Phil rubbed elbows with many musicians and music enthusiasts throughout his long career. Documentary produced by Kevin Cartwright.
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The Murder of Fred Hampton began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but half way through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago police. In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policemen burst into Hampton’s apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and … Continued
Thousands of veterans are headed to Standing Rock, North Dakota this week to express solidarity with water protectors in a moving way – simply by putting their bodies on the line as protection. We’ll speak with Ashleigh Jennifer Parker with Veterans for Standing Rock about why this is an important fight for vets. And, Donald … Continued
Trump’s Deal That “Saved Jobs” at Carrier Based on a $7 Million Tax Break & Reduced Regulations; Expert on Trump Business Conflicts: “There are Hard Ethical Questions in Life. This Not One of Them”; Bankers Behind “Great Foreclosure Machine” Join Trump’s Cabinet as Treasury & Commerce Secretaries; Can the U.S. Detain Immigrants Indefinitely? Supreme Court … Continued
author Bryant Terry talks about the importance of food justice and pianist Samora Pinderhughes talks about his latest masterpiece, The Transformational Suite.
with Bernadine Dohrn, former Professor of Law at Northwestern University and Bill Ayers, an American elementary education theorist and former Professor of Education at University of Illinois Chicago . They were both involved with the Weather Underground Organization, an American militant, radical left-wing organization founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan in 1969. The … Continued
The Washington Post, in a widely critiqued article recently promoted the work of a secret group that has labeled hundreds of websites as pro-Russian propaganda. Today we’ll turn to Joshua Frank, managing editor of Counterpunch, which one of the media outlets identified by the neo-Red Baiting outfit. And, author and academic Steven Salaita joins us … Continued
Cornel West on Donald Trump: This is What Neo-Fascism Looks Like; Cornel West: Unlike Bernie Sanders, I’m Not Convinced the Democratic Party Can Be Reformed; Cornel West on Keith Lamont Scott Case: Yet Again An Officer Gets Away With Killing a Black Man; Cornel West: I Am Heading to Standing Rock to Show Solidarity With … Continued
Musician Kev Choice talks about the murder of Will Sims by 3 White racists. Police are investigating the death of Sim as a hate crime. Investigators say Will Sims was robbed, beaten and shot to death in the early morning hours near his hometown of Richmond.
with Nomi Prins, a journalist, and Senior Fellow at Demos. She has worked as a managing director at Goldman-Sachs and as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, as well as having worked as a senior strategist at Lehman Brothers and analyst at the Chase Manhattan Bank. and with Dr. Hatim Bazian, co-founder and Professor of Islamic Law … Continued