Norman Finkelstein – The "Triple Scam" of Wokeness

0:00 Has Norman been shut out of mainstream political debates? 7:54 Norman’s conflict with Alan Dershowitz 16:50 Is Israel an apartheid state? 19:25 Identifying with Paul Robeson 33:08 Norman’s new book, I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It! 44:42 Norman: Wokeness is a “triple scam” 53:28 What’s become of Angela Davis? 1:00:05 Cornel West's chosen path 1:09:01 Obama’s self-proclaimed “neat trick” 1:24:38 The political intelligence of Carter, Clinton, and Obama 1:38:10 South Carolina 2020: a case study in identity politics 1:47:24 Would Bernie have won in 2016? Recorded April 19, 2023 Links and Readings Norman’s new book, I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!: Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom Norman’s book, The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering Norman’s book, Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History Norman’s book, Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom Norman’s book, A Nation on Trial: The Goldhagen Thesis and Historical Truth Norman’s book, What Ghandi Says: On Nonviolence, Resistance, and Courage Norman’s book, “This Time We Went Too Far”: Truth and Consequences on the Gaza Invasion Norman’s book, Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to an End Norman’s book, The Rise and Fall of Palestine: A Personal Account of the Intifada Years Joan Peters’s book, From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict over Palestine Alan Dershowitz’s book, The Case for Israel Alan Dershowitz and Norman’s debate on Democracy Now Michael Barnett, Nathan Brown, Marc Lynch, and Shibley Telhami’s Foreign Affairs piece, “Israel’s One-State Reality” Paul Robeson singing “The Four Insurgent Generals” The Letters of Rosa Luxembourg Mark Doss performing “Ol’ Man River” Paul Robeson’s autobiography, Here I Stand W.E.B. Du Bois’s book, The Philadelphia Negro W.E.B. DuBois’s book, Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 Tom Wolfe’s New York Magazine essay, “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny’s” Angela Davis’s 2022 appearance at the University of South Carolina Barack Obama’s memoir, A Promised Land Bill Clinton’s memoir, My Life Jimmy Carter’s memoir, Keeping Faith David Axelrod’s memoir, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics Frederick Douglass’s third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

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