Francophone poet, playwright, intellectual, and politician, Aimé Césaire was a fierce critic of the colonial condition and a modernist trailblazer. Scholar Natalie Melas considers the politics and poetics of the Martiniquan writer, arguably the greatest poet of anticolonialism and decolonization. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org
Dr. Candace Falk, director of the Emma Goldman Papers at UC Berkeley. Emma Goldman (1869–1940) stands as a major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism. An influential and well-known anarchist of her day, Goldman was an early advocate of free speech, birth control, women’s equality and independence, and union organization. Her criticism of mandatory conscription … Continued
The state legislature has passed a bill requiring most police agencies to collect and report racial profiling data — we speak with with Reverend Ben McBride of PICO about what it means, and what’s next. Plus: Baltimore author D. Watkins on what it’s like living in two worlds as a black man in America. Guests: … Continued
In Upset, Socialist Jeremy Corbyn Elected as U.K. Labour Leader on Antiwar, Pro-Refugee Platform; “A Political Insurrection in Britain”: Tariq Ali on Election of Jeremy Corbyn as New Labour Leader; Conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Ousted by His Own Party; Is Oklahoma Set to Execute an Innocent Man? Inside the Case of Richard Glossip.
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Host Luis Medina will feature an interview with renowned Cuban vocalist Fito Reinoso. Fito Reinoso has been a fixture in the SF Bay Area Salsa scene for over 30 years since his days singing for Tumbao Y Cuerdas to leading his band Ritmo Y Armonia and his side project Los Clasicos De Cuba. The interview … Continued
This is a special encore edition. On today’s show we’re exploring how some women have been dehumanized to the point of indifference. We ll learn how one community is undoing the silence around the violence women of color face. We ll also hear about how serial killers were able to hunt down mostly Black women … Continued
After a major climate bill loses its teeth, Governor Brown says he’s ready to go it alone – so, what would that actually look like? We discuss climate policy and the changing balance of power in Sacramento. Then: California’s massive retirement funds are struggling to maintain their funding levels – and critics are starting to … Continued
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
