Hitting Left

Hitting Left

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Hitting Left episodes

  • With Fred Klonsky and Dr. Pedro Noguera.

    Fred and Mike talk about the Chicago mayoral election between Paul Vallas (on the Right) and Brandon Johnson (on the Left). Then they are joined by noted educator Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dean of the Rossier School of Education, who knows more than a few things about Vallas' destructive educational policies.

    58 min
  • Music of the Freedom Movement.
    Here's the latest in our Hitting Left Music series, Sounds From the Freedom Movements. We start off with a song from early hip-hop poets, Digable Planets called Femme Fetal. Recorded two decades ago, it anticipated the Supreme Court's ruling outlawing abortion rights. Thar will be followed by music from the anti-fascist Lula movement in Brazil. Buffy Sainte Marie, Pete Seeger, Stevie Wonder. Steve Earle, and much more. Playlist: 1. La Femme Fetal by Digable Planets 2. Now that the Buffalo's Gone by Buffy Sainte Marie 3. Never Had Your Back by Arrested Development 4. The Hammer Song by Pete Seeger 5. Steve's Hammer by Steve Earle 6. John Henry by Furry Lewis 7. Which Side Are You On? By Natalie Merchant 8. "It's Wrong (Apartheid)" by Stevie Wonder 9, "Tá na hora do Jair já ir embora" by Maderada and Tiago Doidão' which translates to "It's time for Jair to go away already." 10. Here's to the State of Mississippi by Phil Ochs 11. 'Inner City Blues (Make Me Holler)' (1971 )by Marvin Gaye 12. All Around the World by Taj Mahal & Keb Mo
    49 min
  • With Ray Long

    Joining Mike on this episoide is veteran Illinois political and investigative Tribune reporter, Ray Long. Like Mike, Ray is a long-time Dodger fan, and someone who has documented the state and city's history of poliical corrumption. Author of The House that Madigan Built: The Record Rule of Illinois' Velvet Hammer.

    1 hr
  • With Patty Loew and Nick Estes.

    Joining Mike Klonsky are Northwestern Professor Patty Loew, director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University. She is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. She'll be talking about the legendary Indian athlete, Jim Thorpe. Also joining us will be and Native American activist/author/educator Nick Estes with more on the case of Leonard Peltier.

    57 min
  • With Carl Davidson

    Mike Klonsky discusses the war in Ukraine and more with "old, new-left) socialist writer, philosopher, and 60's SDS leader, Carl Davidson.

    51 min
  • With Reuben Jonathan Miller and Amanda Klonsky.
    Guests this episode are Reuben Jonathan Miller and Amanda Klonsky. Professor Miller is A 2022 MacArthur Fellow, His research at the University of Chicago, examines how racialized and poor people experience law, crime control, and social welfare policy. Dr. Amanda Klonsky is a teacher, author, and longtime prison activist whose current work focuses on Covid in Prisons
    58 min
  • With Rabbi Brant Rosen

    Rabbi Brant Rosen of the Chicago Tzedek congregation joins Mike on this edition of Hitting Left. Tzedek is an intentional Jewish congregation based on core values of justice, equity and solidarity. Rabbi Rosen and Mike discuss recent developments in Israel and Palestine.

    59 min

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Each week brothers Mike and Fred Klonsky, bloggers and activists engage in conversation, often with in-studio guests. Topics may be local, national or international, but always with a Chicago…