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When the US Boot Comes Down, Death and Chaos Follow
Episode 43
The vast US military machine is capable of demolishing governments and countries—as it has shown recently in Libya and Yemen and Iraq—but it is incap…
4 years, 8 months ago
Transition: Malik Alim
Episode 42
Malik Alim, 28-years-old, an inspirational organizer and activist, a spark of energy and hope for me and countless others, died in a dreadful acciden…
4 years, 10 months ago
"Hope is a State of Mind" ft. Dima Khalidi
Episode 41
Optimists and pessimists share a fundamental orientation: they are determinists, certain that thing will turn out well (or horribly). Because I have …
5 years, 1 month ago
Now is the Time of Monsters ft. Joel Westheimer
Episode 40
When fascism gained power in Italy, two processes unfolded simultaneously: the generalized crisis and crumbling of authority, the loss of the ability…
5 years, 1 month ago
Educating for Insurgency ft. Jay Gillen
Episode 39
Each of us—and every human being—should expect and demand decent standards of action concerning freedom and justice from all institutions, including …
5 years, 1 month ago
Haiti On My Mind ft. Walter Riley
Episode 38
The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)— the largest slave revolt since Spartacus’ unsuccessful insurrection against the Romans in 72 BC—was one of the gr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Poet, Teacher, Prophet: Rhythms of Revolution ft. Tongo Eisen-Martin
Episode 37
Teachers live each day stretched in tension and suspended in contention: being and becoming, here and elsewhere; one foot planted firmly in the mud a…
5 years, 2 months ago
Resist Curation/Curate Resistance ft. Therese Quinn
Episode 36
None of us wants to be labeled as one-dimensional and shunted off to a musty museum to be put on a shelf, and so we resist curation. On the other han…
5 years, 2 months ago
Love Your Mother ft. Peggy Shepard
Episode 35
We have a choice: we can save the planet, and life on Earth, or we can save racial capitalism, white supremacy, extraction and exploitation. Which wi…
5 years, 2 months ago
Under the Knife ft. Howard Waitzkin
Episode 34
The US is a rich country with a shitty health care system. What went wrong? The short answer: capitalism. Good medicine at its heart requires trust a…
5 years, 3 months ago