We discuss the life and legacy of Black Agenda Report’s co-founder Glen Ford and the scholarship of Dr. Runoko Rashidi. Runoko Rashidi is an anthropologist and historian with a major focus on what he calls the Global African Presence–that is, Africans outside of Africa before and after enslavement. He is the author or editor of twenty-two books, the … Continued
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The Virus is spiky- so let’s be smooth, and cool… So – Caroline welcomes the return of Deborah Felmeth, cross-pollinating cultural agent betwixt Middle East and West, that – where there be too much heat (everywhere) toxic mimic of Mars – we honor Venus… Rumi (born in Afghanistan) reminds us – “let the Beauty we … Continued
Masters of Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) and Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). These two giants were interviewed for KPFA’s “Probabilities” program, Asimov in 1983 by Richard Wolinsky and Bradbury in 1992 by Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky. The Isaac Asimov interview has not been heard in nearly forty years. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Helen Yaffe, author of We Are Cuba!, talks about the long sweep of Cuban economic history since the 1959 revolution, and also about those recent “pro-democracy” protests.
The latest stats on how the rich got richer, and the poor got poorer under COVID, with Chuck Collins. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Mike Duncan is the author of the New York Times–bestselling book, The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic, and his latest, Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. He is one of the most popular history podcasters in the world, his award-winning series, … Continued
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:08 John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, on what we learned from the House Democratic Caucus’ showdown over infrastructure legislation. :33 Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker, author of a story comparing how heavily states leaned on management-consulting firms for their pandemic response — and what happened. :51 Marcel Castanchoa, a Member of AFSCME Local … Continued
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