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A weekly one-hour public affairs radio program that provides analyses and views that are ignored or distorted in most media.Guests include Dar Jamail, Michael Pollan, Noam Chomsky, Antonia Jusef, Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, Jeff Cohen, David Zirin, Bill Moyers and Howard Zinn.
A weekly one-hour public affairs radio program that provides analyses and views that are ignored or distorted in most media.Guests include Dar Jamail, Michael Pollan, Noam Chomsky, Antonia Jusef, Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, Jeff Cohen, David Zirin, Bill Moyers and Howard Zinn.
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December 8, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Patriarchy & Capitalism
Denise Comanne, a prominent French feminist/activist wrote, “The oppression of women is very ancient: it existed before capitalism, which is also a system of oppression, but one that is more global in nature. Patriarchy can be defined in simple terms as the oppression and objectification of women by men.
On our December 8th program, our speaker will be Dr. Harriet Fraad who is a licensed mental health counselor and hypnotherapist in New York City. She’s been in practice for many years. She received her doctorate degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College and has done postdoctoral work at Yale University Medical School’s Child Study Center.
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November 24, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
The Other Side of Thanksgiving
The historical lens through which national holidays are viewed is often blurred and distorted. Thanksgiving is a case in point. The much-revered Pilgrims fresh off the Mayflower sat down and shared native foods with the friendly Wampanoags. A heart-warming story. But this idea of the gift-giving Indian, helping to establish and enrich what would become the United States, is a myth.
On the November 24th show, our speaker will be Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz who grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part-Indian mother. She has been active in the indigenous movement for many years and is known for her commitment to social justice issues.
ListenNovember 17, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Social Murder & Covid-19
The concept of social murder was introduced in the mid-19th century. The German philosopher Friedrich Engels coined the phrase in describing the political and social power held by ruling elites over laborers in England.
Our speaker for the November 17the show will be Dr. Stephen Bezruchka who is on the faculty of the Department of Global Health and the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington.
ListenNovember 10, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
The Prison Plantation System
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1865 officially abolished slavery. However, there is a crucial legal exception. Section 1 of the Amendment provides: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
On our November 10th program, our speaker will be Chris Hedges who is an award-winning journalist who has reported from the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Radical Lessons: Then & Now
The 1960s have been largely romanticized and commodified. The Beatles, Woodstock, sit-ins, protests, and marches. Those years saw huge social change. Bottom-up grassroots movements rocked the establishment.
On our October 27th show, our speaker will be Angela Davis who is one of the iconic figures of this era. Acquitted on conspiracy charges in 1970, after one of the most famous trials in U.S. history, she went on to become an internationally renowned writer, scholar, and lecturer.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
History Textbooks: Facts or Fiction?
There’s a famous quote in George Orwell’s 1984: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Orwell understood how important knowledge of history is and how it can be manipulated by the powerful to serve their interests.
On the October 20th program, our speaker will be James Loewen who is the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, winner of the American Book Award. He also wrote Lies Across America, Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus, and Sundown Towns.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Tipping Points: Environmental & Political
Tipping points are in the air. And with good reason. A planetary emergency looms in the not-too-distant future. This isn’t alarmist talk but the best judgment of our leading scientists.
On our October 13th show, our speaker will be Noam Chomsky, who by any measure, has led a most extraordinary life. In one index he is ranked as the eighth most cited person in history, right up there with Aristotle, Shakespeare, Marx, Plato and Freud
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Blowback: Impacts of the New Militarism
he CIA coined the term “blowback” to describe the unintended results of U.S. covert operations abroad. It was first used in connection with Operation Ajax, the Agency’s 1953 coup in Iran overthrowing the democratic government of Mohammad Mossadegh.
On the October 6th show, our speaker will be Chalmers Johnson, a distinguished political scientist, was professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He was the author of Blowback, Sorrows of Empire, Nemesis and Dismantling the Empire.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Afghanistan, China & the Decline of U.S. Power Part 2
The ignominious debacle in Afghanistan was predictable and predicted. Afghans, like most people, don’t appreciate foreign invaders occupying their country. Just ask the British and the Russians. But the U.S., in its imperial hubris, thought it was different.
On the September 29th show our speaker will be Tariq Ali, an internationally renowned writer and activist, was born in Lahore, Pakistan. For many years he has been based in London where he is an editor of New Left Review.
This is Part 2 of this interview.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Afghanistan, China & the Decline of U.S. Power
The ignominious debacle in Afghanistan was predictable and predicted. Afghans, like most people, don’t appreciate foreign invaders occupying their country. Just ask the British and the Russians. But the U.S., in its imperial hubris, thought it was different.
On the September 22nd show our speaker will be Tariq Ali, an internationally renowned writer and activist, was born in Lahore, Pakistan. For many years he has been based in London where he is an editor of New Left Review.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021 National, News & Public Affairs
Black Liberation
The widespread protests in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor marked a new chapter in the struggle for Black liberation. What would constitute Black liberation?
On the September 15 show, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who writes and speaks on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality. She is a professor of African American Studies at Princeton
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