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East Bay Yesterday

Jacuzzis and Doomsday Predictions

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Today’s episode features interviews with two of my favorite local journalists – Rick Paulas and Sam LeFebvre. In the first segment, I chat with Rick Paulas, who has written about East Bay-related topics for outlets such as the New York Times, Vice, and many others. He’s been based in Oakland for the past few years, … Continued

Against the Grain

Gandhi on Education

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What views did Gandhi hold about education and human development? Was the importance he attached to manual skills-building and vocational training justified? And what role did the Mahatma’s conceptions of nonviolence and truth play in his pedagogy? Purushottama Bilimoria has written extensively about Gandhian thought and practice. Purushottama Bilimoria, ed., History of Indian Philosophy Routledge, … Continued

Letters and Politics

Richard Wolff: State of the Economy & America In Decline

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Guest: Richard Wolff is professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York City. His latest book is The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself. You can find … Continued