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Heather Cox Richardson - Cowboy Authoritarianism in America
28 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
We are at an inflection point. A chill is sweeping the country. We ignore it at our peril. The warning signs are everywhere. Alaska GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski says, “We are all afraid.” Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey says, “The fear is real.” New York Times columnist Masha Gessen writes, “America’s Police State Has Arrived.” A Columbia University dean told...
28 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
We are at an inflection point. A chill is sweeping the country. We ignore it at our peril. The warning signs are everywhere. Alaska GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski says, “We are all afraid.” Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey says, “The fear is real.” New York Times columnist Masha Gessen writes, “America’s Police State Has Arrived.” A Columbia University dean told...
Khatchig Mouradian - Houshamadyan: Armenian Memory Books
21 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:02 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
April 24th marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. I grew up in the 1950s in New York in the shadow of that tragedy. I was surrounded by survivors named Garabedian, Giragosian, Hagopian and others who always spoke fondly of “yergeer,” the country they were forced to abandon. My mother Araxie was from, Dubneh, a village near Diyarbakir and...
21 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:02 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
April 24th marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. I grew up in the 1950s in New York in the shadow of that tragedy. I was surrounded by survivors named Garabedian, Giragosian, Hagopian and others who always spoke fondly of “yergeer,” the country they were forced to abandon. My mother Araxie was from, Dubneh, a village near Diyarbakir and...
Robert McChesney - Capitalism in the Age of Digital Technology
14 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Monopoly isn’t just a board game it is the animating dynamic of our economic system. Really existing capitalism, which relies heavily on taxpayer support, embodies a near genetic drive to consolidate, to dominate and ultimately to eliminate competition. This leaves people with fewer choices and higher prices, exactly the outcome desired by the monopolists. Democracy, particularly in the U.S., has...
14 Apr, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Monopoly isn’t just a board game it is the animating dynamic of our economic system. Really existing capitalism, which relies heavily on taxpayer support, embodies a near genetic drive to consolidate, to dominate and ultimately to eliminate competition. This leaves people with fewer choices and higher prices, exactly the outcome desired by the monopolists. Democracy, particularly in the U.S., has...
Maria López-Nuñez - Environmental Justice
31 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Parts of the U.S. are an eco-disaster, a sacrifice zone. Take Newark, NJ. If you travel down a one-mile stretch of Doremus Avenue in Newark you pass a natural gas plant next to a sewage treatment facility next to an animal fat rendering plant next to a series of ominous looking chemical storage containers behind acres of fencing. Airplanes pass...
31 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Parts of the U.S. are an eco-disaster, a sacrifice zone. Take Newark, NJ. If you travel down a one-mile stretch of Doremus Avenue in Newark you pass a natural gas plant next to a sewage treatment facility next to an animal fat rendering plant next to a series of ominous looking chemical storage containers behind acres of fencing. Airplanes pass...
Doris Bergen – Anti-Semitism, Anti-Black Racism & Misogyny
24 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Bigotry and hatred, fear and loathing, are on the rise. Vulnerable groups are being targeted. It’s happened before. Decades ago, speaking to the National Jewish Congress, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr said, “My people were brought to America in chains. Your people were driven here to escape the chains fashioned for them in Europe. There are Hitlers loose in America...
24 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Bigotry and hatred, fear and loathing, are on the rise. Vulnerable groups are being targeted. It’s happened before. Decades ago, speaking to the National Jewish Congress, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr said, “My people were brought to America in chains. Your people were driven here to escape the chains fashioned for them in Europe. There are Hitlers loose in America...
Gabor Maté - History, Trauma & the Lack of Empathy
17 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
History, “The past” as Faulkner wrote, “is never dead. It's not even past." Trauma, a Greek word for wound, takes on myriad shapes and forms. It often remains and reverberates through generations. There is individual trauma and collective trauma. However, just because you suffered does not give you permission to inflict suffering on others. Angela Davis said, “Victimization cannot be permitted to function as...
17 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
History, “The past” as Faulkner wrote, “is never dead. It's not even past." Trauma, a Greek word for wound, takes on myriad shapes and forms. It often remains and reverberates through generations. There is individual trauma and collective trauma. However, just because you suffered does not give you permission to inflict suffering on others. Angela Davis said, “Victimization cannot be permitted to function as...
