Best Eugene Fernandes Podcasts (2025)

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November 22, 1963 . . . The myths, fables, and conspiracies of JFK after 62 years (G&R 441) 59:12

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Green & Red has been at the forefront of refuting the various romantic versions, lies,and conspiracy theories about JFK and we once again discuss the reality of Kennedy. For decades now, especially after Oliver Stone's JFK created the idea that Kennedy had changed course and was going to withdraw from Vietnam, develop a relationship with Cuba, and …

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80 Years of Cold War: What it was, why it happened, what it means. (G&R 440) 51:53

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When World War II ended 80 years ago, the fighting ended but global stability and peace did not emerge. Instead, a "Cold War" between the forces of capitalism and communism, represented by the U.S. and Soviet Union, dominated global politics and led to instability, interventions, wars, a militarized economy, a mass-surveillance National Security St…

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#COP30: " One out of every 25 attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist, which frankly, is horrifying." w/ climate campaigner Collin Rees (G&R 439) 20:37

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In our latest, Scott talks with climate campaigner Collin Rees (@collinrees) in Belem Brazil for COP 30. They discuss what's happening on the ground, the high concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists at the conference, who's sending oil to Israel, Trump, Gavin Newsom and more. Bio// Collin Rees is the US Campaign Director at Oil Change International.…

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Genocide in Indonesia: Anti-Communism, US Aid and Millions Dead w/ Dr. Clinton Fernandes (G&R 438) 1:08:42

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It's the 60th anniversary of the failed coup in Indonesia, the rise of the dictator Suharto and the removal of popular leader Sukarno. The events that followed the coup led to a period mass killings across the archipelago nation. It's estimated that anywhere between 500,000-3 million people, mostly members of the PKI (the Indonesian Communist Party…

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Is Trump Wounded? Are the Dems Alive? Is the GOP in a civil war? Elections and a changing landscape (G&R 437) 48:44

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The Democratic Party won big on Tuesday but what does it mean? They're still running away from Zohran Mandani while promoting "centrists" like Navy Vet Mikie Sherrill and CIA operative Abigail Spanberger. Meanwhile, there's conflict within the Republican Party brewing with Marjorie Taylor Greene possibly seeing cracks in Trump's armor and calling h…

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Dick Cheney, The Original Trump . . . Farewell to a War Criminal and Gangster for Capitalism (G&R 436) 26:39

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Arch-war criminal and former Vice-President Dick Cheney has died. A consummate DC insider who was White House Chief-of-Staff, Defense Secretary, CEO of Halliburton, and Vice President, he shaped and reshaped the GOP and the conservative movement. Responsible for the Global War on Terror and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, he promoted the invasion…

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How Billionaires Burn the Rest of Us w/ Author Chuck Collins (G&R 435) 1:00:46

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The economy the past 5 years have been really rough. High food prices. Skyrocketing housing prices. Unemployment rates are creeping up. The government shutdown has escalated economic precarity even more. At the root of all of this is the billionaire class. In our latest, we talk with author and policy analyst Chuck Collins (@inequalityorg) about th…

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One Uprising After Another: The Eros Effect in Asia and Beyond w/ Scholar George Katsiaficas (G&R 434) 54:30

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In this episode of the #GreenAndRedPodcast, historian #GeorgeKatsiaficas discusses the #ErosEffect and recent #AsianUprisings shaping global resistance.Mass political awakenings have occurred recently in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and most recently, Madagascar. This is part of an overall pattern of mass movements called “The Eros Effe…

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The Troubling History of Texas Eugenics w/ Dr. Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf (G&R 433) 58:34

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In our latest episode, we talk with Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf about their new book "The Purifying Knife" and the history of eugenics in Texas and beyond. Bios//Dr. Michael Phillips (@drmphillipsut.bsky.social) is an American historian specializing in the history of Texas, racism in the United States, right-wing extremism, and apocalyptic re…

