Hard Knock Radio

Fund Drive Special: Capitalism 101

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Today we bring you the six-part documentary series CAPITALISM, a look at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. CAPITALISM is an impressive series that makes economics accessible through an interdisciplinary approach that explores the work of great thinkers, while embedding economics in specific social, political, and … Continued


Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his latest book, Between the World and Me. In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have … Continued


Right-wing media continues to have a great negative affect upon our country. To understand how it originally started, we play excerpts from the new documentary, “The Brainwashing of My Dad.” An in-depth look at the ins and outs of  “conservative” media and the various ways they influence/control national discourse. Please support KPFA during our Summer 2016 … Continued


Today’s left generates an increasingly bold and resonant criticism of contemporary capitalism and the severely compromised everyday life that it produces. From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter to the escalating climate justice and gender freedom demands and the movement against mass incarceration, state sanction terrorism to the restructuring of party politics, left critique … Continued


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Spiral: Trapped In The Forever War

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Today on HKR we offer critique from author , writer, journalist, and educator. Mark Danner. Danner has written for three decades on foreign affairs and international conflict. He has covered Central America, Haiti, Balkans, Iraq and the greater Middle East, among many other stories, and has written extensively about the development of American foreign policy … Continued


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Fund Drive Special: The Left-forum, 2016

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Today’s left generates an increasingly bold and resonant criticism of contemporary capitalism and the severely compromised everyday life that it produces. From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter to escalating climate justice and gender freedom demands and the movement against mass incarceration, state sanction terrorism to the restructuring of party politics, left critique is … Continued