Many have concluded that the climate emergency will only be addressed by mass collective action. But given the small size of the U.S. left, who would populate such a movement? Scholar and participant-activist Kai Bosworth draws lessons from the struggles against the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines in the Upper Midwest, which brought … Continued
Over the past half century, the US economy has undergone a profound change: wealth has been concentrated in the hands of a few, inequality has skyrocketed, and insecurity has reigned. And yet it’s a story mainly downplayed by mainstream pundits and the media. Noam Chomsky, arguably the most important public intellectual in the world, says … Continued
Since well before Covid, U.S. media has been in dire straits. Hedge funds demanding sky-high profits have gobbled up established newspapers, while local reporting has disappeared. Media conglomerates have laid off journalists in record numbers, gutting coverage of the misdeeds of the powerful. And yet over the last five years, as Jon Schleuss of the … Continued
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with author and historian Giles Tremlett about his new book “the International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War.” The book examines the history of the international volunteer brigades who went to Spain in the 1930s to defend democracy during the Spanish Civil War.
Democracy is under attack on a global scale, including in the United States. The scope and details, as well as potential avenues for recovery, are illuminated by our guest, Dr. Jennifer McCoy. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The United States fancies itself an exceptional nation, and in terms of its media system, it’s right: the US has the most commercialized press of any advanced industrial country, with the least support for public media. So argues critic Victor Pickard in his study of the political economy of US journalism. He discusses the long … Continued
When we think of the Teamsters union, we often think of the mob and the figure of Jimmy Hoffa, memorialized by countless Hollywood films. Yet Ken Paff reminds us that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters should also conjure up in our minds rank and file militancy and enormous worker power in key sectors of the … Continued
A remarkable revolution has been taking place in Northern Syria, based on women’s liberation, ecological sustainability, and democratic confederalism. Yet it’s in danger of being wiped out by the Turkish state, which has long wanted to annihilate the Kurdish population of the region. Scholars Laura Fantone and Andrej Grubacic discuss what’s at stake in Rojava … Continued
Our Valentine: Ongoing Metaphysics of whistleblowing, Caroline welcomes the return of John Kiriakou, CIA whistleblower who has journeyed through the Underworld – to emerge as liberating citizen trickster, with language craft!What are Underworld skills do we need? that we may dispel the distracting bamboozlements, and align with rising tide of sane reverent ingenuity. http://www.johnkiriakou.com/ … Continued
Jerry Brown, climate leader? Not so much, say youth sitting in at his office. PLUS: does democracy need an overhaul? How about “deliberative democracy”? What’s that? We find out. PLUS: South Asian comics? What’s so funny? With host Kris Welch.
