Doug Henwood in conversation with Mark Blyth, Professor of Political Economy at Brown University, and author of “Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, & Great Transformations.”
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In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Peter Irons, a constitutional historian, civil rights attorney, and former prisoner of conscious, as well as professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, San Diego. His latest book is A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Case and Decisions … Continued
Donald Trump just gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. We’ll dissect his speech, his contradictions, and the things that were left unsaid with Richard Eskow, Senior Fellow with the Campaign for Americas Future. And, we’ll go to London to speak with a pre-eminent British historian of the Third Reich. Sir Richard … Continued
Today Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich feature clips from Malcolm X’s speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” given in 1964. These clips are a part of the USB drive that contains 1350 hours of material offered by KPFA during the fund drive. Source inside image Source featured image
David Cay Johnston: As Jeff Sessions Scandal Brews, We Need a Public Probe of Trump’s Ties to Russia
David Cay Johnston: As Jeff Sessions Scandal Brews, We Need a Public Probe of Trump’s Ties to Russia; Asylum Seeker Battling Brain Tumor Removed from Texas Hospital in Handcuffs, Taken to Private Jail; Billionaire Wilbur Ross Confirmed Despite Questions over Ties to Russian Oligarchs Close to Putin.
Sing Out – March 1, 2017
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Sing Out kicks off Women’s History Month with a hot live performance by the almost-all-girl Berkeley High School jazz combo: The Girls & Pepe. Hosted by Larry Kelp. The jazz combo is (from left): Pepe Tekpa, Camille Kuo, Yuki Nagase, Kyra Teigen and Mabel Smith. Not pictured: pianist Anna Bettendorf.
“Speaking Peace” by Marshall Rosenberg
Why didn’t mainstream economists and the mainstream media see the last financial crash coming? And why are chances high that they won’t see the next? The film “Boom Bust Boom,” directed by Monty Python Terry Jones, answers those questions by looking at the history of speculative booms and busts.
Listen to excerpts of “Pacifica Radio & James Baldwin: The Complete Collection.”
In this episode we focus on George Orwell’s 1984. Our guests are Tim Crook, a professor of Media Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London and the Officer of Education at the Orwell Society, and Jean Seaton, the Director of the Orwell Prize which offers yearly prizes in journalism and literature, as well as hosts events and … Continued