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Oct. 26: Come to our panel on "What To Know About Resisting State Authority" w/ Author Will Potter and More! 3:03

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Join us on October 26th at 7pm for a panel on resisting state repression. The panel will feature journalist and author Will Potter, Meg Calaw with Gabriela Berkeley, civil rights and criminal defense attorney John Viola, Sara Kershnar from the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network . RSVP for the Panel (in person and watch on our YouTube channel…

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Saving Ourselves From Big Car w/ Author David Obst (G&R 431) 44:50

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In our latest, we talk with author David Obst about how “Big Car”—the complex of automotive, oil, insurance, media, and political interests—has shaped how we live, move, and die.Bio//David Obst is an American literary agent and author of “Saving Ourselves from Big Car.”——🎸 Outro- "Cars" by Gary Neumann🔗 Links🌐 David’s Website: https://www.stopbigca…

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The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook w/ Organizer Nadine Bloch (G&R 430) 41:01

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In real time, , we're seeing Trump's authoritarian forces moving to consolidate power with an "authoritarian playbook" used in the past and other parts of the world. While institutions like the Democratic Party, Harvard and Columbia and the nation's big law firms capitulate, we're seeing resistance from the streets of Washington D.C., Chicago, Port…

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Trump's War on Venezuela w/ Dr. Rodrigo Acuña (G&R 429) 57:59

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In recent weeks, the U.S. has bombed multiple alleged Venezuelan “drug boats” at sea, killing at least 21 people without providing any clear evidence that they were involved in drug trafficking or linked to the government in Caracas. The U.S. has also increased its military footprint in the Caribbean and placed a $50 million bounty on President Nic…

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Trump's Ever Widening Crackdown on the "Left" w/ journalist Adam Federman (G&R 428) 15:51

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In our latest, Scott talks with journalist Adam Federman (@adamfederman) about recent developments of the Trump administration targeting organizations, donors and individuals who oppose them. Bio// Adam Federman works at Type Investigations as a reporting fellow. He has written extensively on corporate and police spying on environmental activists, …

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The Movement to Save the Rainforest w/ "environmental pitbull" Randy Hayes (G&R 427) 53:59

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Trump at War with the Military? Civil-Military Conflict in the U.S. (G&R 42 44:55

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This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump ranted to the assembled leadership of the U.S. armed forces about fitness, wokeness and the "war within." Hegseth told the generals and admirals that they were too fat, while low energy Trump gave a rambling speech about many things that included using American cities a "training grounds" fo…

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Political Violence Isn't a "Both Sides" Issue...Ruling Class Repression in America (G&R 425) 41:05

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Trump issued an executive order last week saying he was directing the federal government to “a national strategy to investigate and disrupt networks, entities, and organizations that foment political violence ..." He and his administration have maintained that political violence and domestic terrorism in the U.S. comes from a vast network left and …

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Guerrilla Ecologies: A History of Green Capitalism and Eco-Militancy w/ Prof. John Maerhofer (G&R 424) 44:50

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This week is United Nations Climate Week in New York City. During his address to the U.N., Trump talked about the climate crisis being a hoax and how "the environmentalists want to kill all the cow." To discuss the climate crisis with a lens of resistance and militancy, Scott talks with Prof. John Maerhofer, lecturer at Rutgers, and author of "Guer…

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Disturbing Peter Theil's Anti-Christ Antics w/ Jeff Grubler of Bad Taste for A Good Cause (G&R 423) 32:21

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n the latest G&R, Scott talks with street theater organizer and "stable" creative genius Jeff Grubler (@jeffgrubler) about his troupe's recent actions against Peter Theil's five-part lecture on the anti-christ at San Francisco's Commonwealth ClubBio//Jeff Grubler, the founder of Bad Taste For A Good Cause, is a proud Jewish American and Marxist (of…

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How Communities are Resisting San Diego’s Housing Crisis w/ Organizer Jose Lopez (G&R 422) 25:09

