Best Richard Hill Wpkn Podcasts (2025)

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Connecticut Teachers Union Civil Disobedience Protest Calls for Equitable Funding for State’s Schools 16:59

6d ago16:59

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Interview with Leslie Blatteau, president of the New Haven Federation of Teachers. Leslie Blatteau talks about the CT chapter of the American Federation of Teachers union’s recent civil disobedience protest resulting in the arrest of 10 members and students in front of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s office at the State Capitol. The protest was part …

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Veterans’ Fast Demands for Israel to Restore Full Humanitarian Aid to Gaza 15:58

6d ago15:58

15:58

Interview with Russell Brown, Vietnam veteran, conducted by Scott Harris. Russell Brown talks about his participation in the 40-day “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza,” where dozens of U.S. war veterans and religious activists have gathered at United Nations headquarters in New York City to raise awareness of the famine looming over Gaza. Participant…

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Trump’s White Supremacy on Full Display in Meeting with South Africa’s President 18:35

6d ago18:35

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Interview with Ron Jacobs, a contributor to Counterpunch.org and author of Nowhere Land: Journeys Through a Broken Nation, conducted by Scott Harris. Ron Jacobs talks about his commentary, “Culture, Christianity, and the Afrikaner Blues,” in the context of the blatantly false claims made by Donald Trump during South African President Cyril Ramaphos…

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The Deadly Impact of Trump-GOP House Budget Bill 27:30

6d ago27:30

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Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris. Alex Lawson discusses his group’s strategy to defeat Trump’s grotesque budget bill in the U.S. Senate that mandates the largest cuts in U.S. history — totaling $1.5 trillion from Medicaid and Medicare as well as the the SNAP food assistance program —…

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Bill Targets Nonprofits Not Aligned with MAGA Agenda 16:37

13d ago16:37

16:37

Interview with Lia Holland, campaigns and communications director with Fight for the Future, conducted by Scott Harris. Lia Holland talks about her group’s opposition to a provision included in this year’s Republican reconciliation bill, similar to last year’s H.R. 9495, which would allow the Trump regime to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofi…

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New Book Examines Gaza Genocide & Palestine, Israel History 16:15

13d ago16:15

16:15

Interview with Sim Kern, a former teacher, journalist, novelist, and best-selling author of The Free People’s Village, conducted by Scott Harris, conducted by Scott Harris. Sim Kern talks about his new book, Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation, a part-activist memoir, part-crash course in Jewish and Palestini…

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Broad Opposition to Trump-GOP’s Extreme Medicaid, SNAP Budget Cuts 19:10

13d ago19:10

19:10

Interview with Analilia Mejia, co-executive director of Popular Democracy in Action, conducted by Scott Harris. Analilia Mejia discusses her group’s opposition to the Trump/GOP budget proposal that will cut a combined $1 trillion from Medicaid and the SNAP food stamp program, which will result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage over th…

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Trump Visit to Gulf Monarchies Produces Mixed Policy Outcome, Enriches President's Family 26:27

13d ago26:27

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Interview with Raed Jarrar, advocacy director with the Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), conducted by Scott Harris. Raed Jarrar, advocacy director with the Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), discusses the group’s views on President Trump’s recent visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the U.A.E., the deals announced, gifts received, and maj…

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State Climate Policy Could be a Bulwark Against Trump Gutting of Federal Environmental Regulations; Repairing the Constitution's Democracy Deficit 55:35

16d ago55:35

55:35

Allison Pilcher, policy director, with the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs discusses several important climate bills currently being debated in the Connecticut state legislature; and Luke Pickrell, a writer and member of Democratic Socialists of America, who talks about his recent Jacobin magazine article, "Only a Democratic Constitution…

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Building Community with the CT TRUST Act (HB 7212) 26:48

18d ago26:48

26:48

Juan Fonseca Tapia, a lead organizer with the Trust Act Now Coalition, discusses the history of this law, first passed in CT in 2013, then revised in 2019. The latest version, HB 7212, is now before the Conneticut State Legislature and contains an expansion of the protections to undocumented residents in the state. Interview by Richard Hill…

