Linton Kwesi Johnson and Black British Struggle
Africa Is a Country
The originator of dub poetry talks about the role of culture in politics, antiracist and class struggle in the UK.
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Linton Kwesi Johnson and Black British Struggle
The Black Panthers
BBC Radio
Dorian Warren explores the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for more recent black insurgency in America. Listen to the episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07x12m5
From Silent Majority to White-Hot Rage: Observations from Cleveland
CounterPunch
By Joe Lowndes The 2016 Republican National Convention began in the immediate shadow of a highly publicized death spiral involving police and black civilians in Dallas, Falcon Heights, and Baton Rouge. Against this backdrop, the Trump campaign seemed to choose the legacy of Richard Nixon rather than Ronald Reagan as the party’s patron saint. Indeed, … Read more
Are Race and Class Struggles Separate?
Shift by MSNBC
Dorian Warren talks with the New Republic’s Jamil Smith, Demos’ Matt Bruenig and political scientist Joe Lowndes about Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter and the 2016 race. Watch here: https://www.msnbc.com/nerding-out/watch/are-race-and-class-struggles-separate–490144323950
Republicans say goodbye to the Confederate flag–and hello to a new strategy
The Washington Post
By Joe Lowndes When South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley called for the removal of the confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds this week, it signaled a political change. For the last half-century, the GOP’s Southern Strategy has steadily moved a majority of white southern voters into the Republican column. In keeping with that strategy, … Read more
Why Rachel Dolezal is not like transgender people
Shift by MSNBC
Dorian Warren talks with writer and advocate Parker Molloy about why the transgender experience should not be compared to the story of Rachel Dolezal. Watch here: https://www.msnbc.com/nerding-out/watch/why-rachel-dolezal-is-not-like-transgender-people-466235459868