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In part two of our series on private equity giant Blackstone, Scott talks ACCE San Diego director Jose Lopez about housing crisis in San Diego and Blackstone’s role in it. Bio// Jose Lopez is the San Diego director for the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE). -------------------- Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody 🔗 Links 🎙…

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R.I.P. Robert Redford...Appreciation for an Iconic Actor, Director, Environmentalist and Activist (G&R 421) 21:06

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We've been long inspired and touched by Robert Redford's career in film and politics. He was a screen idol who challenged America's status quo. From acting in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Three Days of the Condor and All The President's Men to directing Ordinary People and the Milagro Beanfield War, he took on roles, and later directing proj…

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How to Wage Peace in These Dark Times w/ CODEPINK's Jodie Evans (G&R 420) 44:24

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In our latest, Scott talks with Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK, about the recent disruption of Trump and co's dinner in D.C., ongoing protests against the genocide on Capitol Hill and the upcoming climate march in NYC. Bio// Jodie Evans (@MsJodieEvans) is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the after-school writing program 826LA, and serves on the …

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ENCORE: Remembering 911 and America's Forever War (G&R 419) 1:17:45

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This week, Israel bombed Hamas leadership in Qatar in a brazen attack within the Arab state. This is a two year genocide in Gaza, moves to annex the West Bank, a 12 day war with Iran, a two month war in Lebanon, and attacks on Tunis, Yemen and Syria. In this encore episode from 2020, we offered personal recollections, talked about the larger histor…

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The Defense Department wasn't Woke, It was an Agent for Empire and Repression (G&R 418) 48:31

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Donald Trump recently reverted the name of the Dept. of Defense to Dept. of War. He, and his cronies, claim that the Dept of Defense is too woke and needs to return to a "warrior culture." Never one to be confused with a genius, Trump misses the history of why the Department of Defense came into being in 1947 and how it was a blueprint for America …

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Civil Rights Attorney Ron Kuby on Flag Burning “This executive order means absolutely nothing” (G&R 417) 54:25

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In 1989, and again 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled flag burning a First Amendment protected action. In 2025, Trump has issued an executive order banning flag burning. Trump's executive order mean absolutely nothing. But, it is part of his administration's greater plan to roll back civil liberties in the U.S. In our latest, we talk with legendary…

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Best of G&R: Happy Scrappy Labor Day!! The Ruling Class vs Radical Organizing (G&R 414) 41:58

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Encore of our 2023 Labor Day episode. Green & Red celebrates (American) Labor Day . . . we talk a little about the history of the day, the co-optation strategy behind it, and current conditions for labor and unions in the U.S. Labor in the U.S. has momentum, and the organizing efforts and strikes are ramping up. ------------------------------------…

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Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later and "the long slow history of disaster..." w/ scott crow (G&R 413) 47:25

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20 years ago this week Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. On August 29th, the levees broke and created a humanitarian crisis rarely seen before, seen too often now. Over 1800 people died and over a million evacuated with hundreds of thousands being permanently displaced in the aftermath. In the neighborhood of Algiers, a group of an…

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"Just no place for street fighting man.." How Dems Shun Street Politics (G&R 412) 46:08

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Contrary to what happens in many other parts of the world and within Trump’s GOP, the Democratic Party leadership shuns street protests. In fact, discouraging street politics is part of the it’s strategy of punching left. In the latest G&R, we talk about street protests, the corporate Democrats and how political parties and figures have used protes…

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How Corporate Landlord Blackstone Perpetuates the Housing Crisis w/ Jordan Ash of PESP (G&R 411) 32:22

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Since 2008, and even more since 2018 and 2023, private equity firms have been buying up real estate and rental properties across the U.S. No firm has preyed up on peoples' precarity more than private equity firm Blackstone. The fimr is the largest landlord in the United States by... a LOT. It owns 100,00 more rental units than its next closest comp…

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Frontline Resistance to Fossil Fuel Finance From the Gulf South to Richmond, CA (G&R 410) 1:25:28

