Jon Stasevich, Independent Candidate running for President of the United States for the 2024 cycle, joins the Forum again to discuss several key components of his campaign including the Ballot Access Coalition. CJ Rapp, Stasevich's marketing director, discusses Jon's website, technology, flaws in our political system and ways to approach difficult topics. 

Ballot Access Coalition Official Website:

Independent Nonpartisan Ballot Access Help | Ballot Access Coalition

Jon Stasevich's Official Campaign Website:

Jon Stasevich 2024

Ashaki Nichols, an Independent candidate running under the Redemption Party banner, explains her 2024 U.S. Presidential campaign. In this interview Nichols offers solutions to issues regarding immigration, policing, education, cannabis legalization, fiscal responsibility and lobbying, etc.  

Ashaki Nichols' official website can be found here:  https://nichols4president.org/

Brittany Jones, U.S. Presidential Candidate for 2024, is running as Unaffiliated. She hails from the state of Oregon. In this wide-ranging interview, Jones gives her stances on a plethora of issues from lobbying, separation of church and state, homelessness, sex work, education and a variety of human rights issues. 

Please check out Brittany Jones' official campaign website here: https://www.jonesforpresident2024.com

Professor Nelsen joins the forum to discuss his upcoming book The Color of Civics, which is due for a July 1st, 2023 release. We discuss the content of the manuscript and his field work in the Chicago area, detailing the racial demographics of the public school system and the need for efficient civics courses to facilitate the political engagement of youth.  

Matt's official website:

Matthew Nelsen – Assistant Professor of Political Science (matthewdnelsen.com)

#chicago #criticalracetheory #crt #youth #civics #politics #marginalization #race #class

Sarah returns to the Forum to share insight into two of her articles (see links below) and highlights of Latin America's most influential theorists and writers. There is considerable spotlight on Brazil's race relations and the persistence of the false racial democracy. 

 #axé #brazil #usa #blackconsciousness #zumbidospalmares #krump #krumping #africa #latinoamerica

Sarah's Axé-ocracy Article: https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2189&context=jiws

Sarah's Article about Krump: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1254&context=le_pubs

Vinay Orekondy joins the Forum to discuss an increasingly popular voting system known as Ranked Choice Voting. He explains various ranked choice voting systems and how Australia has implemented RCV for over a century.  If you like the sounds of RCV and it is not present in your area, go to the following website below for more information on how you can help change.  

Rank The Vote official website: https://rankthevote.us/

J. returns to the forum to have a candid conversation about Kanye West's career trajectory after the loss of his highly publicized Adidas deal. We delve into some of his comments made in interviews over the past six months. Subsequently, this leads to a passionate discussion about the condemnation of Black men and the continuous violence directed toward them.  

J's Rental Car Company Group Official Website: https://travelaccel.us/

Susan, Paula, and Mike join the forum again to discuss the newest developments in Julian Assange’s extradition case. Please refer to Episode 13 to watch/listen to this panel’s first discussion of the case.  

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Links: Healthy Tomorrow official website: https://www.stopexcision.net/contact-us

Books about Julian Assange and the Espionage Act: 

Stefania Maurizi's book Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies 

Nils Melzer's book The Trial of Julian Assange: A Story of Persecution 

Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman's book A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and The Freedom of the Press

Ramón returns to the forum to discuss the 2022 Referendum in Cuba, which legalized same-sex marriage in Cuba, and some of the lead-up to the new Family Code based on the 2019 Cuban Constitution. Ramón shares some perspectives about LGBTQ experiences in day-to-day Cuban life and we conclude discussing the difficulties of obtaining a stable job in higher education (the arts and humanities especially) despite expertise and experience in the field. 

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