What does the 2020 election in the United States tell us, or remind us, about the state of democracy in America? A follow-up to our Season 4 series on democracy, The Land That Never Has…
What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews…
How well do the news media serve us as citizens, and what role does the notion of “objective,” or “neutral,” journalism play in the failings of American democracy? Story reported by Lewis Raven Wallace, with…
In most American schools, children hear about democracy, but don’t get to practice it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like? Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and…
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai…
The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher. By host and producer…
In the summer of 1964, about a thousand young Americans, black and white, came together in Mississippi to place themselves in the path of white supremacist power and violence. They issued a bold pro-democracy challenge…
In this special episode, host John Biewen and series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika discuss the coronavirus pandemic and how the crisis, and the nation’s response to it, echo themes we’re exploring in our Season 4 series…
The Great Depression presented a crisis not only for the U.S. economy, but for American democracy. President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to save the nation’s system of government, and its economic system, while reforming both. What…
People fighting for more democracy in the United States often have to struggle against sexism and racism. In fact, those two struggles are often inseparable—certainly from the perspective of black women and some other women…
Looks like a fascinating new book.
See/hear also, re: deep Northern involvement in slavery, our S2E6, "That's Not Us So We're Clean," and S4E3, "The Cotton Empire."
No US city was involved in the transatlantic slave trade as late as #NYC. The Last Slave Ships left Manhattan in 1862 -- a year into the #CivilWar & more than 50 years after Congress banned the traffic. The main slave traders are identified in this map (p.48 of my book).
I'm really glad that y'all are appreciating the Bonus Ep from S4 of @SceneOnRadio http://www.sceneonradio.org/tag/season-4/
We're not really "hot take" guys & I wanted to make sure it's clear that I DO believe in us and there IS a meaningful way forward. All the more reason to deal with reality.
Appreciate the mention of #SeeingWhite, @AKannapell 🙏@catchatweetdown https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/briefing/japan-skorea-hongkong-iran-china.html?smid=tw-share
Hey followers
If this election cycle has woken you up - you want to dig deeper into our democracy - or you are wondering - WTF got us here?
Give this a listen.
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" Gertrude Perkins is never mentioned in the history books, but she had as much to do with the bus boycott and its creation as anyone on heart."
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