An Age of Coexistence in Palestine

Guest: Brian Merchant is a journalist focusing on technology and the future of work.  He is the author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone, and his latest, Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.  He is also a founder of Terraform, Vice’s science fiction outlet. The post The Luddites & the Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Alexis Pauline Gumbs is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. In 2023, she won a Windham Campbell Prize for her poetry. Her latest book is Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. The post The Life of Audre Lorde appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Paco Ignacio Taibo II He is a tireless social activist, historian, and writer. He is the author of several books including the biography of Che Guevara, ’68: The Mexican Autumn of the Tlatelolco Massacre, and his latest, Pancho: Villa: A Revolutionary Life, translated by Todd Chretien . The post KPFA Special – The Life & Times of Pancho Villa appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Medea Benjamin is co-founder of CODEPINK and the fair trade group Global Exchange. She is the author of many books including Drone Warfare, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.—Saudi Connection, Inside Iran, and her latest co-authored with David Swanson, NATO: What You Need To Know. The post KPFA Special – Medea Benjamin on the US Role in the Wars Around the World appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Gregory P. Downs is a history professor at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of several books including his latest, in collaboration with Anthony E. Kaye (1962-2017), Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History. Anthony E. Kaye (1962–2017) taught history at Pennsylvania State University and was the vice president of scholarly programs at the National Humanities Center. An influential scholar of Atlantic slavery and American history, he served as an associate editor of The Journal of the Civil War Era. His final book, Nat Turner, Black Prophet, was completed with the assistance of Gregory P. Downs, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis. The post KPFA Special – A History of Nat Turner’s Slave Revolt appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Richard Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He is the host of the weekly program, Economic Update and is the author of several books including Understanding Capitalism. The post KPFA Special – Richard Wolff on Harris, Trump, & the Economy Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Ilan Pappe is Professor of History at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine; A History of Modern Palestine; and his latest, Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic. The post KPFA Special – Lobbying for Zionism: A History appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Arlie Russell Hochschild is a Professor Emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of many books, including Strangers in Their Own Land, and her latest, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right.  The post KPFA Special – Arlie Hochschild on the Pride Paradox & the Rise of the New Right appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Paul Cooper is a podcaster, a historian, and the author of Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline.  He writes, produces, and hosts the Fall of Civilizations podcast which explores the collapse of different societies through history. The post KPFA Special – In Conversation with Paul Cooper of Fall Of Civilizations appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Richard Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He is the host of the weekly program, Economic Update and is the author of several books including Understanding Capitalism.   The post KPFA Special – Richard Wolff on Harris, Trump, & the Economy Part I appeared first on KPFA.