Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies at Trinity College, joins us for a lengthy in-studio interview on the escalating turmoil in Israel/Palestine. He the editor of a new anthology called Letters to Palestine: Writers Respond to War and Occupation. He’s presenting a talk on Palestine for the Middle East Children’s Alliance tonight. Click here for … Continued


Richard Dawkins discusses his life in science and the public eye, from the debates within evolution, to the all-out war between his field and fundamentalist religion. But first: after years of secret trade negotiations, representatives from 12 countries announce they’ve reached a deal on the Trans Pacific Partnership. We’ll take a look at what’s in … Continued


Two years ago, the acquittal of police officer George Zimmerman for the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri sparked a national movement against police brutality and systematic discrimination against African-American’s called Black Lives Matter. The organization is famously referred to for its twitter hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter but in this talk, co-founder Alicia Garza clarifies that #BLM is much more than … Continued


Historian Steve Fraser compares our time to an era when harsh inequality gave rise to popular movements that threatened the American establishment, an era when the labor movement marched armed workers’ militias through the streets, and asks – why isn’t that happening today today? That book is The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death … Continued