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Class struggle in 2023: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and rape: Katha Pollitt; schools and politics: Randi Weingarten; plus Arthur Danto on Las Vegas

Class struggle in 2023: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and rape: Katha Pollitt; schools and politics: Randi Weingarten; plus Arthur Danto on Las Vegas

FromLiving in the USA


Class struggle in 2023: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and rape: Katha Pollitt; schools and politics: Randi Weingarten; plus Arthur Danto on Las Vegas

FromLiving in the USA

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Harold Meyerson comments on the Colorado supreme court's ruling that the constitution prohibits Trump from serving as president because he participated in an insurrection. Also - class struggle in 2023 - the year in review.Plus: Why have some feminists been reluctant even to acknowledge that Hamas members raped Israeli women and girls on Oct. 7? Katha Pollitt comments.Also: "parents rights" failed as a Republican political tactic in the 2023 elections - but what about 2024? Randi Weingarten has our analysis - she's president of the AFT.And from the archives: Arthur Danto on art in Las Vegas. This segment was recorded in 2000.
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Talking about politics, thinking about the Left. Hosted by Jon Wiener, co-author of "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," contributing editor at The Nation, and broadcast live at KPFK 90.7FM in LA Thursdays at 4.