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Audio Posts
What Is the Tipping Point? Everyday Authoritarianism in the US
Cultural critic Henry Giroux explains how a new strain of authoritarianism has seized US politics and culture.
Economic Update: Puerto Rico’s Crisis Is Systemic
Professor Ian Seda discusses Puerto Rico's economic and colonial crises, and more.
Is Donald Trump a Sign That Fascism Is on the Rise in the US?
Henry A. Giroux says that Trump's call to respond to dissent with violence is encouraging an atmosphere of “Neo-facism.”
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Lack of Sense
This episode of Professor Wolff's radio show discusses graduate students unionizing, and more.
Economic Update: The System Exposed
This episode discusses the economics of the Olympics, and more.
Economic Update: The Economics of Worker Co-ops
This episode discusses Macy's closing 141 stores, and more.
Economic Update: Profits and Families
This episode discusses public pension economics, and more.
Doctors in Danger: How the Assad Regime Is Targeting Syrian Physicians
In his piece for the New Yorker, journalist Ben Taub profiles some of the underground community of health providers.
Economic Update: Economic Crisis, Fascism and History
This episode discusses inequality in India, and more.
Economic Update: Convention Economics
This episode discusses platform contradictions, the Volkswagan scandal, CEO pay and the Italian banking crisis.