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00:08 Hajar Yazdiha is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California; now author of The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement [repeat – originally recorded in 2024] 00:33 David K Randall, senior reporter …
00:08 Christopher Mathias, journalist who’s covered the far right for most of the past decade, now out with the forthcoming book To Catch a Fascist, the fight to expose the radical right (due out February 3) .
00:08 — Miguel R. Tinker Salas is Professor Emeritus of History at Pomona College. He is the author of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela. 00:33 — Renee Saldana is Press Secretary for SEIU-UHW. 00:45 — Aisha Wahab is California State Senator representing Senate district 10.
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation. 00:33 — Kat Tenbarge is an independent journalist and founder of Spitfire News, a newsletter about internet culture, violence, and media.
00:08 — Sussan Tahmasebi is executive director of FEMENA. 00:24 — Christopher Sweat is a technologist and journalist. He is the founder of GrayStak Media, they have been covering ICE activity around the country. 00:33 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow … Continued
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
00:08 — Narges Bajoghli is Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. She is the author of How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare. 00:33 — Mitchell Plitnick, is a political analyst and writer. He is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy, and is co-author, with Marc … Continued
00:08 — Ryan Goodman is co-editor-in-chief of Just Security and Professor at NYU Law School. He served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense(2015-2016). 00:33 — Rafael Osío Cabrices is Editor in Chief at Caracas Chronicles.
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — Maureen Tkacik is investigations editor at the American Prospect.
00:08 — Miguel R. Tinker Salas is Professor Emeritus of History at Pomona College. He is the author of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela. 00:33 — Geo Maher is an abolitionist educator, organizer, and writer based in Philadelphia. He has taught previously at Vassar College, San Quentin State Prison, and the … Continued
Discussed in this episode: Influenza levels are rising quickly This year’s flu vaccine appears to be reducing the risk of hospitalization in adults by 30-40%. That’s a significant help, but a worse topline than in prior flu seasons. This is likely because the Influenza A subclade K, which has come to predominate, emerged too late … Continued
