How are the clothes we wear produced? Where? By whom and under what conditions? At what cost? And who profits? These are only a few of the questions political economist Ashok Kumar takes up in his latest book, Monopsony Capitalism (“monopsony” referring to “the unequal power dynamic of many sellers and only a few buyers“). Today […]
The Sickness is the System
Here’s a sobering statistic: while China has reported fewer than 5,000 deaths from COVID-19, the United States is now reporting 684,000 deaths and counting. This is a staggering number that can’t be explained by a few incompetent doctors or pharmaceutical companies. It’s a sign that the system is totally broken. That’s the subject of economist […]
The Case for Cross-Border Worker Solidarity
Today on the show, Thursday host Allen Ruff talks to Justin Akers Chacón about his new book, The Border Crossed Us: The Case for Opening the US-Mexico Border. Justin Akers Chacón is an activist, labor unionist, and educator living in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. He is a professor of Chicana/o History at San Diego […]
Education and Democracy in Crisis
Today on the show, social and cultural critic Henry Giroux joins Thursday host Allen Ruff to talk about manufactured ignorance, the infodemic, neoliberal capitalism, and other threats to education and democracy. Henry Giroux is a professor in the English and cultural studies department at McMaster University. His research focuses on critical pedagogy, education, neoliberalism, and the […]
Climate Change Crisis
In 2019 the IPCC reported we had a mere 12 years to drastically reduce our carbon output or else bypass the 1.5 degree threshold and bear dire consequences for climate catastrophe. In the two years since this report, our politicians have shown they have no answer to this crisis. Trump and the republicans outright deny […]
The Case for Ecosocialism
Today on the show, Allen discusses the twin catastrophes of capitalism and the climate crisis with ecosocialist activist Ian Angus. Among other things, they talk about the problem with ecofascist arguments about “overpopulation,” why the COVID-19 pandemic is an ecological crisis, and the promises of ecosocialism. Ian Angus is the founder and editor of the […]
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