Educational Gag Orders + Fascist Verdict in Kenosha
Click here to listen on Youtube. Coco Das interviews Jonathan Friedman, PEN America, about their new report titled “Educational Gag Orders” about the onslaught of legislation restricting public education in the US about race, gender and American history (pen.org/report/educational-gag-orders). Friedman is the director of free expression and education at PEN America, where he oversees advocacy, […]
A Beautiful Rising Or Rising Fascism? The Rittenhouse Trial
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman and Coco Das discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in the proper context of the fascist movement he is a part of. Recommended reading: Coco’s recent article The Rittenhouse Trial and Two Sides in Contention: A Beautiful Rising or Rising Fascism and Reflections on Kenosha by […]
Elie Honig: The January 6th Insurrection Isn’t Over
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig discusses what we know about the January 6th insurrection and any chances for real accountability (hint: the DOJ/Merrick Garland would have to take action and there is zero indication that they are going […]
Gregg Gonsalves: COVID, Public Health & U.S. Mythology
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves, discusses his recent piece for The Nation America as a “Shining City on a Hill”—and Other Myths to Die By with Sam Goldman. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gregggonsalves. More recommended listening on the politics of the pandemic: COVID: […]
Classroom Censorship in Texas
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Coco Das (@coco_das) interviews Ana Ramón (@ana_ramon89), Director of Advocacy for the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) about the new legislation that takes aim at anti-racist and truthful teaching of social studies and other subjects for students in Texas. Follow IDRA @IDRAedu […]
Rafia Zakaria: Against White Feminism
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Rafia Zakaria, attorney, political philosopher, and author of the new book Against White Feminism talks about abortion, Afghanistan, empire, individualism, white supremacy and more with Sam Goldman. Follow Rafia on Twitter at @rafiazakaria. Mentioned in the conversation: The Other Afghan Women by […]
Town Hall on Abortion Rights Emergency
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. The extreme Texas Abortion Ban caught most people by surprise. Next month, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a direct challenge to the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. This round table aims to sound the alarm on this […]
Fascist Mobs: 1850 to Today
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Ankush Khardori talks about the Merrick Garland DOJ and the (dim) prospects of real accountability for the Trump regime. Articles discussed include Merrick Garland’s Moderation to Excess and Who Will Answer For this Cruelty? Read more of his writings at khardori.com. Then, Tony Norman talks about his […]
Khaled Beydoun: Islamophobia As Ideological Virus
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews Khaled Beydoun, law professor and author of American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear. Order the book at khaledbeydoun.com and follow him on Twitter at @KhaledBeydoun. Then, Sam speaks to Coco Das about her latest article on […]
Matthew Hoh: Afghanistan and the End of an Unjust War + Teach Truth Days of Action
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews Matthew Hoh, former Marine and State Department official who served in and then was the first to resign over the unjust war in Afghanistan all the way back in 2009. Then, we’re sharing an interview with educator Tamara Anderson […]