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New Book Examines “The Green New Deal from Below” 17:21

21d ago17:21

17:21

Interview with Jeremy Brecher, a historian, documentary filmmaker, activist, and author of "Strike!" conducted by Scott Harris. Jeremy Brecher talks about his latest book, “The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy,” which explores community-led initiatives in various sectors such as renewable e…

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New Report Finds 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt US Workers 16:16

21d ago16:16

16:16

Interview with Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, conducted by Scott Harris. Margaret Poydock discusses EPI’s new report, “100 Ways Trump Has Hurt Workers in his First 100 Days,” which she co-authored, as well as the response of workers and opponents challenging the Trump regime policies. His new book Examin…

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Challenging Trump’s Unconstitutional Effort to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship 18:59

21d ago18:59

18:59

Interview with Jacob Love, senior attorney with the Boston-based group Lawyers for Civil Rights, conducted by Scott Harris. Jacob Love talks about his work challenging President Trump’s executive order to strip birthright U.S. citizenship from children born to immigrant parents. He’ll also discuss his concern about reports that the Trump regime is …

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A Catholic Worker Activist’s Appeal to Pope Leo to Visit Gaza 26:06

21d ago26:06

26:06

A Catholic Worker Activist’s Appeal to Pope Leo to Visit Gaza: Interview with Kathy Boylan, a member of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker community in Washington, D.C., conducted by Scott Harris. Kathy Boylan discusses her hopes for Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, as a peacemaker and advocate for social justice, as well as personal appeal to t…

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Monthly Labor Report--May, 2025: The Fascist Assault on Higher Education 36:18

26d ago36:18

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The May, 2025 Monthly Labor Report focuses on the fully emergent fascist assault on higher education and intellectual life the US with special guest Fred Kowal, president of United University Professions (UUP) and economist Michael Zweig. The conversation includes an analysis of what social and political forces must coalesce to create a truly effec…

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The Fascist Assault on Higher Education 36:18

26d ago36:18

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The May Labor Report focuses on the fully emergent fascist assault on higher education and intellectual life the US with special guest Fred Kowal, president of United University Professions (UUP) and economist Michael Zweig. The conversation includes an analysis of what social and political forces must coalesce to create a truly effective anti-fasc…

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Disinformation and Defunds Critical Public Health Research 15:07

28d ago15:07

15:07

Interview with Dr. Kristen Panthagani, a scholar with the Yale Emergency Scholars (YES) Program, completing an integrated emergency medicine residency and research fellowship focusing on health literacy and communication, conducted by Scott Harris. "The views expressed in this interview belong to Dr. Panthagani and do not necessarily reflect the vi…

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Yale Bans Pro-Palestinian Campus Group Chilling Free Speech 18:13

28d ago18:13

18:13

Interview with Mark Colville, longtime social justice activist and leader of New Haven CT's Amistad Catholic Worker House, and a Yale student who wishes to remain anonymous, conducted by Scott Harris Mark Colville discusses Yale University administrator’s decision to revoke Yalies4Palestine university club status, the larger issues of freedom of sp…

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Israel’s Gaza Food Blockade Triggers Famine, Thousands of Children Hospitalized for Acute Malnutrition 18:20

28d ago18:20

18:20

Interview with Craig Mokhiber, an international human rights lawyer and former director of the New York Office of the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, conducted by Scott Harris. Craig Mokhiber discusses Israel’s blockade of food supplies to Gaza, starving 2.3 million Palestinians, the recent International Court of Justice hearings on Israel…

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Ralph Nader Labels Trump’s 100-Day Attack on Democracy a ‘Fascist Dictatorship' 26:10

28d ago26:10

26:10

Interview with Ralph Nader, America’s best-known and most effective public interest lawyer, ran for president four times with the Green Party and as an independent, conducted by Scott Harris. Ralph Nader talks about the current constitutional crisis under the Trump regime, and his new book, “Civic Self-Respect,” a handbook on democracy and how citi…

