February 20, 2024
The Robbery of Nature draws on and develops the theories of Marx and Engels to understand why capitalism has such a destructive influence on the natural world. Central to Fosters and Clark’s argument is that, under capitalism, human beings and the natural environment are the original sources of wealth, but it is only the labour of workers that generates value....
February 20, 2024
Mimi Rosenberg, host of Equal Rights and Justice, broadcasting from WBAI in New York City, talks with historian Gerald Horne, author, most recently, of The Dawning of the Apocalypse, about our need to acquire a detailed understanding of the past in order to comprehend a present--which includes "the oaf in the Oval Office"...
February 20, 2024
In December of 1997 I was hired by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to become their first Director of Organizing. At its International Convention in Hawaii in June of that same year the union had decided to dedicate 30% of its revenue to organizing and build out a department.... When we got to the dock in West Seattle, I stepped off the launch, lost my footing and fell halfway into the drink. Great start for an Organizing Director! ¶ Cal Winslow’s important book Radical Seattle reintroduces me to the region through the lens of the history of one of labor’s great moments, the Seattle General Strike of 1919....
February 20, 2024
Sam Seder, host of The Majority Report, talks to author and historian Gerald Horne about his latest book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century
February 20, 2024
Norman “Otis” Richmond (aka Jalali) and Malinda Francis (aka Mali Docuvixen), hosts of Diasporic Music, BlackPower 96.3FM Radio, talk with Dr. Gerald Horne, historian and author of dozens of books, most recently, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century...
February 20, 2024
Hosts Sean Blackman and Jacqueline Luqman are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to talk about his new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century, why the police lynching of George Floyd isn't a 'bug' but a 'feature' of a system fundamentally based on settler-colonial violence, and how white supremacy manifests in the bipartisan imperialist aggressions of US foreign policy.
February 20, 2024
Dr. Gerald Horne, a longtime guest and friend of Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod, has released a new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. The apocalypse makes reference to the time period in which African and Indigenous people were enslaved, tortured and killed by the millions. In his book, Dr. Horne revisits the history of the 1500s, a century often overlooked when it comes to colonial history....
February 20, 2024
Utrice Leid, host of Leid Stories broadcast on the Progressive Radio Network talks to author and pundit Gerald Horne about his latest book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse and burgeoning global hot spots, beginning with the nomination of Kamala Harris...
February 20, 2024
Gerald Horne, author of several books, including, most recently, The Dawning of the Apocalypse, talks to Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon, hosts of The Critical Hour on Sputnik, about U.S. / China relations. Listen, below, or at The Critical Hour...
February 20, 2024
Disha Karnad Jani, writer and historian from Markham, Ontario and host of In Theory, "Journal of the History of Ideas Blog," talks with author Gerald Horne about the long century depicted in his latest book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century
