John Barth (1930-2024), America’s master of metafiction, died on April 2, 2024 at the age of 93. He talks about his career and his writing with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in an interview conducted in 2001 while on tour for the novel, “Coming Soon.” Also: An excerpt from a 2014 interview with short story master Lorrie Moore, and a review of “The Return,” a Golden Thread production at the Garret at the Toni Rembe Theatre through August 24, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Aaron Benanav, author of this article, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy • Jerome Nikolai Warren on the possibilities for cooperatives
Fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean has been difficult, but the winds of progress are blowing strong in Saint Lucia. ECADE, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, just won its fourth court victory since 2022 over long prison sentences for same-sex intimacy. Executive Director Kenita Placide talks about the legal tempest sweeping across the islands (interviewed by David Hunt).
“Curiosity calls us to be present.” Lisa Kristine is a humanitarian photographer and fine artist. She uses her photography to expose deeply human stories and make pictures that tap our curiosity about the people and lives she has documented. We talk about her journey into documenting human trafficking and modern-day slavery, awareness and the importance … Continued
Guest: Haley Cohen Gilliland is a journalist and the director of the Yale Journalism Initiative. She is the author of the book A Flower Traveled in my Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
On today’s show we explore county jails as a key in the broader abolitionist movement, both in building analysis and in building our fight. Jails are now the fastest-growing sector of the US carceral state. As jails grow, they transform the areas around them. If jails are everywhere, resistance is too. The book is called The … Continued
00:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — Chione Flegal is the Executive Director of Housing California. 00:45 — Liz Ryan Murray is Director of Strategic Campaigns at Public Advocates.
ON TODAY’S SHOW: “The Fort Bragg Cartel”: Book Exposes U.S. Special Forces’ Involvement in Drug Trafficking & Murder Colombian Sen. Cepeda on Sentencing of Far-Right Ex-Pres. Uribe, U.S. Ally, Paramilitary Accomplice Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
How Ukrainians Feel About the Upcoming Summit to Which They Are Not Invited We begin and go to Kyiv, Ukraine for an analysis of how Ukrainians feel about the upcoming summit between Putin and Trump to which they are not invited and must hope that Trump does not sell them out as many expect he … Continued