Chris Hedges & Kshama Sawant - Workers! Fight Back!
10 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is led by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. It operates in virtual secrecy. Its slash and burn tactics have resulted in thousands of government workers losing their jobs, sometimes with little or no notice. Budgets are being hollowed out to pay for massive tax breaks for the oligarchs. Activist, organizer,...
10 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is led by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. It operates in virtual secrecy. Its slash and burn tactics have resulted in thousands of government workers losing their jobs, sometimes with little or no notice. Budgets are being hollowed out to pay for massive tax breaks for the oligarchs. Activist, organizer,...
Tariq Ali – You Have to Fight Back
03 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
When faced with adversity one can look away and do nothing. But for our own dignity and self-respect we must fight back and resist the depredations of the state and corporate sector. Historically speaking this is one of those critical inflection points. A lot of people are deeply concerned about the Trump regime and Elon Musk. The social safety net...
03 Mar, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
When faced with adversity one can look away and do nothing. But for our own dignity and self-respect we must fight back and resist the depredations of the state and corporate sector. Historically speaking this is one of those critical inflection points. A lot of people are deeply concerned about the Trump regime and Elon Musk. The social safety net...
Norman Finkelstein - Israel’s Goal in Gaza
24 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “conditions for Palestinians in Gaza are appalling and apocalyptic. What we are seeing may well amount to the gravest international crimes.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, said, “We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.” According to prominent Israeli scholars such as Omer Bartov, Raz Segal, Ilan Pappe, Lee Mordechai and Amos Goldberg,...
24 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “conditions for Palestinians in Gaza are appalling and apocalyptic. What we are seeing may well amount to the gravest international crimes.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, said, “We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.” According to prominent Israeli scholars such as Omer Bartov, Raz Segal, Ilan Pappe, Lee Mordechai and Amos Goldberg,...
Howard Zinn – A People’s History of the U.S., part two
17 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
"You wanna read a real history book?" Matt Damon asks Robin Williams in the movie Good Will Hunting. "Read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States. That book'll knock you on your ass." It'll do that and more. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has sold more than 2 million copies. And it keeps on selling. His close friend Noam Chomsky said the book...
17 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
"You wanna read a real history book?" Matt Damon asks Robin Williams in the movie Good Will Hunting. "Read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States. That book'll knock you on your ass." It'll do that and more. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has sold more than 2 million copies. And it keeps on selling. His close friend Noam Chomsky said the book...
Howard Zinn – A People’s History of the U.S., Part One
10 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
"You wanna read a real history book?" Matt Damon asks Robin Williams in the movie Good Will Hunting. "Read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States. That book'll knock you on your ass." It'll do that and more. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has sold more than 2 million copies. And it keeps on selling. Zinn's close friend Noam Chomsky said the book...
10 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
"You wanna read a real history book?" Matt Damon asks Robin Williams in the movie Good Will Hunting. "Read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States. That book'll knock you on your ass." It'll do that and more. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has sold more than 2 million copies. And it keeps on selling. Zinn's close friend Noam Chomsky said the book...
Cornel West – The Legacy of Paul Robeson
03 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Paul Robeson, an enduring and multitalented figure, broke color barriers in sports, music, film and theater. He was an internationally famous singer and actor yet in the U.S. he was persecuted and blacklisted for his political beliefs. He died impoverished and in obscurity. His singular life is a model of courage and steadfastness in the face of racial and political...
03 Feb, 2025 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Paul Robeson, an enduring and multitalented figure, broke color barriers in sports, music, film and theater. He was an internationally famous singer and actor yet in the U.S. he was persecuted and blacklisted for his political beliefs. He died impoverished and in obscurity. His singular life is a model of courage and steadfastness in the face of racial and political...
Wendell Potter - Health Insurance: An Insane System
06 Jan, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO on a Midtown Manhattan street "unleashed,” the New York Times reported, “a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the hardest times of their lives." Some comments were, "Thoughts and deductibles to the family." Another one said, "Unfortunately, my condolences...
06 Jan, 2025 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO on a Midtown Manhattan street "unleashed,” the New York Times reported, “a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the hardest times of their lives." Some comments were, "Thoughts and deductibles to the family." Another one said, "Unfortunately, my condolences...
