At a time when the far right has become more visible and emboldened in the streets, what lessons can be drawn from the past for building a mass left politics against the right? Radical writer and former professional soccer player Gabriel Kuhn discusses struggles against the far right in Europe, historically and today, and the … Continued
Today we talk to Nazif Shahrani about the history and the current situation in Afghanistan. Nazif Shahrani is professor of Anthropology and of Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Global & International Studies at Indiana University. Then we continue our series of conversations on the political dynamic in Venezuela with guest George Ciccariello-Maher, he … Continued
State Dept. Official Who Quit in 2009 over U.S. War in Afghanistan Speaks Out on Trump’s Troop Surge; With No Timetable for Withdrawal, Trump Expands War in Afghanistan While Threatening Pakistan; American Prospect Editor Robert Kuttner on His Extraordinary Interview with Steve Bannon; Billionaire Carl Icahn Resigns as Trump Adviser After Reaping Millions From His … Continued
Tens of thousands of anti-racist activists marched in Boston, Massachusetts over the weekend, entirely eclipsing the so-called “Free Speech” rally planned by white supremacists. On the same weekend, more than a hundred groups gathered in Washington DC to call attention to the unjust and racist prison system in the US. On today’s show we’ll turn … Continued
On today’s show, host Brian Edwards-Tiekert and sociologist Peter Simi talk about white extremist groups and their relationship to law enforcement. They discuss the history of white supremacists joining police and military organizations and explain the extent to which that trend persists today. Later, host Cat Brooks speaks with Claude Marks and Hank Jones, two former … Continued
State Dept. Official Who Quit in 2009 over U.S. War in Afghanistan Speaks Out on Trump’s Troop Surge; With No Timetable for Withdrawal, Trump Expands War in Afghanistan While Threatening Pakistan; American Prospect Editor Robert Kuttner on His Extraordinary Interview with Steve Bannon; Billionaire Carl Icahn Resigns as Trump Adviser After Reaping Millions From His … Continued
What is it like to live with a father suffering from a mental illness, who keeps his illness a secret? Nurse Rona will speak with Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, about his book, Another Kind of Madness, A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness.
Pacifica National Broadcast on Charlottesville Events: Divided We Fall: A Visionary Response to Hate, the Alt Right and White Nationalism. Hosted by Bill Fletcher, host of WPFW’s Arise, and Margaret Prescod, host of KPFK’s Sojourner Truth, this two-hour program offers the historical and constitutional context for white supremacy, examine the landscape of hate in America, … Continued
We talk to Patrick N. Hunt, author of the book Hannibal. Patrick N. Hunt is archeologist, historian, biographer, and Fellow at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Hunts book covers the amazing story of one of the most brilliant strategists and tacticians in history. Hannibal is still considered as a military genius whose strategies and … Continued
As Yemen, the poorest nation in the Arab Gulf struggles with a US-backed Saudi war, a horrifying cholera epidemic has now made things worse. On today’s show, we’ll examine the crisis with Benjamin Wiacek, the Yemen media lead for Oxfam and ask why there is so little coverage. Then, Sarah Anderson of the Institute for … Continued
