First, we speak to Dr. Johnny Eric Williams who is Chair of the Department of Sociology at Trinity College in Connecticut. Professor Williams has a special interest in the covid-19 pandemic and how it has been handled in this country. Covid continues to have an impact, but now there is an official consensus to act as though it has disappeared. The neglect of public health is a result of neoliberal policies. He joins us from Hartford, Connecticut.
Josmar Trujillo is a writer and activist based in New York City. He joins us to talk about policing in New York under mayor Eric Adams. You can find him on twitter @josmar_trujillo.
Dr. Philippe Gendrault joins us to discuss presidential election results in the French overseas territories of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana. The candidate who was considered right wing, racist and even fascist, won the votes of majority Black populations. But the results don’t explain a more complicated story of voter apathy born of political disaffection and protest. Dr. Gendrault speaks to us from San Francisco.
As a U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio was a consistent war hawk and imperialist. Now as Secretary of State he poses great danger to the world.
In this week’s segment, we will discuss Donald Trump’s efforts to end constitutionally protected birthright citizenship. But first, we will hear about Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada who…
El Jones joins us from Halifax to discuss the legacy of Justin Trudeau, who recently resigned as leader of his party after 10 years as Canada's prime minister. We’ll discuss his foreign…
Thomas Wolf, Director of Democracy Initiatives at the Brennan Center, joins us to discuss the implications of Trump’s executive order, which denies citizenship to children of undocumented people and…
Fifteen grueling months of bombing and military assault have finally come to a pause as the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has come into effect.