Koohan Paik-Mander - Algorithms, Digital Technologies & Warfare
30 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Algorithms, the dictionary tells us, are a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computer. Sounds innocuous enough. But hang on. It has a dark side. Algorithms can make mistakes due to biases, poor design, coding errors, or flawed assumptions. They can collect and process large amounts of personal data which can...
30 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Algorithms, the dictionary tells us, are a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computer. Sounds innocuous enough. But hang on. It has a dark side. Algorithms can make mistakes due to biases, poor design, coding errors, or flawed assumptions. They can collect and process large amounts of personal data which can...
Peter Beinart - Protest, Zionism & Gaza
16 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
On December 5 Amnesty International determined that “Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” In the landmark 296-page report entitled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman,” Amnesty documents how, “during its military offensive launched in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have carried out acts prohibited under...
16 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
On December 5 Amnesty International determined that “Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” In the landmark 296-page report entitled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman,” Amnesty documents how, “during its military offensive launched in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have carried out acts prohibited under...
Justin Lewis – Consumer Capitalism
09 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Rene Descartes, the 17th century French philosopher once said, “I think, therefore I am.” In today’s context, it may be more like, I buy therefore I am. Orchestrated wants driven by sophisticated advertising techniques have created a culture of consumption. Appetites for the latest hot things are manufactured. Media campaigns sell cool and sexy. Data are collected. People are profiled,...
09 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Rene Descartes, the 17th century French philosopher once said, “I think, therefore I am.” In today’s context, it may be more like, I buy therefore I am. Orchestrated wants driven by sophisticated advertising techniques have created a culture of consumption. Appetites for the latest hot things are manufactured. Media campaigns sell cool and sexy. Data are collected. People are profiled,...
Noam Chomsky - Taking Control of Our Lives
02 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
On the occasion of Noam Chomsky’s 96th birthday on December 7, we are honored to broadcast for the first time this classic recording of a talk he gave in Albuquerque in the year 2000. Many of the issues he addressed then remain salient today. Chomsky says that the right of sovereignty is fundamental to the task of taking control of...
02 Dec, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
On the occasion of Noam Chomsky’s 96th birthday on December 7, we are honored to broadcast for the first time this classic recording of a talk he gave in Albuquerque in the year 2000. Many of the issues he addressed then remain salient today. Chomsky says that the right of sovereignty is fundamental to the task of taking control of...
Koohan Paik-Mander - Algorithms, Digital Technologies & Warfare
25 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Algorithms, the dictionary tells us, are a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computer. Sounds innocuous enough. But hang on. It has a dark side. Algorithms can make mistakes due to biases, poor design, coding errors, or flawed assumptions. They can collect and process large amounts of personal data which can...
25 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Algorithms, the dictionary tells us, are a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computer. Sounds innocuous enough. But hang on. It has a dark side. Algorithms can make mistakes due to biases, poor design, coding errors, or flawed assumptions. They can collect and process large amounts of personal data which can...
Francesca Albanese - Anatomy of a Genocide: Gaza
18 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Francesca Albanese of the UN says, “Gaza is now a wasteland of rubble, garbage and human remains.” And it may be worse than that. In the litany of crimes genocide is the most heinous. Omer Bartov, Brown University genocide scholar and former Israeli military officer in November 2023, a month after the October 7 attack on Israel said, “There is...
18 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Francesca Albanese of the UN says, “Gaza is now a wasteland of rubble, garbage and human remains.” And it may be worse than that. In the litany of crimes genocide is the most heinous. Omer Bartov, Brown University genocide scholar and former Israeli military officer in November 2023, a month after the October 7 attack on Israel said, “There is...
Naomi Klein – What Are We Going to Do?
11 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The day after the Trump election, the New York Times wrote: “America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year-old history.” For many, the results of November 5th confirmed the view that we are in dark times. So, the big question is: what are we going to do? We can wallow in self-pity and depression,...
11 Nov, 2024 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The day after the Trump election, the New York Times wrote: “America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year-old history.” For many, the results of November 5th confirmed the view that we are in dark times. So, the big question is: what are we going to do? We can wallow in self-pity and depression,...
