In Victory for Obama & “Stinging Defeat” for Israel Lobby, Iran Nuclear Deal Survives Senate Vote; Military Curfews, Firebombings, Airstrikes & Shattered Peace Deal: Is Turkey on Brink of Civil War? “I Saw With My Own Eyes That They Killed People”: Afghan Speaks Out As U.S. Reopens War Crimes Probe.
Rebecca Herzig is professor of women and gender studies at Bates College and the author of the book Plucked: A History of Hair Removal. About the book: From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of … Continued
The story of Mario Martinez, who died from something his family says could have been stopped by a simple medical procedure; a procedure they say even multiple court orders couldn’t get him–because he was in jail. We look into a for-profit healthcare company that was supposed to care for him, the public officials it contributes … Continued
“A Very Undemocratic Way to Run the Democratic Party”: Martin O’Malley Slams DNC for Rigging Debates; “We Need to Step Up”: Martin O’Malley Proposes Welcoming 65,000 Syrians & Passing Immigration Reform; Martin O’Malley: Climate Change Helped Spark Destabilization of Syria, Rise of Islamic State; Martin O’Malley on #BlackLivesMatter, Freddie Gray & David Simon’s Criticism of … Continued
Albena Azmanova on how capitalism developed and where it stands now.
Where does capitalism stand today? If the system is crisis-ridden and hasn’t delivered the goods to large sectors of the population, why aren’t we in a revolutionary moment? And what has happened to the neoliberal version of capitalism that first emerged in the 1970s? Albena Azmanova contends that we’ve entered a new stage of capitalism, one … Continued
The United Kingdom is poised to elect a socialist, anti-war pro-palestinian activist to head the party that took that country into Iraq–we look at why, and what it means. Plus: some deep political history from the UK, when we discuss the history of the commons, with Peter Linebaugh. Guests: DD Guttenplan, writes for The Nation … Continued
German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are Wars Led by the United States in the Middle East; “Open Up, Europe! Let Migrants In”: Former EU Adviser Urges Opening of Borders; Help My People, Let More War Refugees Settle Here: A Syrian American’s Message to Washington; “There is No Safe Place”: Syrian Refugee Recounts … Continued
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Tonight, we put a political foot forward with news and an analysis by Jose Daliot of what’s going in Puerto Rico. We offer news of the upcoming Human Rights International Tribunal focusing on immigration justice and the 43 disappeared Mexican students, as well original poems on the topic by Rafael Jesus Gonzalez. We also give … Continued
Life, times, and theories of Albert Einstein.
