It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, as the popular observation goes. But, according to Betsy Hartmann, that’s an especially American outlook. She discusses what she calls the America Syndrome: the national propensity toward apocalyptic thinking, rooted in religiosity and imperial expansion. Resources: Betsy Hartmann, The America Syndrome: … Continued
Leading politicians in Nazi Germany saw the American Revolution as a great advancement for the Aryan race and were influenced by US race, immigration and eugenics laws in coming up with their own laws. Today we are in conversation about this history with Yale Law professor James Whitman. Guest James Q. Whitman, Ford Foundation Professor … Continued
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Defense 1033 program, which provides surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, will be resumed by the Trump Administration. Crime reporter Simone Weichselbaum joins hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks to discuss the policy reversal and how it will be implemented. But first, Susan Dancer … Continued
Naomi Klein’s Message to the Media Covering Houston: Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change; Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air; Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes; Texas Prisoners Evacuated as Floodwaters Rise, Houston Jail … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we focus on two looming human and environmental disasters resulting from Hurricane Harvey as massive flooding continues to inundate large areas of the the state of Texas. First up, we cover the dangerous situation facing undocumented communities given Trump’s change in immigration policy, also the effects of the draconian SB4 in Texas … Continued
With guest Prof. Steven Pinker, of Harvard, author of the Blank Slate. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Mary Beth Brangan, director of the Ecological Options Network, discusses 5G (the fifth generation of wireless technology) and California Senate Bill 649 limiting local control over the next generation of wireless technology and its implications for human and environmental health–and democracy. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Sheldon Wolin, who famously invoked the specter of inverted totalitarianism, also put forward a concept of “fugitive democracy.” While many theorists of democracy found the concept too bleak and despairing, David McIvor argues that Wolin was in fact pushing for the development of enduring, and radically democratic, ways of thinking and acting. (Encore presentation.) David … Continued
Flooding increases in Houston. We get a eye-witness report. THEN: the dems have proposed a “Better Deal”, hoping to improve their electoral chances. Will it work? PLUS: Dean Baker on why we should be thinking about Bangladesh. With host Kris Welch.
` This year marks the 200th birthday of American writer and conservationist Henry David Thoreau. Mitch Jeserich speaks to Laura Dassow Walls, author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, about Thoreau’s work on Civil Disobedience and his seemingly contradicting support of John Brown’s violent raid on Harper’s Ferry, and witnessing the oncoming Industrial Age. Guest: … Continued