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Candace Hall: Greenport native daughter, Village Clerk and community leader 29:30

29d ago29:30

29:30

Greenport, New York's native Candace Hall talks about being Greenport’s Village Clerk along with some candid personal revelations: the complexities of being part of a large family in a small town, being the first young black woman to achieve community prominence and the psychological importance to her of black representation. (WPKN May 7, 2025)…

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Opus Dei, Trump’s MAGA Movement and Pope Francis’ Catholic Church 25:06

1M ago25:06

25:06

Interview with Gareth Gore, a London-based investigative journalist and editor, conducted by Scott Harris. Gareth Gore talks about his new book, “Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church. He discusses the late Pope Francis’ views on Opus Dei, the conservative personal prelature within the…

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Trump Policies Risk Dangerous Global Nuclear Proliferation 15:07

1M ago15:07

15:07

Interview with Kevin Martin, executive director of Peace Action, the country’s largest grassroots peace and disarmament organization, conducted by Scott Harris. Kevin Martin talks about his article, “Trump, the Peace President? More Likely the Proliferation President,” assessing the Trump regime’s foreign policy on Iran’s nuclear program, the Ukrai…

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Trump Deports U.S. Citizen Children, Arrests Wisconsin Judge 17:12

1M ago17:12

17:12

Interview with Dulce Guzmán, executive director of Alianza Americas, conducted by Scott Harris. Dulce Guzmán discusses her group’s concerns about the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hanna Dugan over allegations she obstructed justice after directing a migrant out of her courtroom as federal agents waited to arrest him. She also addresses the Trump…

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Assessing Trump’s Disastrous First 100 Days 26:24

1M ago26:24

26:24

Interview with Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, a former CIA analyst and author, conducted by Scott Harris. Mel Goodman talks about his recent article, “The Meltdown of the United States,” where he observes, “The executive branch has taken on powers that are…

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Groups Demand Democrats Convene Emergency Meeting to Counter Trump’s Authoritarian Coup 21:03

1M ago21:03

21:03

Interview with Sam Rosenthal, political director of RootsAction.org, conducted by Scott Harris. Sam Rosenthal discusses his group and Progressive Democrats for America’s petition calling for the Democratic National Committee to convene an emergency meeting, declaring that “business as usual must give way to truly bold action that mobilizes against …

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Assessing Corporate Media’s Coverage of Trump 2.0 25:34

1M ago25:34

25:34

Interview with Ari Paul, a New York City-based journalist and lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, conducted by Scott Harris. Ari Paul discusses his recent article, “Failing to Rise to the Constitutional Crisis,” about the deficiencies of corporate media’s coverage of the Trump regime’s authoritarian coup, a…

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Organizing Effective Resistance to Trump’s War on Democracy 17:53

1M ago17:53

17:53

Interview with Svante Myrick, president, People for the American Way, conducted by Scott Harris. Svante Myrick discusses the escalating constitutional as the Trump regime defies or ignores court orders — and the growing concern that the president may invoke emergency powers, such as the Insurrection Act of 1807, to eliminate all remaining checks on…

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Democracy Defenders Work to Undermine Trump’s Future Invocation of Insurrection Act 26:33

1M ago26:33

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Interview with Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor, an organizer with the Climate Disobedience Center, conducted by Scott Harris. Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor discusses her group’s recent “Call to Courage” campaign — amid concern that the Trump regime may be getting ready to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, which would give the president power to deploy US mi…

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After Trump Tariff Pause, Senators Demand Investigation of His Inner Circle for Insider Trading 33:02

2M ago33:02

33:02

Interview with Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, conducted by Scott Harris. Jeff Hauser discusses growing concern that people in Trump’s inner circle may have known his changing tariff policy, allowing for insider trading — combined with the fact the SEC is dismantling a key tool in collecting trading data, the Consolid…

