A Different Lens

We continue our discussion with workers about how the Coronavirus is affecting them. We chat with Kim about her job as a home nurse, the ins and outs of the job as it relates to Coronavirus, and her thoughts on the matter as a health worker.

Today we begin our month discussing how Coronavirus is affecting average working people. Today we talk to a worker in New Jersey, James, about how his life is being affected, the response from the state and federal governments, and if there is any concern regarding long-term political or economic impact.

We sit down with Green Party Presidential candidate Howie Hawkins. In the interview, we discuss how he became involved in politics and with the Green Party, some of the Green Party's ideas and goals for the country, as well as Bernie Sanders and where progressives go from here.

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Green Party US Homepage

Green Party Twitter

Howie Hawkins Twitter

We chat with political theorist George Ciccariello-Maher to discuss his forthcoming book, "A World Without Police," coming out in 2021. We discuss the origins of the police, how they are actively used as a tool of social control, and the possibility of a world without police.

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We must disband the police: Body cameras aren't enough -- only radical change will stop cops who kill (2015 article) Police departments are broken. Is it time to abolish them all together? | Pro/Con (2020 article)

In the interview we discuss the history of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, past and present fascist organizing, and why they themselves are so deeply involved in anti-racist organizing. Make sure to pick up the book!

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Hillary Moore

No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today's Movements

No Fascist USA Facebook Page NFA Twitter NFA Instagram

Today we have a lengthy roundtable discussing the idea of socialism as it relates to the United States, electoral politics, and Bernie Sanders' impact on socialism and the American left. On the roundtable we have: Dr. Bryant William Sculos, who is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Worcester State University and media curator of Lefthooked Project with the Hampton Institute. Hampton's own Labor Issues Chair, Dr. Nick Partyka. Writer and activist Lark Lo. Activist Desirae.

Today we sit down with former University of British Columbia professor Nino Pagliccia (@ninopagliccia) to discuss the ongoing situation in Latin America, specifically focusing on Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia. We talk about the coups and destablization that has occurred, how other Latin American countries have reacted, the racial and religious aspects of it all, and how Cuba has maintained its solidarity with other leftist governments in Latin America.

Today we chat with our Labor Issues Chair, Dr. Nick Partyka, about some of the problems on the Left that we both see and possible ways to overcome them.