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Dig: Iran, 1997-2022. Reform, Reaction, and Crisis
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-par…
3 years, 5 months ago
Dig: Iran, 1979-1997. Islamic Republic, War, and Thermidor
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fourth episode in what is now a FIVE-part series.…
3 years, 5 months ago
Behind the News: Bibi's Return w/ Joel Schalit
Joel Schalit on the return of Bibi Netanyahu in Israel, now in coalition with the religious right. Mohammad Salemy on the tripartite structure of the…
3 years, 5 months ago
Michael and Us: The Silent Majority
We finally felt lucky enough to discuss the granddaddy of right-wing law-and-order movies, DIRTY HARRY (1971). One thing is for certain: this is one …
3 years, 5 months ago
Behind the News: Elections in Brazil & Protests in Iran
Political economist Alfredo Saad-Filho discusses the Brazilian elections. Then, Mina Khani and Mohammad Salemy look at the ongoing, women-led uprisin…
3 years, 5 months ago
Dig: Iran, 1953-1979. From the Shah to Islamic Revolution
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the third episode in our four-part series. We pick up…
3 years, 5 months ago
Long Reads: Aaron Benanav on Automation and the Long Downturn
Science fiction has traditionally depicted a robot takeover as a conscious bid for global domination by our mechanical offspring. From The Terminator…
3 years, 5 months ago
Michael and Us: Decision Points
Adam McKay's VICE (2018) sought to give Dick Cheney the full reckoning for his crimes through art that he will never receive in life. Is the film nec…
3 years, 5 months ago
Dig: Iran, 1941-1953. Tudeh, Mosaddegh, Oil, and the CIA-MI6 Coup
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the second episode in our four-part series. We begin …
3 years, 5 months ago
Behind the News: The New New Left w/ Raina Lipsitz
Jamieson Webster, author of a recent opinion piece in the Times, examines what severe psychological distress among adolescents is telling us about Am…
3 years, 5 months ago