Liberation Radio
Summary: Each week, Liberation Radio brings you interviews, commentary and political analysis with a Marxist perspective. Liberation Radio is produced by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
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Podcasts:
Brian Menifee connects the dots between the environment, poverty and racism. Radhika Miller discusses the struggle against racism in the NFL. Jack Smith remembers Vietnamese revolutionary Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap.
Chuck Kaufman discusses the Tear Down the Walls conference and building unity. Mike Prysner looks at U.S. efforts to secure immunity for war crimes in Afghanistan. Gloria La Riva speaks on the UN vote against the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Gloria La Riva speaks on the SF Bay Area BART strike. Brian Becker shows how Democrats and Republicans are turning gov’t shutdown into an anti-worker attack. Kristy Childs discusses prostitution, sex trafficking and the criminalization of women.
Eugene Puryear analyzes the U.S. raid in Somalia and Washington’s agenda in Africa. Nikia Ramsey speaks on the murder of her brother Burrell "Bo" Ramsey-White by Boston police. Sydney Hodge discusses the fight against the ballot measure that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in Albuquerque, N.M.
Radhika Miller comments on Marissa Alexander’s upcoming new trial. Danielle Norwood speaks on BP’s blame-dodging in the Gulf oil spill. Mazda Majidi analyzes developments in U.S.-Iran relations following the election of President Rouhani.
Eugene Puryear analyses the imminent gov't shutdown. Juan Jose Gutierrez discusses the Oct. 5 and 8 actions for immigrant rights. Caneisha Mills looks at the embattled food stamps program and how the poor could face even greater food insecurity.
Brian Becker dissects the imperialist narrative on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. Nathalie Hrizi looks at the case of Marissa Alexander and its meaning for the struggle against racism and women’s oppression. Radhika Miller speaks on the growing labor activism among retail and food service workers.
Sarah Sloan analyzes Washington’s change of strategy on Syria in face of mounting opposition. Carl Messineo looks at the farcical oversight of the NSA. Eugene Puryear reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
Sarah Sloan of the ANSWER Coalition discusses the new movement against a war on Syria. Activist and filmmaker Gloria La Riva looks back at the 1999 U.S.-NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and its implications for a campaign against Syria. Brazilian activist Toya Mileno talks about NSA espionage operations targeting government leaders in Brazil and Mexico.
Brian Becker analyzes the looming threat of a U.S. attack on Syria and the lies spun to sell a new war to the public. Doug Kauffman discusses the prisoners’ hunger strike in California. Gloria La Riva gives an update on the case of the Cuban Five, unjustly imprisoned for 15 years for their efforts to protect Cuba from terrorist activity.
Iraq war veteran and March Forward! co-founder Mike Prysner looks at the sentencing of Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradley Manning. Activist Mazda Majidi analyzes Washington’s orientation toward Egypt’s military and its brutal crackdown. Immigration attorney and WORD activist Heather Benno discusses a recent White House rally for immigrant rights.
Eugene Puryear talks about the upcoming Aug. 24 mobilization marking the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. Danielle Norwood of WORD talks about the call for actions around Women’s Equality Day to advance women's rights. Carl Messineo of the PCJF discusses the new “Thank You, Edward Snowden” campaign challenging the surveillance state.
Brian Becker reports back on his visit to North Korea with former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Gloria La Riva analyzes the struggle in Venezuela after Hugo Chávez. Jane Cutter speaks on the struggle of fast-food workers fighting for fair pay and the right to unionize.
Iraq war veteran Michael Prysner speaks on the conviction of Bradley Manning for exposing U.S. war crimes. Yajaira Saavedra, sister of the DREAM 9's Marco Saavedra, speaks about the movement to bring the young immigrant rights activists home. PSL member Shawn Garcia talks about attacks on public housing in New York City in the wake of budget sequester cuts.
Eugene Puryear discusses Obama’s speech on Trayvon Martin. Sarah Sloan of the ANSWER Coalition speaks on the continuing U.S. government war in Korea. PSL member John Beacham analyzes Detroit’s bankruptcy – who will pay the price?