0:08 – Michael T. Klare (@mklare1), professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and defense correspondent for The Nation magazine, speaks to us about the geopolitical stakes of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in its political relationships to other countries in the area.
0:35 – African students and residents in Ukraine are reportedly being denied the ability to evacuate. Reports include stories of being beaten at the border or being segregated out at the border. Nana Gyamfi (@attorneynana), a human rights and criminal defense attorney and Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) speaks with us about these heartbreaking racialized stories.
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1:08 – Part biography, part memoir, a historical and cultural analysis and a work of literary criticism, Rebecca Solnit speaks with us about her latest book, Orwell’s Roses. It’s a book of biography and literary criticism on the relation between George Orwell’s interest in gardening and his other authorial and political commitments.