Hard Knock Radio

Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky

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Political analyst and San Francisco University Professor, Dr. James Taylor breaks down key points around the historic speech delivered by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to the joint sessions of the Congress and Senate. We raise questions about why there was no mention of African students who were not allowed to leave the Ukraine. We explore … Continued


We speak with James Taylor Ph.D about the electoral college results.  Later we speak with a local activist Kiara Yakita based in Columbus, Ohio and a member of the Black Liberation Movement (BLM) about the shooting death of Casey Goodson and the larger issue of police terrorism. photo: Clay Banks via Unsplash


On today’s show we hear from Dr. James Taylor about the impeachment hearings and later celebrated journalist Matt Taibbi talks  about his latest book, Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another. Taibbi says, Hate Inc., is “intended to be a rethink of Manufacturing Consent.” by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. Published … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

2018 Midterm Elections

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We speak with political scientist and author Dr James Taylor about the Midterm elections and what’s at stake nationally. Later we start a roundtable discussion on the local elections in Oakland