September 2020 – Page 2 – Green and Red Podcast

Buzzanco: Corporate Liberalism, the Great War and the Race for Empire

September 5, 2020Uncategorized

The latest American History lecture from Green and Red Podcast co-host and University of Houston History Prof. Bob Buzzanco.

This lecture talks about Corporate Liberalism, reform from the top down, the Federal Reserve Act, the Pure Food and Drug and Meat Inspection. And then the American entry into the Great War and the race for empire. He talks about the arms race and alliances, the Balkans crisis, political neutrality but economic relationships; International Law and Sub warfare.

Buzzanco: Imperialism, The Progressive Era and Corporate Liberalism

September 4, 2020Uncategorized

We’re sharing Green and Red Podcast co-host and University of Houston History Prof. Bob Buzzanco‘s lectures on American History.

Here’s the fourth lecture of the semester. It talks about Imperialism, Cuba, the Philippines & “The Open Door.” The Progressive Era, Reform & Muckraking; Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” Child Labor & Sweatshops; The “other” progressives, and Corporate Liberalism.

VIDEO: Struggle in Israel, The Growing Anti-Netanyahu Protests

September 3, 2020Uncategorized

Green and Red Podcast recently talked with two Israeli activists and refuseniks Amitai Ben- Abba (@amitaibenabba) and Atalya Ben-Abba about the current uprising happening against the Netanyahu government and the movement refusing service in the Israeli army in protest of the occupation.

The anti-Netanyahu movement, or the “Balfour struggle,” as it’s known in Israel, has been out in the streets across the country and in front of “Crime Minister” Benjamin Netanyahu’s homes for months. The Israeli left has not only begun to see large numbers of people joining them and increased police violence against protestors, but also a convergence of anti-austerity movements, the anti-occupation movement and people fed up with the government’s corruption and bungling of the COVID-19 crisis.

Resisting the Police State in Portland

September 2, 2020Uncategorized

For over 90 days, since the murder of George Floyd, anti-police brutality and Black Lives Matter movements in Portland, OR have faced down the Portland Police Bureau, the Dept. of Homeland Security and various right wing racist militias.

Listen to “Revolt in Portland” on Green and Red Podcast.

The Trump administration attempted to crack down on protests in an unprecedented show of aggression by putting federal agents on the street, kidnapping protestors off the street and responding with mass violence. The entire city rose up against the federal government’s intervention, prompting a pull back by the feds. But since then the Portland Police have continued the violence against protests.

Buzzanco: The Crisis of the 1890s

September 2, 2020Uncategorized

Over the next few months, we'll be sharing Green and Red Podcast co-host and University of Houston History Prof. Bob Buzzanco's lectures on American History. The third lecture talks about…

Buzzanco: The Emergence of Industrial Capitalism, the Gilded Age and more

September 1, 2020Uncategorized

Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing Green and Red Podcast co-host and University of Houston History Prof. Bob Buzzanco‘s lectures on American History.

This second lecture talks about the Emergence of Industrial Capitalism, class formation and work culture, the Gilded Age, labor struggles and class conflict.