It was an unlikely book to take America by storm: a 700-page work of economic history by a French academic. But Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the 21st Century” has proved to be a book for our times, explaining the extreme inequality that characterizes our world, and drawing some bold and empirically backed arguments about the inherent … Continued
Mitch speaks with Walter Heinecke, professor of Educational Research, Statistics, & Evaluation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Foundations and Policy at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Professor Heinecke helped organize the counter protest against white nationalist groups opposing the removal of Robert E. Lee Monument in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.
As the nation reels from the display of overt fascist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, we’ll spend much of our show today with two of our correspondents reporting from the ground and understanding what happened. First Chenjerai Kumanyika, a Rutgers University professor will join us for an eyewitness report from Charlottesville explaining who … Continued
Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Would Like to See Donald Trump Resign & Leave White House; Ta-Nehisi Coates: With a Racist in the White House, the Bloodshed in Charlottesville was Predictable; “We Were 8 Years in Power”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Obama, Trump & White Fear of “Good Negro Government”; Ta-Nehisi Coates on How Cities & Municipalities Are … Continued
We spend the hour examining the “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend that erupted into violence, resulting in three deaths. After a torchlit march of hundreds on the University of Virginia campus Friday night, more than 1,000 white nationalists descended on the city on Saturday to oppose a plan to … Continued
On this edition of Making Contact we present, The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement. This year marks the 38th anniversary of Black August, first originated in the California prisons to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, George and Jonathan Jackson, Khatari Gaulden, James McClain, and William Christmas. Jonathan … Continued
On this episode of Education Today Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Professor Dwight Mullen, who gives some insight into a model for engaged academics, in a wide-ranging interview on his life, his work on behalf of the Black community in North Carolina, and how his students change lives through his class on “The State of … Continued
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, locally and globally. Today he interviews Joerg Rieger and his wife, community and labor activist Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger, help the working majority (the 99% of us) understand economic inequality and how we can make a difference. They discuss their new book Unified We Are … Continued
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Michael Goldberg, former Rolling Stone editor and senior writer, and founder of the pioneering online music site Addicted to Noise, has just published his third novel, Untitled, the final installment of his Freak Scene Dream Trilogy, which includes True Love Scars and The Flowers Lied. They are tales of “Love, Truth, Innocence & Loyalty. Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll … Continued
Caroline hosts Michael Stuart Ani, author of “The Ghost Dance – an Untold History of the Americas” – a journey through the world of Talking Plants – that we humans may re-weave our warp into Nature’s woof. Michael Stuart Ani website
