W.E.B. Du Bois in Global Contexts, an interview with Gerald Horne
November 12 2010
On this episode we play our recent interview with historian and author Gerald Horne, about his new book W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography. Plus listener comments.
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Boycotting Jim Crow: The Original Anti-Segregation Movement
December 16 2010
On this episode we speak with historian Blair L.M. Kelley about her award-winning book Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, recently out by University of North Carolina Press.
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Racism in the Obama Era, an interview with Jarvis Tyner
April 22 2010
On this episode we talk with Jarvis Tyner about racism in the Obama era and about the importance of Black History Month. Tyner is the executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA.
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Economic Benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act
April 23 2010
On this episode, we feature some discussion of the economic benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill pending in Congress that would reduce barriers to unionization.
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Fixing the Broken Health System
April 23 2010
On this episode, we look closely at the healthcare reform debate and talk with various activists and leaders in the movement to fix the broken healthcare system and create a public option for Americans who can't afford or who have been left behind by the private insurance industry.
Happy Labor Day 2009
April 23 2010
It's September 7th, 2009. On this episode, we celebrate Labor Day by playing a portion of our recent interview with Labor historian and activist Rosemary Feurer, author of the groundbreaking book Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950.
In Transition: An Interview on the Economic Crisis, Politics and Struggle
April 21 2010
It's January 6th, 2009. On this episode we discuss national politics with Communist Party chair Sam Webb, focusing on some of the ideas in his recent report to the Communist Party's national committee. This interview was recorded in December 2009. Stay with us.
The Art of Radical Painter Alice Neel
April 23 2010
It's August 29, 2009. On this episode, we play a portion of our recent interview with historian Gerald Meyer about his recent article for the Columbia Journal of American Studies on radical painter Alice Neel. So stay with us.
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Swine flu, popular science, and Junkyard Empire
April 23 2010
On this episode, the government is now saying that the swine flu may not be as bad as expected, plus, we interview scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson about his new radio show, Star Talk Radio, and we talk with up and coming hip hop band Junkyard Empire about politics and music.
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Is the minimum wage enough? Plus an interview on the Honduras coup
April 23 2010
On this episode, President Obama fires back against Republican obstructionism of health reform. The minimum wage goes up July 24th to $7.25 per hour. And we play excerpts of a recent interview with Dan Kovalik a United Steelworkers union staffer who traveled to Honduras earlier this month to observe pro-democracy protests against the military coup.
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