Over five hundred thousand workers went on strike Wednesday in England. According to the BBC more than half of schools in England either restricted attendance or closed during teacher strikes […]
Anatol Lieven on Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S.
Continuing his coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine, today Allen Ruff speaks with Anatol Lieven from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Getting past simplistic explanations of the war as […]
A Counter-History of Fascism and Liberalism
Fascism seems to have risen up zombie-like from the past, but philosopher and political theorist Gabriel Rockhill argues that it’s been with us all along. Today on the show, Allen […]
Dispatches from Europe – The Yellow Vests Movement
The yellow vests movement (Mouvement des gilets jaunes) had its first set of demonstrations in France on November 17, 2018. Since then, the movement has gained traction and spread throughout […]
A Political Travelogue: The Rise of the Right in Europe and the US
On today’s show, we hear from guest Alan Singer, an author, educator, and activist who has recently returned from travels in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. Together with host […]
Black Jazz Musicians Find ‘Utopia’ in Denmark
Why is American jazz great, Ben Webster, buried in Copenhagen? That’s the question our next guest asked herself after stumbling across the legendary saxophonist’s tombstone while visiting Denmark. It turns […]