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A Different Lens episodes
- Episode #126: Trump Impeachment Roundtable
Today we chat with several friends of the show, Army Lieutenant Bryan Gordon, independent political analyst Dan Welch, and Black Agenda Report writer Margaret Kimberley about Trump's impeachment, the events and people surrounding it, and the impact it will have.
51 min - Episode #125: Targeting Iran with Charlotte Kates
Today we are chatting with coordinator and political analyst Charlotte Kates. We sit down and talk about the recent US assassination of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani, the larger effects of that, and the history behind the relationship between the US and Iran.
1 hr - Episode #124: Centering Communism
Today we chat with Ben and Josh of the Center for Communist Studies (@center_for_cs) about the origins of the CSS, their own political growth and development, and why something like the CSS is important in today's world. Ben is a Ph.D. student and doctoral fellow at Antioch University, Josh is a public defender.
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Center for Communist Studies
Email: [email protected]
Facebook
Twitter
52 min - Episode #123: Rethinking Indexes
Today we sit down and chat with Cornell Law School Professor Robert C. Hockett about a new index, the Jobs Quality Index, what it means for the economy overall, how a lack of quality jobs has impacted working people, and even dabble into the 2020 presidential race.
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Robert C. Hockett Bio
Jobs Quality Index JQI White Paper
1 hr 30 min - Episode #122: Human Nature with Corinne Hummel
Today we are chatting with writer Corinne Hummel, who published the article entitled "The Nature of the Left: On the Question of Human Nature." In this interview we talk about human nature as viewed through the lens of different political philosophies, question the possibility of left unity, and how capitalism utilizes differences to divide rather than unite.
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The Nature of the Left: On the Question of Human Nature The Codevilla Tapes
28 min - Episode #121: Ukrainegate, 2020 Elections, and Liberals with Margaret Kimberley
Today we have back on the show, writer Margaret Kimberley (@freedomrideblog) of Black Agenda Report. We have a free-flowing discussion on potential of impeachment for President Trump, go more indepth with the Biden-Ukraine linkage and the alleged whistlebower, the 2020 election, and about why the liberal class reviles Trump.
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Episode #115: Revealing Russiagate with Margaret Kimberley
Twitter
Margaret Kimberley Black Agenda Report
Patreon
In Defense of Julian Assange
58 min - Episode #120: The 'Green' Economy: Commoditizing The Environment with Michael Swifte
Today we sit down with writer Michael Swifte (@empathiser) to discuss the environmental movement and how its been co-opted by major corporations in a bid to turn the Earth itself into a commodity. Mr. Swifte writes for his own website We Suspect Silence as well as Wrong Kind of Green.
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Michael Swifte Twitter We Suspect Silence Wrong Kind of Green
Red Monitor
Biofuel Watch
What We Talk About When We Talk About Foundation Funding
The Bankers at the Helm of the Natural Capital Sector
Offsetting Resistance
Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Communications In Conflict
A Multi-Million Dollar Investment
For Consent: Natural Climate Manipulations
44 min - Episode #119: Elizabeth Warren and the DNC with Danny HaiphongToday we are having a conversation with writer Danny Haiphong about his recent article in AHTribune entitled "How Elizabeth Warren Became the Democratic Party Establishment's Insurance Policy" and about the Democratic debates that took place on September 12, 2019. Danny is a weekly contributor to Black Agenda Report and the co-author of the recent book "American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror." Shownotes How Elizabeth Warren Became the Democratic Party Establishment's Insurance Policy Danny Haiphong- Black Agenda Report American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror51 min
- Episode #118: Interest Rates and Trade Wars with Bryant William SculosToday we are interviewing Dr. Bryant William Sculos, who is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Worcester State University where he teaches a range of courses dealing with global politics, political economy, and international political theory. He was also on our 100th episode where we discussed the death of John McCain, a link will be included in the show notes. Today we are here to discuss the current economic situation varying from interest rates to the national conversation shifting from outsourcing to workers' rights and unions. Shownotes Episode #100: John McCain, Death, and Politics Changing Lives and Minds: Progress, Strategy, and Universal Basic Income Anyone who does not have access to the article through a university can contact the author at [email protected] for a free PDF copy.42 min
- Episode #117: The Cuban Revolution with Dr. Nick Partyka
Today we have a rather lengthy conversation with our Labor Issues Chair, Dr. Nick Partyka about the Cuban revolution, who Fidel Castro was as a person, and even delve into the revolutionary government and the history of LGBT people in revolutionary Cuba.
1 hr 6 min
About A Different Lens
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A Different Lens is a bimonthly audio podcast produced by the Hampton Institute. It is hosted by the Institute's Politics/Government Department Chair, Devon Bowers. Department chairs are interviewed…
each month, where articles are discussed more in-depth as well as concepts and theories relating to their specific departments. (www.hamptoninstitution.org)
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