When it comes to gun ownership, the United States is second to none. In fact, current estimates say the U.S. has more total firearms (over 400 million) than people (330 […]
Gun Ownership and Slavery Historically Linked
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Slavery And Gun Ownership Historically Linked The United States has 5% of the world’s population, but has 45% of the world’s civilian-owned firearms. U.S. residents are […]
Rebroadcast: Clint Smith on the Echoes of Slavery in America
Earlier this year, host Ali Muldrow interviewed poet and journalist Clint Smith about his new book, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. […]
A History of World Orders and Catastrophic Change
For today’s show, Thursday host Allen Ruff talks to historian Alfred McCoy about the long history of empire through the lens of his new book, To Govern the Globe. Alfred […]
Benjamin Lay, Prophet Against Slavery
Today, Thursday host Allen Ruff explores the life and times of the early anti-slavery rebel Benjamin Lay with historian Marcus Rediker and graphic artist David Lester, whose new book Prophet […]
Rebroadcast: Clint Smith on Reckoning with Slavery in America
Slavery is not as deep in the past as some may think. That’s the premise of Clint Smith’s new book, How the Word is Passed, which was recently longlisted for a […]
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