Following the mass George Floyd demonstrations, it appeared as if a racial reckoning was taking place in the United States, although of a puzzling nature. Amazon, Walmart, and other prominent corporations declared that Black Lives Mattered and dedicated funds to ostensibly address systemic racism. In cities across America, individuals denounced white silence and took on … Continued
Why has the term complicity become so ubiquitous in recent years? Are we all complicit in the system that we live under? What use, or uses, does the notion serve? These are questions that legal scholar Francine Banner poses. She makes the argument that the term bears different meanings, sometimes holding the powerful to account … Continued
The modern nation-state has been premised on the violent creation of permanent minorities ruled over by ethnic or religious majorities, argues Mahmood Mamdani. The acclaimed scholar of colonialism and anti-colonialism reflects on the United States, Nazi Germany, South Africa, and Israel — settler-colonial societies built on internment and ethnic cleansing. He calls for a decolonialism … Continued
Advancements in science are seen as symbols of human progress, but science has frequently served deadly ends. Historian Clifford Conner discusses how scientific research in the United States is deeply enmeshed with the military, and considers the purpose of trillions of dollars of spending on the military. Resources: Clifford D. Conner, The Tragedy of American … Continued
Michael Neufeld examines why scientists worked for the Nazis during WWII. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Is Donald Trump a fascist? A rightwing populist? What about Marine Le Pen of the far right National Front, who received the support of a third of French voters in the last presidential election? Historian Federico Finchelstein discusses what the terms fascist and populist mean, not as abstractions, but looking at history. Resources: Federico Finchelstein, … Continued
Ralph talks to historian James Whitman about how the Nazis in the thirties modeled a lot of their racial policies on our very own Jim Crow laws and what that means for us today; and political economist Gar Alperovitz gives us an encouraging progress report on how the New Economy Movement is transforming the system.
Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education; Iranian Student Blocked from Entering U.S.: Trump Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis; Stephen Walt: From Israel to Iran to Mexico, Trump Has Already Blown It on Foreign Policy; Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Should Be Impeached If … Continued
Rep. Maxine Waters: DeVos is a Billionaire Wannabe Teacher Who Doesn’t Care About Public Education; Iranian Student Blocked from Entering U.S.: Trump Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis; Muslim: From Israel to Iran to Mexico, Trump Has Already Blown It on Foreign Policy; Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Should Be Impeached If He … Continued
Resist or Resign: Facing Grassroots Pressure, Democratic Lawmakers Intensify Fight Against Trump; Meet the Attorney Suing Trump for Barring Children from Entering U.S. to See Their Parents; Lizzy Ratner: “Nobody Wanted to Take Us In: The Story of Jared Kushner’s Family, and Mine”; Nazis Once Published List of Jewish Crimes, Trump Now Pushing to Do … Continued
