FCC Censorship and Free Speech at UC Berkeley | KPFA
I. First Amendment in Question, Censorship and the Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension. Guest: Craig Aaron is the president and co-CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action. II. UC Berkeley Shares Students and faculty Information with Federal Government Accused of Anti-Semitism. Guest: Dr. Hatem Baziam is a professor of Islamic law and theology at Zaytuna … Continued
The Empire of Artificial Intelligence | KPFA
Guest: Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist covering the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. She writes for publications including The Atlantic and leads the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series. She is the author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.
The Power of Agricultural Industry | KPFA
Guest: Will Potter is an award-winning investigative journalist who focuses on social justice and environmental movements, and attacks on civil liberties post-9/11. He is the author of Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege and his latest, Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable. … Continued
"There are records of people being whipped for celebrating and being threatened for celebrating. And even outside the context of celebrations, there was retaliation against the Freedmen [..] There was a lot of hope in the middle of a lot of hostility."
Historian #AnnetteGordonReed, author of #OnJuneteenth
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-19-2024/
#Juneteenth #OTD #EmancipationDay #Emancipation #BlackHistory #UShistory #AmericanHistory #TexasHistory #BlackTexas #books #LettersAndPolitics @bookstodon @histodons
On Juneteenth: A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed | KPFA
Guest: Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello and her latest, On Juneteenth. Feature Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash
"#Marx participated in the #1848revolutions in Prussia [...] Those #revolutions failed [...] Marx and many [exiles] ended up in London, but many of them ended up in the United States and they become known as the #48ers [...] they joined the Republican Party, they joined the #abolitionistMovement..."
#LettersAndPolitics welcomes #AndrewHartman, author of #KarlMarxInAmerica
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-16-2025/
#UShistory #USCivilWar #abolitionism #KarlMarx #AmericanMarxism #books @bookstodon @histodons
Karl Marx's Influence in the US | KPFA
Guest: Andrew Hartman is professor of history at Illinois State University. He is the author of A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars, Education and the Cold War: The Battle for the American School, and his latest, Karl Marx in America.
The Military Response to Sanctuary Cities & Immigrant's Right to Work | KPFA
Guest: David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, political activist, and union organizer. His work focuses on labor issues, particularly those related to immigrant labor. He has written several books and numerous articles on the subject. He is the author of The Children of NAFTA, Communities Without Borders, Illegal People, The Right to Stay Home, and In the … Continued
#LettersAndPolitics looks at #Trump's deployment of the #NationalGuard to quell the #LAprotests over #ICEraids
guests
⦁journalists Ben Camacho & Sonali Kolhatkar
⦁Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
⦁Mohamed Shehk of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-9-2025/
#USpol #USpolitics #stateRepression #ICE #ICEdetentions #deportations #policeViolence #LAPD #LAresists
Trump Deployment of the National Guard to LA | KPFA
Guests: Sonali Kolhatkar is an award winning journalist, broadcaster, writer, and author. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali that airs at KPFK, KPFA and the Pacifica Radio stations. She is also a Senior Editor at YES! Media, and the author most recently of Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free … Continued
A History of Indian Boarding Schools in America | KPFA
Guest: Mary Annette Pember is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe. She is currently national correspondent for ICT News, formerly Indian Country Today. She is the recipient of several awards for her journalism and is the author of Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.
The Corporate Origins of Colonialism: The East India Company | KPFA
Guest: William Dalrymple is the author of The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire.
When Workers Shot Back | KPFA
Guest: Robert Ovetz is a lecturer in Political Science and Public Administration at San José State University. He writes about the politics of the labor movement, work, and the crisis of capitalism at the turn of the 20th century. He is the author of the book When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to … Continued
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