Author: Sparki

Scott Parkin is a Senior Campaigner with Rainforest Action Network and organizes with Rising Tide North America. He has worked on a variety of campaigns around climate change, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, mountaintop removal, labor issues and anti-corporate globalization. Originally from Texas, he now lives in San Francisco.

Why Oliver Stone and “JFK Revisited” are Full of S**t!

Oliver Stone’s new documentary “JFK Revisited” have been hitting the airwaves of late claiming to have a “smoking gun” about the assassination of John F. Kennedy (JFK). Stone and his team of assassinologists main thesis is that the military-industrial complex conspired to have JFK killed because Kennedy was a secret dove and wanted to pull the troops out of Vietnam, end the Cold War and splinter the Central Intelligence Agency into a thousand pieces.

Scott interviews G&R co-host, author and professor of history Bob Buzzanco about Kennedy era foreign and military policy disproving the claims of Stone and his films. Continue reading “Why Oliver Stone and “JFK Revisited” are Full of S**t!”

Encore Episodes on the Radical Politics of Martin Luther King Jr.

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re sharing encore episodes on the radical politics of Martin Luther King Jr., the limits of the liberal state and an article by Bob Buzzanco on the commodification of King by virtually everyone.

Worth checking out! Continue reading “Encore Episodes on the Radical Politics of Martin Luther King Jr.”

Noam Chomsky on Big Left Media promoting Oliver Stone’s JFK Assassination Conspiracies

Green and Red co-host Bob Buzzanco talks with Noam Chomsky about big lefty media outlets (Jacobin, Counterpunch, Majority Report) promoting Oliver Stone’s JFK assassination theories. Continue reading “Noam Chomsky on Big Left Media promoting Oliver Stone’s JFK Assassination Conspiracies”

Noam Chomsky on Oliver Stone’s “JFK Revisited”

Noam Chomsky returns to the Green and Red Podcast!

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In a new interview, Bob talks with Prof. Chomsky in detail about Oliver Stone’s new documentary “JFK Revisited,” the Vietnam War, and how both  liberal and conservative elites have use big lies to put leaders from JFK to Reagan to Trump in a pantheon of great leadership. They also talked about the anniversary of the Capitol Riots, politics in America and the failings of big left media.

Not to be missed interview with the “world’s greatest living intellectual.” Continue reading “Noam Chomsky on Oliver Stone’s “JFK Revisited””

Video: Chomsky on politics in America, Bernie Sanders and more

Green and Red co-host Bob Buzzanco talks with Noam Chomsky about fissures in the ruling class, Bernie Sanders and more.

Part of a bigger interview on Oliver Stone, “JFK Revisited,” the war in Vietnam, Jan 6, politics in America…dropping soon.

Noam Chomsky on the anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot

Green and Red co-host Bob Buzzanco talks with Noam Chomsky about the anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot.

Part of a bigger interview on Oliver Stone, “JFK Revisited,” the war in Vietnam, Jan 6, politics in America…dropping soon.

The Capital Riot and the Persistence of the Old Regime

A year ago, former President Donald Trump (the guy that LOST the election by 7 million votes) screamed and cried about a stolen election. At a giant rally on the Washington D.C. mall on January 6th, Trump encouraged the crowds to join a pre-organized attack on the Capital and try to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election.

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You’ve seen the images of Trump supporters attacking Capital and DC police, trashing the building and hunting Vice-President Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, AOC and others. Five people (including a cop) were killed and millions of dollars of damage were incurred to the building. Continue reading “The Capital Riot and the Persistence of the Old Regime”

Winter in America

Gil Scott-Heron said: “Turn around, turn around, turn around, And you may come full circle, And be new here again”

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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. A year after Trump and we’re no better off than we were. As Omicron numbers soar and Wall Street bankers and coal barons continue to run the table politically, the Honorable Bob Buzzanco and the Honorable Scott Parkin look back on 2021 and talk about what 2022 might bring us. Continue reading “Winter in America”

Bob Buzzanco: Green & Red’s Best of 2021

cross-posted from Afflict the Comfortable

Green & Red had a hell of a year in 2021! It wasn’t the best of times. It was mostly the worst of times. But we did some fantastic shows.Here’s a (too long) list of some of my favorites (not really in any specific order, I just listed them as they came to mind. They’re all great!). We’ve seen a really big increase in listeners this year, so keep spreading the word about Green & Red so we’re more than the best lefty podcast people haven’t heard…… Continue reading “Bob Buzzanco: Green & Red’s Best of 2021”

Scott’s Top Green and Red Episodes of 2021

Complimentary pic of the Green and Red Podcast team hanging out in San Francisco’s North Beach.

by Scott Parkin

Turns out 2021 wasn’t much better than 2020. Pandemic. Political crisis. Economic crisis. Climate crisis. The cascading crises keep coming at us.

BUT, Bob and I did some fantastic episodes covering a span of topics from peoples’ history of the 1960s with Noam Chomsky to politics in the middle east to campaigns and struggle related to the #climatecrisis and #COP26 to a whole bunch of left wing pop culture. Plus a lot more.

We also talked a lot about how to the Democrats fail time and time again, even when in the majority and handed gifts like the ruling class turning on the GOP and the capitol riot.

I’m proud of ALL the episodes we produced and the guests we interviewed.

So here’s my end of year click bait list of my most fav Green and Red episodes: Continue reading “Scott’s Top Green and Red Episodes of 2021”