In this episode we talk to author, journalist, and lecturer Adam Hochschild. His best-known works include King Leopold’s Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, and The Unquiet Ghost. His lastest book, Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 is about the history of the Spanish Civil … Continued
In this episode we listen to a conversation between Eve Ensler, an American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist, and author of the play The Vagina Monologues, and Kevin Powell, an American political activist, poet, writer, and entrepreneur who is one of the foremost voices of hip-hop and activism in the United States. We are in a fundraising … Continued
Journalist Iona Craig: The U.S. Could Stop Refueling Saudis & End Devastating War in Yemen Tomorrow; Rep. Honda, Survivor of Japanese Internment Camp, Decries Trump Proposal for Muslim Registry; “The Price of a Second Chance”: NY Times Exposé on How the Rich Pay to Expunge Criminal Records; Rep. Mike Honda: I’m a Proud Grandpa of … Continued
Excerpts of the documentary films Fidel: The Untold Story by Estela Bravo; Looking for Fidel by Oliver Stone; and Fidel: A Personal Portrait of A Political Legend by Saul Landau.
Excerpts of the Pacifica Radio Archives’ Allan Watts Collection and the documentary “Why Not Now?”
In this episode we hear excerpts from an interview with Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and author of The Anatomy of Fascism. In the book, Paxton shows clearly why fascists came to power in some countries and not others, and explores whether fascism could exist outside the early-twentieth-century European setting in … Continued
In this episode we hear a speech given by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor at Impact Hub Oakland on December 5th. Taylor is a Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, and the author of the recent book, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. We are in a fundraising drive. You can get the DVD of this speech, her … Continued
Slaughter or Liberation?: A Debate on Russia’s Role in the Syrian War & the Fall of Aleppo; Rick Perry, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick, is Close Ally to Oil Industry & Dakota Access Pipeline; What’s Next for U.S.-Russia Relations? Stephen Cohen & Ken Roth on Trump, Hacking & Tillerson.
Excerpts of the documentaries Fidel: The Untold Story by Estela Bravo; Looking for Fidel by Oliver Stone; and Fidel: A Personal Portrait of A Political Legend by Saul Landau.
In this episode we speak with Anthony D’Agostino, Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and author of many books on Russian history, about the future of US-Russia relations and the potential of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. We are in a fundraising drive at the moment. If you feel compelled to donate to help … Continued
