Why do more men die from the virus than women? And why isn’t this fact impacting research into a vaccine in the U.S.? They’re two of the pandemic’s most pressing — and confounding — questions. Listen as the speakers dive deep into the role of gender and data in COVID-19. With special guest Caroline Criado ... Read more
ADA 30 in Color is a series of essays on the past, present, and future of disability rights and justice by disabled BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers. Published and edited by Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. Read more ADA 30 In Color.
Left of Black host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the studio by Dr. Fred Moten, a poet and a scholar, and a Professor in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Dr. Neal teaches Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American ... Read more
In this landmark 2003 book, Are Prisons Obsolete, abolitionist Angela Y. Davis discusses the racist and sexist underpinnings of the American prison system. Read the full text free online here: Are Prisons Obsolete?
Nick Estes, author of “Our History is the Future” and co-founder of The Red Nation Podcast, joins Breht from Rev Left Radio to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI’s COINTELPRO, the Reign ... Read more
This video shows one full class recording from Dr. West’s course examining the philosophical history of W.E.B. DuBois, the towering Black scholar and great freedom fighter of the 20th Century. The course engages in close readings of Du Bois’ classic work, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) as well as subsequent essays in his magisterial ... Read more
Mountaintop removal is a type of surface coal mining practiced in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee in which explosives are used to expose underlying coal seams. It is an extremely destructive form of mining that is destroying the landscape of Appalachia as well as causing health hazards for the people living there. Research investigator ... Read more
The higher education system is failing millions of potential students. For various reasons, higher education stopped being accessible for many students. Universities are expensive and cost-prohibitive for many individuals. Additionally, cultural barriers in many parts of the world prevent potential students from accessing higher education. Equally problematic, are the limitations of traditional Universities themselves. UNESCO ... Read more
As the housing crisis becomes more and more urgent, it can seem impossible to know where to start in solving the problem. This episode of the Factually podcast features an in-depth conversation between Adam Conover of Earwolf and Heather Worthington, Director of Long Range Planning for the city of Minneapolis, where they discuss her accomplishments ... Read more
The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from? In the spring of 2020, while the whole world was on lockdown and the global economy ground to a halt, global C02 emission fell by only 5.5%. While a 5.5% drop in emissions would still be the largest yearly change on ... Read more