#1448 Pillars of Copaganda and the Lies We Are Told About Police
Air Date: 10–16-2021
Today we take a look at some of the structures of "copaganda," from misreported stats and coverups to propagandistic opinion articles and police procedurals that flood the pop culture landscape.
Read more#1374 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Columbus and the Centrality of Colonialism
Air Date: 10–13-2020
Today we take a look at the myths of Columbus and American Exceptionalism™ that we cling to and turn our gaze to some of the less-understood but more accurate and important aspects of our collective history
Read more#1445 A Crisis, For Haitians, Not the US, on the Border
Air Date: 9–29-2021
Today we take a look at the so-called "crisis" on the border involving Haitians attempting to cross into the United States. Some say it's a crisis the US is dealing with, others say it's inappropriate to call human beings a crisis. We humbly suggest that these human beings, not the US, are EXPERIENCING a crisis and the US is exacerbating it. And Biden, by following Trump’s policies, is creating a political crisis for himself.
Read more#1443 Legacies of 9/11: War on Terror, Islamophobia and Conspiracy Theories
Air Date: 9–21-2021
Today we take a look at the parallel legacies of 9/11 including the war on terror and military spending, the casual acceptance of Islamophobia, the adoption of ever-wilder conspiracy theories, and the acceleration of the political divide in America culminating, so far, in the January 6th Insurrection.
Read more#1440 The Physical Structures of Structural Racism and the Fight for Environmental Justice
Air Date: 9–8-2021
Today we take a look at the legacy of red-lining, the building and subsequent destruction of Black communities and the health and environmental impacts of segregation. The concept of “Structural Racism” is often a metaphor, not something physical that you can touch, but that is not the case when it comes to environmental racism.
Read more#1435 A History of White Violence in Policy and Practice
Air Date: 8–18-2021
Today we take a look at history of white people deciding to get their way through violence and the tradition of having the government look the other way
Read more#1433 The legacy of White Supremacy in schools, health care and public pools
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Today we take a look at the mechanisms by which the legacy of White Supremacy is harmful to the health and wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole.
Read more#1357 What Trump is Invoking When He Invokes Manifest Destiny (Repost)
Air Date: 7–10-2020
Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocide
Read more#1431 Stealing Native Children and Their Future (Residential Schools)
Air Date: 7–28-2021
Today we take a look at the legacy of residential schools for native children in the US and Canada. We hear some of the voices of victims, from those looking to establish truth and reconciliation and some thoughts on what it would really take to get a full accounting of this genocide and its impact through generations.
Read more#1429 The Grit, Glory and Gaslighting of the Olympic Games
Air Date: 7–13-2021
Today we take a look at the costs of the Olympic Games including financial, ethical, moral and social. Private profits come at the hands of public investment, disruption of communities, curtailing of rights and, this year, extensive health risks.
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