Tag Archives: global news
Robert Jensen “We Are All Apocalyptic Now”
Robert Jensen is a retired professor from the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center, and a member of the team developing Ecosphere Studies at The … Continue reading
DANA LYONS AMAZING AND TIMELY ALBUM THE GREAT SALISH SEA
Sylvia Richardson of Latin Waves Interviews Dana Lyons on his latest album the Great Salish Sea, Dana speaks about the need for citizens to protect this pristine coast from Coal, Oil exports and how this is already happening in Oregon … Continue reading
Sister Elizabeth Kelleher speaks about the moral need to build social housing
This interview aired in 2011 and is still relevant today, Sister Kelleher passed on Aug 16 2013 and her life continues to be an inspiration to all***Gives us all something to think about at this time of year** We speak … Continue reading
Is Capitalism compatible with the worlds great religions
**Encore Christmas Show** Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Robert Jensen about our “dead culture” of state Fundamentalism. Jensen says that absolute beliefs that ignore life’s complexities are used to support the politics of empire. He gives examples of … Continue reading
Dr Aviva Chomsky “Her latest book Organizing for Power: Building a 21st Century Labor Movement”
Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Aviva Chomsky, about creating a labour movement for the 21st century. The triumph of Neoliberalism has meant that the state no longer works toward the welfare of its population but rather to … Continue reading
The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men
Robert Jensen is an emeritus professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center, and a member of the team developing Ecosphere Studies at The … Continue reading
David Bacon on his book Illegal People
David Bacon explores the human side of globalization, exposing the many ways it uproots people driving them to migrate. He also speaks about how immigration policy makes the labor of those displaced people a crime in the United States. Illegal … Continue reading
Cuba and Its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion
**encore show, still relevant today in how we organize our politics, not to get sucked into main stream political messaging with elections coming up** Arnold August has an MA in political science from McGill University. He is an author, journalist … Continue reading
To create schools that are deserving of our babies
Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with David E. Kirkland, Vice Dean for Equity, and Community Action at NYU. The responsibility for educator to engage with issues of social justice. ” To create schools that are deserving of our babies”, … Continue reading
Responsibilities of Teaching, Preaching, Reporting, Writing, and Speaking Out
In the face of multiple, cascading crises—economic and ecological, political and cultural—it is more important than ever to confront the reality of the threats we face. Based on a calm apocalypticism and a common-sense approach to intellectual life, We Are … Continue reading