Beheard Talk

Former SUNY Old Westbury Professor George Snedeker spoke exclusively with Let Your Voice Be Heard! Radio about his new book, "The Cutting Edge," which he published under the pen name David Lansky.

The Cutting Edge is a novel of powerful imagination, rollicking humor, profound insight and deep political commitment. The novel is divided into two parts. The first is The College Essays of Jenny Delight. No one is quite sure who Jenny is. It is an obvious pseudonym since there is no student by this name at the college she attends. It is a hilarious section laced with social and personal insight as Jenny tries to understand the world around her, often using categories she's learning, sometimes the most abstract categories available, and infusing them with vivid meaning. The second section, Bill of Sale, is the posthumously-discovered manuscript of Sociology Professor Fred Snyder. It is a harrowing account of very vulnerable and often screwed-up people who are totally against their society. It is a section revealing, with extraordinary power, the ruthlessness of contemporary capitalism and its relentless destructive force.

We talked about some of the top stories of the news week, including the Millions March NYC, police reform, the Great Recession and sexism at the workplace.

http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

We talked about some of the top stories of the news week, including the Millions March NYC, police reform, the Great Recession and sexism at the workplace.

http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recently released a controversial report citing findings of torture by the CIA during the detention and interrogation of mostly Muslim terrorist suspects after 9/11. The report also found that some interrogations were much more brutal than the CIA had disclosed and that officials had misled the Bush administration, which authorized the program, as well as members of Congress and the public. We discussed the details of the CIA’s torture report and the efficacy of torture.

Listen or watch the full show here: http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

During the "Quickie," we gave a break down of the upcoming Supreme Court case Toca v. Louisiana, which involves their own 2012 decision banning mandatory life sentences for juveniles. The issue in the new case is whether the 2012 decision must be applied retroactively.

http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

During the "Quickie," we gave a break down of the upcoming Supreme Court case Toca v. Louisiana, which involves their own 2012 decision banning mandatory life sentences for juveniles. The issue in the new case is whether the 2012 decision must be applied retroactively.

http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

Congress approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government until September 2015 and avoid another government shutdown. However, several controversial provisions known as “policy riders” were added to the bill that will make sweeping policy changes, including relaxed laws on bank regulations, relaxed laws on campaign donation limits and a provision to overturn Washington, DC’s ballot initiative legalizing marijuana. We discussed the bill and its sweeping policy implications.

Check out the full show here: http://www.lyvbh.com/2014/12/14/discussing-shocking-details-torture-report/

Each month, the Let Your Voice Be Heard! Radio “Dreamer and Doer” series spotlights inspirational Millennials who are making waves in their communities and empowering others. In December 2014, we spoke to Chanel “Speedy” Benjamin, a spoken word artist, entrepreneur and the founder of the #ISmileForAngele campaign.

Each month, the Let Your Voice Be Heard! Radio “Dreamer and Doer” series spotlights inspirational Millennials who are making waves in their communities and empowering others. In December 2014, we spoke to Chanel “Speedy” Benjamin, a spoken word artist, entrepreneur and the founder of the #ISmileForAngele campaign.

After a New York City grand jury failed to indict a white NYPD officer for his part in killing an unarmed black male, Twitter blew up with tweets from white millennials who started sharing stories of when they committed a crime and were not punished for it by the police. This Sunday we'll discuss the #CrimingWhileWhite hashtag and what white privilege means in the 21st century.