For decades, conservative think tanks celebrated and supported black economist Glenn Loury. Then he expressed an unauthorized opinion on the Middle East and they dropped him in a second.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:13) Does Critical Thinking Still Exist in American Universities?
(16:06) How Has MIT Changed?
(21:29) Why Don’t We Debate Economics Anymore?
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Mar 26
Troops Being Dragged Into Iran, How It Will Cripple the US & the Real Goal of Israel’s Violence
It’s worth remembering that ground troops are often followed by tyranny in the country that sends them. James (Jim) Webb is a 3rd generation Marine who, following his service, has worked in policy, politics, and journalism. In 2005, he dropped out of college to enlist in the Mari ... Show More
2h 31m
Mar 23
Former Interim President of Israel Avraham Burg Speaks Out on Netanyahu’s Killing Spree
Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and interim president of Israel, on why Netanyahu can never settle, only kill. (00:00) Introduction (03:16) What Is Israel's Strategy? (09:21) What Does Victory Look Like for Israel? (33:01) What Will the US Gain From This War? (36:11) ... Show More
1h 38m
Aug 2024
Racism Rears its Ugly Head ... Again
Just as soon as Kamala Harris' presidential campaign began nearly four weeks ago, so too did the ugly, age-old racist attacks, with Donald Trump questioning his rival's race in a sit-down interview with Black journalists. Bianna speaks with Randall Kennedy, a law professor at Har ... Show More
59m 7s
Jul 2016
Russell Rickford, “We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black Power and the Radical Imagination” (Oxford UP, 2016)
Russell Rickford is an assistant professor of history at Cornell University. We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black Power and the Radical Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2016) offers an intellectual history of the Pan African nationalist schools that emerged ... Show More
55m 28s
Apr 2025
[BEST OF] Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
<p class="date"><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Aug 1, 2019</strong></em></p> <p>Chuka Ejeckam joins Breht to discuss the one and only Malcolm X. In this episode, we honor the life, legacy, and radical clarity of Malcolm X, one of the most fearless and honorable figures in the st ... Show More
2h 39m
Apr 2025
Black Power, Cold War w/ Aziz Rana
Featuring Aziz Rana on the making of the American project and its legitimation through popular worship of the US Constitution. This episode, the third in what is now a four-part series, looks at how black movements responded as the Vietnam War and the limits of formal civil right ... Show More
1h 36m
Apr 2025
The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges
<p>This week, we interviewed two people with leading roles in the rapidly escalating conflict between the Trump administration and American higher education.</p><p>Today, we speak with Christopher Rufo, who led the conservative critique of, and assault on, critical race theory an ... Show More
43m 49s