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We’re living in challenging times with an escalating climate disaster devastating communities from Texas and Louisiana to Richmond, CA. Few institutions are as responsible for these crisis as Wall Street and Big Insurance companies. We’re also living in a time where large numbers of people have taken to the streets to confront those responsible for…

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"Fraud of Recycling": Industry Promotes Recyclingas False Solution to Plastic Crisis (G&R 409) 47:26

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This week as the negotiations for a Global Plastic Treaty fail in Geneva, Switzerland over a cap on plastic production, we look at the undue influence of the fossil fuel and plastic industries. False solutions to the climate crisis, and now the plastic pollution crisis, are part of an industry playbook to misinform the public and deflect from actua…

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Democrats Skip Out of Texas, Non-Compliance Trainings and DC Free w/ Patrick Young (G&R 408) 44:48

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Scott talks with organizer and comrade Patrick Young (@patrickjyoung.bsky.social) about the state of resistance eight months into the Trump Administration. They get into the act of disobedience that the Texas Democrats take to avoid federal redistricting. They also talk about the mass non-compliance trainings happening, how DC is preparing for a po…

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Best of G&R: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and "Atomic Diplomacy", 80 years later (G&R 407) 37:10

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It's the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds to midnight, while Trump moves nuclear submarines closer to Russia in response to social media posts by Russian officials. Aerial photographs of the Gaza Strip look eerily similar to Hiroshi…

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Muscles, Swagger and Politics: The Cultural Impact of Hulk Hogan w/ Jason Myles (G&R 406) 49:23

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Hulk Hogan died recently. He's been denounced by some, praised by others. On his impact on the sport, pro wrestling historian Brian Soloman remarked on his passing "Wrestling history is divided in two parts: Before Hulk Hogan, and after Hulk Hogan…He was larger than life, inspired millions of people, many of whom spent decades being gradually let d…

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Trump vs. Comedy . . . Colbert and South Park, w/ Prof. Sophia McClennen (G&R 405) 40:44

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We had another fantastic interview w/ Professor Sophia McClennen (@mcclennen65) of Penn State who's the foremost authority and satire and politics. We had lively discussions of the firing of Stephen Colbert and the South Park episode showing Trump in bed with Satan, as well as the general role of comedy in taking on Trump. Trump is thin-skinned and…

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Texas Floods... Epic Fails and Mutual Aid in the Hill Country w/ journalist Candice Bernd (G&R 404) 40:50

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In our latest, we talk to Texas based journalist Candice Bernd (@candicebernd.bsky.social) about the devastating floods that hit the Hill Country on July 4th weekend. We discuss the effect of the floods on locals, failures of early warning systems, how DOGE's cuts to the federal government contributed to it, and how mutual aid has stepped in to sup…

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MAGA vs. Trump: Iran, Israel and Epstein (G&R 403) 42:23

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In our latest, we start off with an important "This Day in History" and Bob talks about the 79th anniversary of the Irgun's attack on the King David Hotel in Palestine. Then we get into the increasing divisions in the MAGA coalition around Iran, Israel and the Epstein files. We also discuss how this plays into continuing divisions between Trump and…

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Recorded on July 21, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Trump vs. Lula . . . US tariffs as political retaliation w/ Mike Elk of Payday Report (G&R 402) 22:10

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Bob had a great discussion w/ Mike Elk, founder and senior labor reporter of Payday Report and our Brazil correspondent, about Trump's tariffs on Brazil to retaliate against it for indicting Bolsonaro, and the decision to arrest him for his attempts to overthrow the election and assassinate Lula. They also discussed Lula's political prospects and B…

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"Vietnam Then, Palestine Now" . . . Bob Buzzanco at the Jerusalem Center (G&R 401) 1:38:25

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Green & Red co-host, professor of history emeritus, and scholar of U.S. foreign policy, particularly the Vietnam War, Bob Buzzanco recently spoke at the Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center Lunchtime Lecture Series on the way the U.S. subverts liberation movements, with a comparative emphasis on Vietnam and Palestine. In this lecture, he discussed the o…

