Tomorrow, May 15, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 police shooting of Black students at Jackson State College (now University) in Mississippi that left two dead and twelve wounded. Coming just eleven days after the Ohio National Guard fired on students at Kent State, the Jackson State shooting never received the same national media […]
Coronavirus Does Discriminate: How COVID-19 Amplifies Inequities, with...
On today’s show, Allen Ruff and his guest, historian Dr. Gerald Horne, explore the assertion that the arrival of COVID-19 has exposed inequities in our social system and continues to act as a catalyst for deep and simmering social and economic crises—all worsened by the current political system. Dr. Horne puts it bluntly: “The virus […]
The State of Right-Wing Populism in America
What do all these rallies pushing to reopen the economy say about the current state of right-wing populism in America? Today on the show, Allen explores the world of far-right movements with journalist Chip Berlet, who warns not to underestimate the right’s power to mobilize during the pandemic and beyond. Chip Berlet is an investigative […]
The Vital and Vulnerable Work of Latinx Laborers
“COVID-19 has fundamentally changed who we are—how we work, how we think about work, how we interact with each other—but it also exposes how interconnected we all are. We are dependent on rural areas as the rural areas are dependent on cities,” says Professor Armando Ibarra from the School for Workers at the University of […]
COVID-19 and The Plague of Neoliberalism with Henry Giroux
Cultural critic Henry Giroux recently published a column at Truthout, “The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism.” Today, he joins Allen for a wide-ranging discussion of the piece, including his definition of neoliberalism and why it’s such a scourge on society, the collapse of democratic values and the rise of rabid individualism, and […]
Wisconsin’s Election and the Assault on Democracy
After Tuesday’s controversial election, all eyes are on Wisconsin. Holding the election in the midst of a global pandemic and statewide stay-at-home orders led to a chaotic day at the polls, and voters’ rights and safety were both compromised. Today on the show, we spend the hour processing the Wisconsin election and other political news […]
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