Interview with Vienna Teng
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‘The Most Dangerous Communist in the United States’; Baptists in America
With Gary Murrell, Professor of History at Grays Harbor College and author of the book “The Most Dangerous Communist in the United States:” A Biography of Herbert Aptheker. And Thomas Kidd, Professor of History at Baylor University and author of several books, including Baptists in America: A History, which he co-authored with Barry Hankins. About The Most Dangerous … Continued
The only socialist on the ballot for re-election today in America has just broken campaign fundraising records — we will take a look at what’s happening in Seattle, and what it might mean if Kshama Sawant wins. Plus, we speak to an archaeologist who works on the US-Mexico Border — cataloguing abandoned supplies and human … Continued
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Today on Flashpoints: We speak with author and journalist Reese Erlich. Also an encore broadcast of our recent interview with AIM founder, Bill Means.
Davey D speaks with Tim Redmond. 48 Hills editor and former executive editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian all about this November’s election, including the proposition to limit short term rentals units rented out through companies like Airbnb on the ballot, that is, Prop F.
Religious Neoliberalism
Jason Hackworth looks at the uneasy marriage between rightwing economic libertarianism and religion.
With Matthew Green, Associate Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America, and author of the book The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership. And Barry Miles, acclaimed Beat biographer author of the book Call Me Burroughs: A Life. About The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership Matthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive … Continued
We spend the hour with Marlon James, who just won the Man Booker Prize for fiction – with A Brief History of Seven Killings. We’ll talk Bob Marley, why Jamaican gangs moved into the international drug market, and what it’s like to make the move from Kingston . . . to Minneapolis.
The Endless War Grows: Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground; Andrew Bacevich: Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast; More Countries Than Ever Are Bombing Syria — Will They Find a Way to Make Peace? Turkish President Erdogan Regains Parliamentary … Continued