A Different Lens

Today we chat with Urban Issues Chair Sean Posey about his recent article "Lonely In America" (https://bit.ly/2pTKUiT). We discuss the affect loneliness is having on politics, economics, and even romantic relationships.

Today we chat with independent political analyst and friend of the show Dan Welch and have a free flowing conversation about voting, the electoral system, and the political consciousness of the people.

Today we chat with Brian D Powers, host of the podcast New Jersey Revolution Radio where we discuss his political awakening, the origins of the NJRR, and why he focuses specifically on New Jersey.

There is also a video of this interview on the Hampton Institute's Youtube page: https://youtu.be/uYodoGb5B_c

Today we chat with our Labor Issues Chair, Dr. Nick Partyka regarding the fall of the Soviet Union. We discuss the USSR's war in Afghanistan and go from there, examining the leadership of the Soviet Union, especially how both Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin contributed to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. From there we discuss the aftermath and aftereffects of its fall and its legacy in both the US and Russia.

This is the audio of an interview Hampton Institute's Politics/Government Department Chair, Devon Bowers, did with New Jersey Revolution Radio founder Brian D. Powers (https://tinyurl.com/y7w7w4be), where he discusses how he came into political consciousness, writing, researching, and his involvement with the Hampton Institute as well as what the Hampton Institute is about.

Today we chat with founder and editor in chief of Mint Press News, Mnar Muhawesh, regarding a recent video (https://youtu.be/cZP7CLDx6Vc) documenting the ongoing crisis in Yemen. We also discusss US involvement in Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemen and the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

On the 100th episode of A Different Lens, we sit down with national co-chair of the Green Party, Andrea Merida, and post-doctoral fellow and friend of the show, Bryant William Sculos, to discuss the recent death of John McCain and have a larger conversation about how we talk about people after they die, especially politicians and historical figures.

Today we talk to Eric Holland about the recent deplatforming of Alex Jones from Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other social media websites. We also discuss the influence of social media on the political landscape and people's personal lives and what can be done about tech companies' influence on alternative media.

Today we interview friend of the show and political analyst Dan Welch where we discuss the Kim-Trump summit, focusing on the larger media discussion around it as well as the geopolitics with regards to the US, touch on the history of the current immigration situation, and end with a brief talk of economics.

We chat with friend of the show, New Zealand activist and writer Chloe Ann King (@GGrucilla) discussing her article "Why are employers arrogant enough to advertise that they pay below the minimum wage?" where we discuss the ongoing wage theft that is occurring to workers being paid below minimum wage, the stresses and problems that that causes for workers, and how New Zealand politicians don't particularly address the problem.

Later in the discussion, we talk about work precarity and draw many parallels between the respective situations of New Zealand and the US. Chloe's work can be found here (https://bit.ly/2HMa2P7) and her Pateron is here (https://bit.ly/2sUc3UU).

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