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How Your Federal Tax Dollars Were Spent in 2024 11:26

2M ago11:26

11:26

Interview with Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris. Lindsay Koshgarian talks about her group’s latest annual analysis, the 2025 Tax Day Receipt, highlighting exactly where Americans’ 2024 income taxes went and what those numbers say about our national…

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Could Federal Workers Emerge as Leaders of a New Broad-Based Trump Opposition Movement? 18:03

2M ago18:03

18:03

Interview with Micah Sifry, a writer, editor, and organizer, conducted by Scott Harris. Micah Sifry is working on a novel and writing a weekly newsletter on democracy, movements, organizing, and tech called The Connector. Micah will discuss his recent New York Times article, “A Different Kind of Anti-Trump Resistance is Brewing,” and issues related…

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Mic Check: CT Students For A Dream Fight For Immigrant Justice And Safety 26:38

2M ago26:38

26:38

Tabitha Sookdeo, executive director of Connecticut Students for a Dream, describes her organization's mission and strategy to secure justice and safety for undocumented young people and families in cities and towns around the state. Interview by Richard HillBy WPKN

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As Israel's Gaza Ethnic Cleansing Continues, Trump Suppresses Dissent, Free Speech on Campus 8:20

2M ago8:20

8:20

Interview with Fawzia Afzal-Khan, visiting professor in gender and sexuality studies, at Princeton University. Fawzia Afzal-Khan discusses her recent article, “Student and Faculty Repression on US Campuses: the Palestine Exception,” relating to the reported 600 international students who have had their visas revoked by Trump’s State Department, and…

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Resistance Roundtable: The Fight to Save the First Amendment with Dr. Isaac Kamola 50:23

2M ago50:23

50:23

Dr. Isaac Kamola, Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom with the AAUP, discusses the Trump regime's juggernaut attacks on free speech at colleges and universities; and the budding collaboration with Labor to create a united front against this assault. And Briam Timko, communications and voluteer coordinator with Unidad Latina e…

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Dr. Isaac Kamola on The Fight to Save Free Speech 50:23

2M ago50:23

50:23

Dr. Isaac Kamola, Director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom withthe AAUP, discusses the Trump regime's juggernaut attacks on free speech at colleges and universities; and the budding collaboration with Labor to create a united front against this assault. And Briam Timko, communications and voluteer coordinator with Unidad Latina en…

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Connecticut Prepares for Trump Federal Education Budget Cuts 16:33

2M ago16:33

16:33

Interview with Mary Yordon, president of the Norwalk, CT Federation of Teachers union and a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut, conducted by Scott Harris. Mary Yordon talks about the massive April 5th “Hands Off” protests across the U.S., and the Stamford, CT protest where she spoke in opposition to President Trump an…

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The Largest Day of Protests Yet in Donald Trump’s Second Presidency 13:08

2M ago13:08

13:08

Interviews with Hands Off April 5th protesters in New York City, conducted by Scott Harris. The protests, which were organized in more than 1,400 cities and towns across the US, Canada, and Europe sent a message to Trump, Musk and the GOP: “Hands Off” our healthcare, hands off our civil rights, hands off our schools, our freedoms, and our democracy…

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Proposed Mayday 2028 General Strike Could be Needed Sooner to Stop Trump’s Authoritarianism 17:36

2M ago17:36

17:36

Interview with Fred Glass, a labor historian, retired union communications director, and writer/director of the documentary film, "We Mean to Make Things Over: A History of May Day," conducted by Scott Harris. Fred Glass will discuss his recent article, “Best Guess: How Do We Defeat the Fascists?” and the history of general strikes and United Auto …

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The Disastrous Impact of Trump’s International Tariffs on U.S. Economic Inequality 27:12

2M ago27:12

27:12

Interview with Omar Ocampo, a researcher at the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris. Omar Ocampo discusses his recent article, “‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Will Concentrate Wealth Even More,” the repercussions of Donald Trump’s decision to impose massive international tariffs, and th…

