Peoples’ History – Page 12 – Green and Red Podcast

John Quincy Adams warns against seeking “monsters to destroy” . . . July 4th, 1821 oration

July 1, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

John Quincy Adams gave a famous speech on the 4th of July 1821 warning about foreign interventions and the threat they posed to liberty. It's more relevant than ever. This…

Pulitzer-winner James Risen on Frank Church, JFK, Kennedy and the CIA, and conspiracy theories

June 28, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

During a longer interview w/ James Risen, author of *The Last Honest Man*--a study of Frank Church and the Church Committee--we talked about the committee's findings on JFK and his…

Scrappy Sunday | Being “Ungovernable” After Dobbs, Global Protest, Atlanta, Cornel West redux. . .

June 26, 2023Direct Action, Peoples' History, politics

In this week's "Scrappy Sunday," we opened w/ a discussion of the aftermath of the Dobbs decision to take away abortions rights, and claims from activists that they would become…

Scrappy Father’s Day | Cornel West, NO!, The 699 Club, Cormac McCarthy and radical history this week

June 20, 2023Peoples' History, politics

In our latest Scrappy Sunday, aka Scrappy Father's Day this week, we opened with this week in radical history, featuring a discussion of the Taft-Hartley Act (and liberal complicity in…

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg, 1931-2023 (February 2003 Speech in Houston)

June 16, 2023Direct Action, Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Daniel Ellsberg, Presente . . . Today we're all saddened to hear that Daniel Ellsberg had died. Ellsberg's life is well-known, and he's one of the more important figures in…

Why the Left Must Oppose Nuclear Power w/ Journalist Joshua Frank

June 12, 2023Climate, Peoples' History

In our latest episode, we talk with journalist Joshua Frank (@joshua_frank) about his book, "Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America," which details the story…

Green and Red on the 55th Anniversary of RFK’s Assassination.

June 4, 2023Peoples' History, politics

Bob and Scott talk about the anniversary of RFK's assassination and ridiculous conspiracy theories around it, those so-called leftists drunk of conspiracy Kool-Aid, RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign and lament the…

Scrappy Sunday | RFK conspiracies, cop crackdown in ATL, CUNY cancellation, Manchin’s Dirty Pipeline

June 4, 2023Peoples' History, politics

It's not just Scrappy Sunday, but the kickoff for a Scrappy Summer. Listen in: bit.ly/3NeynlS In the latest, Bob and Scott talk about the anniversary of RFK's assassination and his…

A Letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney w/ anti-war veteran Chris “Henri” Henrikson

June 1, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Video clip of Henry with Fortress on a Hill podcast reading a letter from veteran Thomas Young, who passed away in 2014, to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney about…

Memorial Day w/ antiwar veteran Henri from the “Fortress on a Hill” Podcast

May 29, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

he U.S. is synonymous with forever wars and empire. U.S. troops sit in 70% of the world's nations on about 800 bases. Culturally, we're taught that this necessary and we…