Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:15 - Author Aidan McGarry examines the origins and persistence of Romaphobia in Europe.
Aidan is author of Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism from Zed Books / University of Chicago Press.
10:00 - Writer Eleanor Finley explores the revolutionary potential of today's municipal movements.
Eleanor wrote the article The New Municipal Movements for ROAR Magazine.
10:35 - Journalist May Jeong traces warlord atrocities in Afghanistan back to US training.
May wrote the feature The U.S.-Trained Warlords Committing Atrocities in Afghanistan for In These Times.
11:05 - Historian Herb Boyd explains how Black workers and leaders built Detroit.
Herb is author of the book Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination from Amistad Books.
12:05 - n+1 editor Nikil Saval looks at the rise of Uber and sees oligarchy in the driver's seat.
The editors of n+1 wrote the essay Disrupt the Citizen in their latest issue.
12:45 - In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen lays out the perks and responsibilities of citizenship.
Dang what happened to Jeff?