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Luis T. Puig (Cuban Refugee) interviewed by WPKN's Lou Pomales (host of La Esquina Latina) 1:05:58

2M ago1:05:58

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Luis Puig Bio: Born in 1965, and raised in La Habana, Cuba under communism, Mr. Luis Puig spent his first 15 years of life living in Castro’s Cuba. Mr. Puig had to live under the rules of that system, even having to be a communist Pionero (communist youth organization) like all the kids are forced to be there. His father served 12 years imprisonmen…

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Monthly Labor Report: Will Labor Lead an Anti-Fascist Front? 33:06

2M ago33:06

33:06

UE President Carl Rosen and economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discuss the Trump/Musk fascist coup and what role labor will play in forming alliances with the different silos on the Left and in leading an anti-fascist front. Hosted by Richard HillBy WPKN

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Will Labor Lead in the Formation of an Anti-Fascist Front? 33:06

2M ago33:06

33:06

UE President Carl Rosen and economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discuss the Trump/Musk fascist coup and what role labor will play in forming alliances with the different silos on the left and leading an anti-fascist front. Hosted by Richard HillBy Richard Hill, WPKN

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Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Order to Change US Voting System Would Disenfranchise Millions 16:25

2M ago16:25

16:25

Interview with Greg Palast, Filmmaker and journalist and the author of several New York Times bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, conducted by Scott Harris. Greg Palast discusses his recent article, “Trump-Musk order will cost 21 million their vote,” re: Donald Trump’s March 25th executive order that restructures the way America…

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Trump Targets International Students for Deportation, 1st Step to Repress Free Speech for All 18:32

2M ago18:32

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Interview with Nader Hashemi, director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and associate professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at Georgetown University, conducted by Scott Harris. Nader Hashemi discusses the campus response to the ICE arrest and attempt to deport Georgetown Univ. researcher and instructor Badar Khan S…

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Trump-Musk Sabotage of Social Security Designed to Hasten Its Privatization 17:55

2M ago17:55

17:55

Interview with Sam Pizzigati, veteran labor journalist, Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, co-editor of IPS' newsletter Inequality.org, and author, conducted by Scott Harris. Sam Pizzigati discusses his recent article, “Could Elon Musk Destroy Social Security as We Know It? — and issues related to the Trump-Musk attempt to sabotage Soci…

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Confronting the Reality of Trump’s Hateful White Supremacist Agenda 27:10

2M ago27:10

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Interview with Tim Wise, one of the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and author of nine books, including his latest, "Dispatches from the Race War," conducted by Scott Harris. Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls “a vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,” assesses Trump and Trumpism since his …

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CT Criminal Justice Reform Activists Demand State Release Video of J’Allen Jones’ 2018 Prison Death 14:47

2M ago14:47

14:47

Interview with Barbara Fair, a licensed clinical social worker, social justice activist, organizer, and founding member of Stop Solitary CT, conducted by Scott Harris. Barbara Fair talks about a press conference on Tuesday, March 25 that demanded the release of a video related to the correction officer beating death of J’Allen Jones on the 7th anni…

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As Voter Anger Rises Over Trump’s Attacks on Federal Government, Bernie Sanders and AOC Rally and Energize Opponents 19:49

2M ago19:49

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Interview with Aaron Regunberg, a contributing editor at The New Republic, senior climate policy counsel at Public Citizen and a steering committee member of the Pass the Torch, conducted by Scott Harris. Aaron Regunberg discusses his recent New Republic article, “Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done,” and the current debate about the …

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Right-wing Domination of Social Media a Powerful Channel for Political Disinformation 16:02

2M ago16:02

16:02

Interview with Kayla Gogarty, research director with Media Matters for America, conducted by Scott Harris. Kayla Gogarty discusses her group’s recent study, “New analysis found 9 out of the 10 top online shows assessed are right leaning.” Ideas are being debated on how progressive activists, journalists and scholars can break through right-wing med…

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