Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Reports accuse the Taliban of harassing and beating Afghani’s attempting to flee the country. President Joe Biden pledges to keep military in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. U.S. health officials recommend COVID-19 booster shot to ward … Continued


Racism is finally getting the attention it deserves, including the violence that people of color experience at the hands of the police. But can contemporary racism be understood outside of capitalism? Historian Touré Reed argues against artificially separating race from class — what he terms race reductionism. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Touré F. Reed, Toward Freedom … Continued


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Haiti! Afghanistan!

Another natural disaster in Haiti, still not recovered from the last natural disaster, and the current political disaster…Danny Shaw explains the challenges.  PLUS: Biden has promised to end the 20-year U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, and the Taliban are poised to take over.  What’s next?  Phyllis Bennis offers analysis. Hosted by Kris Welch.


Guest: Edward J. Watts is Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny, The Final Pagan Generation, Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher, and his latest, The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous … Continued