On this episode of the It’s Going Down show, we caught up with historian and author Keri Leigh Merritt out of Atlanta, Georgia. Merritt is the author of both the 2017 book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South as well as the new essay, War Happens in Dark Places, Too. Merritt’s … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. House Democrats advance legislation to make Washington D.C. the 51st U.S. state
Today on the Show: Bernie Sanders supporters pushing for Congressman Ro Khanna, to Lead California’s Delegation to the Democratic Presidential Convention. We ask Ro why and is he Interested? Also Corona-Capitalism and the racialized looting of public schools. And, Tucson cops cover up a brutal death in police custody
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. San Jose Major Rejects Calls to Defund Police
0:08 – A video went viral Tuesday of Kentucky voters pounding on the door of a polling place, demanding to be allowed to vote, after the entire city of Louisville, 600,000 people, was allocated just a single voting location. If the primaries are a mess for voting rights, what will happen in November? Ari Berman is … Continued
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0:08 – Over 340 people and staff at San Quentin Prison are now infected with the novel coronavirus. It’s thought that California transferred prisoners from the California Institution for Men in Chino, CA without testing them — even though some of the men exhibited symptoms upon arrival. Assemblymember Marc Levine represents the 10th Assembly District, … Continued
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Guest: Zachary D. Carter is a senior reporter at HuffPost, where he covers Congress, the White House, and economic policy. He is the author of the book The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes.
