In our inaugural episode we discuss the free speech issue and why it's important for the Left to defend it. Also, fuck Milo Yiannopoulos.

Things mentioned in this episode you should plug into:

Music by False Priest

https://soundcloud.com/false_priest

Steven Salaita:

https://www.thenation.com/article/steven-salaita-professor-fired-for-uncivil-tweets-vindicated-in-federal-court/

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/792-uncivil-rites

The campaign to defend Professor Rabab Abdulhadi:

https://www.facebook.com/DefendProfAbdulhadi/

"Free speech Week" fiasco:

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/24/update-barricades-ring-sproul-plaza-as-berkeley-braces-for-milo-yiannopoulos/

Hal Draper:

The Mind of Clark Kerr - https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1964/10/kerr.htm

Free Speech and Political Struggle http://csh.gn.apc.org/Archives/Free%20Speech/Main/Draper.htm