Today we talk to Brian Ellison, who is running on the Libertarian Party ticket for the US Senate in Michigan and discuss politics as well as his arming the homeless campaign. Please note, this is not an endorsement of any type.
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Today we talk with Pat L. a worker in New York state’s child protective services. In the interview we talk about his job, what it is exactly he does, and link it to larger problems such as capitalism, intergenerational poverty, and the opioid epidemic.
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Today we talk to independent political analyst Dan Welch about President Trump’s recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the larger regional affects of this as well as what will occur domestically.
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We talk with Drexel University associate professor George Ciccariello-Maher (GCM) about the current situation he find himself in in which he was effectively ran out of his workplace due to white supremacists. (More info can be found in the show notes.) In the interview we also discuss the problems colleges have confronting white supremacy as well as the society-wide problems the US is having with regards to fascism.
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Shownotes
George Ciccariello-Maher- Drexel University
Campaign to help GCM go back onto Drexel campus
Conservatives are the real campus thought police squashing academic freedom
We go to the other side of the world today to talk with New Zealand writer and activist Chloe Ann King. In the interview we talk about the poverty situation in New Zealand, its racist undertones, connecting it to systems in the United States, the political situation surrounding welfare, and end on a hopeful note.
The show can be downloaded here.
Shownotes
Millennial Posse Chloe Anne King’s blog
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We sit down with writer Jesse Hamilton to discuss his recent Hampton Insitute article entitled “Citizenry, Inc.: The Ambiguous, Euphemistic Language of Corporate America and its Impact on Democracy.” In this discussion, we talk about ambiguous, unclear language and how it is used not only in the corporate and political worlds, but also in the general culture.
The show can be downloaded here.
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We chat with Hampton contributor and academic Bryant William Sculos about this recent article entitled “The Dialectic of Tolerance” on the Hampton website. We talk about the idea of free speech, how it applies to Neo-Nazis, the government, and the power of language.
The show can be downloaded here.
Shownotes
A discussion with sociologist Lars Jørgensen to discuss how the intellectuals and academics have betrayed the public with their refusal, either explict or tacit, to tell the truth about American foreign policy and the reasons the US goes to war.
The show can be downloaded here.
Shownotes
Jørgensen’s website Homosociologicus
Today we sit down with a number of people to discuss their views on what occurred in Charlottesville.
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