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How Communities are Resisting San Diego’s Housing Crisis w/ Organizer Jose Lopez

September 20, 2025anti-capitalism, Materialism and Economics, politics

In part two of our series on private equity giant Blackstone, Scott talks ACCE San Diego director Jose Lopez about housing crisis in San Diego and Blackstone’s role in it.…

Media Release: The Department of Defense wasn’t “Woke” . . . It was an agent of intervention and repression

September 10, 2025Foreign Policy, Peoples' History, politics

*For Immediate Release* The Department of Defense wasn’t “Woke” . . . It was an agent of intervention and repression Available for Interviews... Robert Buzzanco, emeritus professor of history, co-host…

The Defense Department wasn’t Woke, It was an Agent for Empire and Repression

September 10, 2025Foreign Policy, Peoples' History, politics

Donald Trump recently reverted the name of the Dept. of Defense to Dept. of War. He, and his cronies, claim that the Dept of Defense is too woke and needs…

Civil Rights Attorney Ron Kuby on Flag Burning: “This executive order means absolutely nothing”

September 8, 2025politics

In 1989, and again 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled flag burning a First Amendment protected action. In 2025, Trump has issued an executive order banning flag burning. Trump's executive…

“Just no place for street fighting man..” How Dems Shun Street Politics

August 25, 2025Direct Action, Peoples' History, politics

Contrary to what happens in many other parts of the world and within Trump’s GOP, the Democratic Party leadership shuns street protests. In fact, discouraging street politics is part of…

SOTR: Democrats Skip Out of Texas, Non-Compliance Trainings and DC Free w/ Organizer Patrick Young

August 8, 2025Direct Action, politics

Scott talks with organizer and comrade Patrick Young (@patrickjyoung.bsky.social) about the state of resistance eight months into the Trump Administration. They get into the act of disobedience that the Texas…

Muscles, Swagger and Politics: The Cultural Impact of Hulk Hogan w/ Jason Myles

August 4, 2025politics, pop culture

Hulk Hogan died recently. He's been denounced by some, praised by others. On his impact on the sport, pro wrestling historian Brian Soloman remarked on his passing "Wrestling history is…

Trump vs. Comedy . . . Colbert and South Park, w/ Prof. Sophia McClennen

July 31, 2025politics, pop culture

We had another fantastic interview w/ Professor Sophia McClennen (@mcclennen65) of Penn State who's the foremost authority and satire and politics. We had lively discussions of the firing of Stephen…

Texas Floods… Epic Fails and Mutual Aid in the Hill Country w/ journalist Candice Bernd

July 29, 2025Climate, politics

In our latest, we talk to Texas based journalist Candice Bernd (@candicebernd.bsky.social) about the devastating floods that hit the Hill Country on July 4th weekend. We discuss the effect of…

MAGA vs. Trump: Iran, Israel and the Epstein Files

July 23, 2025Foreign Policy, politics

In our latest, we start off with an important "This Day in History" and Bob talks about the 79th anniversary of the Irgun's attack on the King David Hotel in…