Oct 4 2019
The killers are so well armed now. They have invented weapons of mass destruction that can do to people and to places what shouldn't be allowed to happen. And that's even without the nuclear bunkers. These people have programmed systems and have removed the guardrails. All along the story with the AI programs in Gaza, they had the opportunity to narrow the parameters. They had the opportunity to insist that there was proper human oversight. All of these were brushed aside.
Andy Worthington returns to the show to discuss his recent writing, including "The Horrors of AI-Driven Military Targeting, From Gaza to Iran," and "900 Days of Genocide in Gaza." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.
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Sep 22 2019
Posted by Matthew Boedy
Here's what we read this week.
For Saturday's show:
Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World - Sharon Lerner / The Intercept
Situational Breakdowns: Understanding Protest Violence and other Surprising Outcomes - Anne Nassauer / University of California Press
Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right - Jack Jackson / University of Pennsylvania Press.
Extra Reading:
Can you hear me? - Greta Thunberg / Communists in Situ
Immigrants as a Weapon: Global Nationalism and American Power - Yasha Levine / Substack
The Reactionary Heartland Is a Myth - Matthew E. Stanley and Paul M. Renfro / Dissent
Basic income bows to the master - Ana Cecilia Dinerstein / openDemocracy
The voice from the black hole - Sam Kriss /
More Than A Wall Corporate Profiteering and the Militarization of US borders - Todd Miller / Transnational Institute
Everything Must Go - Whitney Curry Wimbish / The Baffler
Sep 20 2019
Posted by Matthew Boedy
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9:20 - Journalist Sharon Lerner investigates the global environmental disaster of plastic waste.
Sharon wrote the article Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World for The Intercept
10:05 - Sociologist Anne Nassauer examines power and violence in political protests.
Anne wrote the book Situational Breakdowns: Understanding Protest Violence and other Surprising Outcomes for Oxford University Press.
11:05 - Law scholar Jack Jackson explains how the American right seized power beyond law.
Jack is author of the book Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right from University of Pennsylvania Press.
12:10 - Former autoworker Thomas Adams explores a history of concession and class betrayal from UAW leadership.
Thomas wrote the article A tale of corruption by the United Auto Workers and the Big Three American automakers for Monthly Review.
12:45 - In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen wonders if it's worth having heroes.
Sep 6 2019
Posted by Matthew Boedy
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9:20 - Journalist Brian Hioe reports on Hong Kong's protest movement after defeating the extradition bill.
Brian wrote the article Withdrawal of the extradition bill in hong kong is likely too little, too late to put an end to protests for New Bloom.
10:05 - Writer Alex Adams examines our fictional justification for real life torture policies.
Alex is author of the book How to Justify Torture: Inside the Ticking Bomb Scenario from Repeater Books.
11:05 - Activist Keir Milburn explains how left politics opened up for a generation of young people.
Keir is author of the book Generation Left from Polity.
12:10 - Therapist Jonathan Foiles explores the trauma of daily life in urban America.
Jonathan is author of the book This City Is Killing Me: Community Trauma and Toxic Stress in Urban America from Belt Publishing.