Wisconsin holds the distinction of having been one of the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment in June 1919. Fourteen months later, on August 26, 1920, the amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. In the same year, the League of Women Voters was founded to help women carry out their new […]
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 […]
Improving Public Transit for a More Just and Sustainable Society
For today’s public transit show, we first talk to professor Kafui Attoh about affects of the coronavirus pandemic on bus-ridership, the right to the city, transportation justice, and the intersections of transit and access to public life and democracy. In the second segment, Steven Higashide discusses his work with TransitCenter to support local public transportation […]
The State of Public Education in the U.S. with Michael Apple
How do we understand the ongoing assaults on public education at all levels? What are the forces at play and what are the implications? In this episode, Allen approaches these questions with educational theorist Michael Apple. They spend the hour discussing the state of public schools in the U.S. and the struggle for democracy in […]
Rethinking Democracy with Astra Taylor
During a year of non-stop election coverage, we hear the word democracy thrown around a lot. But what does this term really mean—and what can it do in the world of politics and beyond? Today on the show, Patty and co-host Thayer Reed discuss these timely and timeless questions with filmmaker, writer, and activist Astra […]
Democracy and the Red-Green Revolution with Victor Wallis
Allen spends the hour with author and activist Victor Wallis to discuss a wide range of issues touching on contemporary U.S. politics, democracy, and ecosocialism. Victor Wallis is an author and activist who teaches in the Liberal Arts Department at the Berklee College of Music. He is the senior editor of the journal Socialism and […]
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