matt Taibbi on Trump’s Position on NATO, Russia & his Campaign Head’s $13 Million Scandal in Ukraine; “What Would She Do in Iraq?”: As Clinton Slams Trump for ISIS Speech, We Look at Her Own Positions; Writer Jesse Washington & Olympian Anthony … Continued
Raising children to be healthy and happy is not an easy task. Parents face challenges based on their own childhood, temperament, and life circumstances. There are some guidelines that can help all parents create strong family bonds and help kids grow up to be responsible and loving adults. Join Nurse Rona and Erica Reischer, Ph.D for … Continued
The mainstream has become increasingly outspoken about the increasingly violent and ubiquitous 97 billion dollar Pornography industry which makes more than the top tech companies combined with 3 billion made annually on child porn. Time Magazine’s recent cover story “Porn and the Threat to Virility” examines how men who watched porn as children and teenagers … Continued
Ralph talks to activist Charles Keil about his work trying to encourage a Department of Peace and economist and journalist James S. Henry tells us how the wealthy hide trillions of dollars in offshore tax havens.
With Leo Panitch, distinguish professor at York University, Canada. Author of several books among others “The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire” co-authored with Sam Gindin. Professor Panitch is co-editor of the Socialist Register, an annual survey of movements and ideas from the standpoint of the international independent new left. The 2016 issue is … Continued
“This is the Madness They Spark”: Uprising in Milwaukee After Police Kill 23-Year-Old Black Man; African-American Women Make Olympic History by Winning Gold in Swimming, Gymnastics & Shot Put; Meet American Olympian Anthony Ervin: The Oldest-Ever Individual Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist.
The mainstream has become increasingly outspoken about the increasingly violent and ubiquitous 97 billion dollar Pornography industry which makes more than the top tech companies combined with 3 billion made annually on child porn. Time Magazine’s recent cover story “Porn and the Threat to Virility” examines how men who watched porn as children and teenagers … Continued