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Mamdani Beats Cuomo . . . Billionaires Attack, and Democrats Punch Left (Again) (G&R 400) 50:37

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Zohran Mamdani's big win in the NYC mayoral primary has shaken the political establishment in both parties, with the GOP predictably shrieking hysterically about "Socialism," Wall Street trying desperately to find an alternative candidate, and the Dems, as always, punching Left and showing their reluctance to endorse him. And that's our segue to an…

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Recorded on November 28, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Purge Palantir Shuts Down Tech Fascist Billionaires w/ Planet Over Profit's Alice Hu (G&R 399) 13:04

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Billionaires are ravaging our democracy. One of the worst culprits is tech fascist billionaire Peter Theil. His company Palantir's technology allows ICE to identify, locate, and kidnap migrants en masse. Their spy-cop tools track activists and organizers. The IDF uses Palantir tech to commit genocide in Gaza. On Thursday, hundreds of activists disr…

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How Los Angeles is Resisting Trump's I.C.E. Raids w/ Prof. Enrique Ochoa (G&R 398) 1:04:51

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Los Angeles is under attack by the Trump Administration. Every day we hear new stories about I.C.E. attacking, detaining and arresting citizens and non-citizens. But we're also seeing lots of stories of community resistance to the I.C.E. raids. In our latest, Bob and Scott talk with Enrique Ochoa about LA's long history of resistance and how differ…

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The Korean War... the 75th Anniversary w/ journalist and Asia Expert Tim Shorrock (G&R 397) 1:04:56

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It's the 75th anniversary of the Korean War. Looking at the politics and history of the "Forgotten War," we talk with journalist Tim Shorrock. We disucss the Open Door in Asia, the Japanese occupation of Korea, communist resistance to it, the rise of right wing South Korean forces, North Korea crossing the 38th parallel, the Cold War and more. Bio/…

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Cuba: Present and Future, with Cuban solidarity activist Greg LaMotta (G&R 396) 32:59

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Greg LaMotta has a Ph.D. in Caribbean and Latin American history and is a longtime activist on behalf f Cuba and has visited the island numerous times over the past 40 years. Here we talked about his most recent trip, for May Day, and the current situation there, including food and power shortages and strains on the medical system. But despite this…

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Is War with Iran Imminent? w/ Professor Eskander Sadeghi (G&R 395) 54:34

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Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi is a professor of history at York University, England and author of "Revolution and its Discontents" and is a recognized scholar of Iran . . . and today Bob had a great talk with him about the current attacks and threats of a larger war coming from Israel and the U.S. They discussed the possible reasons for the current c…

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Breaking Ranks? Military Dissent Against Trump w/ Zack Henson of About Face (G&R 394) 41:17

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In our latest, we talk with veteran and organizer with About Face: Veterans Against the War Zack Henson about Trump's military parade, the deployment of troops to Los Angeles and the cuts Trump, DOGE and Congress want to enact against the VA. Bio// Zack is a longtime member of About Face and co-chair of About Face's board. -------------------------…

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L.A. Resists As Trump Sends Military to Aid Deportation Raids w/ Organizer Estuardo Mazariegos (G&R 393) 18:49

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Trump and his minions have inflamed the country with escalating deportation raids. In Los Angeles, the resistance has been fiercely fighting back and keeping ICE out of their communities. Trump has taken further steps by federalizing the California National Guard to protect federal buildings and aid in ICE operations. He’s also now deployed a batta…

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Worse than McCarthyism? Prof. Ellen Schrecker on Trump's Repression (G&R 392) 59:37

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Ellen Schrecker is the preeminent historian of McCarthyism/The Red Scare in America and we had a really great conversation with her about the resurgence of political repression today . . . Professor Schrecker argues that what we're seeing right now under the Trump administration, especially the attack on Palestine advocates on campuses, is already …