Blacks in Houston Must Guard Against Displacement
Working class leadership must ensure that the massive Black displacement that followed Hurricane Katrina does not recur in Houston, said Dr. Gerald Horne, the prolific author and professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He noted that both Houston and New Orleans are anti-union towns that are hostile to Black and poor people.
Imperial Policies Could Doom Sanders Presidency
âIâm afraid that even if Sen. Bernie Sanders were to become president, heâd probably just continue to manage the U.S. empire abroad,â said Dr. Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As with President Lyndon Johnsonâs Great Society, the domestic social project would be defeated by the imperial foreign policy.
Voices for Prison Abolition
Activists seeking to abolish the U.S. mass incarceration system, root and branch, rallied in 16 cities under the banner âMillions for Prisoners Human Rights.â Speakers included Laura Whitehorn, of the Northeast Political Prisoners Coalition, Tomika Shine, Baltimore representative of Releasing Aging People from Prison (RAPP), and spoken word artist Max Parthas, co-host of New Abolitionist Radio.
Bad News Trump
Wilbert âJazz the Poetâ Sanders, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvaniaâs McKean federal prison, showcased a new work, titled âPolitically Incorrect,â via Prison Radio: âTrump is vindictive, with a cold heart / In time heâll tear this country apart.â
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To further expose western duplicity in Gaza, we must learn to speak with no reservations, no matter the restrictions on the pro-Palestine voice or the censorship on social media.
The 2024 elections in Venezuela are a demonstration of U.S. counterrevolutionary tactics. The right wing opposition, supported by the U.S., stubbornly proclaimed the elections to be a sham months inâŚ
We talk to the Abandon Biden campaign about how they pivoted with his withdrawal from the race and his endorsement of Kamala Harris. But first, we discuss Dr. Gerald Horne's new book, ââŚ
Dr. Gerald Horne talks to us about his latest book, âArmed Struggle: Panthers and Communists, Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies.â
Hudhayfah Ahmad joins us to discuss how and whether the Abandon Biden campaign will change in the wake of Bidenâs departure from the race and the elevation of Kamala Harris to the role ofâŚ
