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Letters and Politics

The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash and the Assault on Democracy. And The Orange Trees of Marrakesh.

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With Zachary Roth, national reporter with MSNBC author of the book “The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash and the Assault on Democracy.” About the book: In The Great Suppression, Roth unearths the deep historical roots of this anti-egalitarian worldview, and introduces us to its modern-day proponents: The GOP officials pushing to make it harder to cast a … Continued

La Raza Chronicles

La Raza Chronicles – August 16, 2016

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Represión del gobierno mexicano contra las radios comunitarias: La Madrina visita Radio La Tlaxiaqueña, en Oaxaca. Entrevista con el Cineasta Arturo González Villaseñor, el Director de fotografía Antonio Mecalco y La Patrona Guadalupe González Herrera, sobre el documental “Llévate mis Amores” Alvaro Rodríguez, de la banda guatemalteca Bohemia Suburbana, habla sobre la reciente gira en … Continued

Against the Grain

Organizing Across Race

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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

Talkies

Talkies – August 16, 2016

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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

Letters and Politics

The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America

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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

Democracy Now 6am

“Extreme Vetting”: Trump Vows Ideological Test for Immigrants & Return to McCarthy-Era Repression

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“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