February 20, 2024
Hear historian Gerald Horne, author, most recently, of The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism and Storming the Heavens, and Paul Coates, founder of the Black Classic Press, in conversation on the past and present of Black Lives in the United States
Baltimore, Wednesday, April 18
6:30pm (doors open at 6:00)
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February 20, 2024
Gerald Horne, author of well over thirty books on African American history, talks with Mimi Rosenberg of radio station WBAI on “The WBAI Morning Show.” Horne focuses on his forthcoming book, The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in Seventeenth-Century North America and the Caribbean, due out in a few weeks.
February 20, 2024
When people talk about the food system being ‘broken,’ Eric Holt-Gimenez is quick to correct them. ¶ There’s nothing broken about the food system, says the executive director of Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy. Over-production, hunger, wastage, slavery — it’s working exactly the way a capitalist food system should work. ¶ It’s capitalism that’s the problem….
February 20, 2024
Samir Amin is best known for his 1989 book, Eurocentrism, a seminal entry in critical theory on the Middle East which remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the political and economic problems facing the region today. Amin’s present book places the Arab Spring into the theoretical framework of Eurocentrism. It insightfully argues that the uprisings of 2011 fit into the long struggle for emancipation in the Arab Middle East that goes back a century...
February 20, 2024
Jeb Sprague-Silgado, author of Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti, has researched the lineage behind the 2004 overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and has written a piece, naming some of the names in Haïti Liberté.
February 20, 2024
Stephanie J. Urdang is in the UK now, publicizing her memoir Mapping My Way Home: Activism, Nostalgia, and the Downfall of Apartheid South Africa. On January 22, she talked with journalist Karina H. Maynard on Life: Arts and Culture, a morning feature of London-based Colourful radio, one of Britain’s first internet audio streams.
February 20, 2024
Eric Holt-Giménez is the Executive Director of Food First, a “people’s think tank” dedicated to ending the injustices that cause hunger. He’s also the author of the recently published A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat. Here, he talks to C.S. Soong, host of “Against the Grain,” a radio show emanating three times a week from Pacifica station KPFA 94.1 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area....
February 20, 2024
Anyone interested in a comprehensive account of what happened in Greece between 2012 and 2016—the struggles of the Left; the social devastation as a result of austerity; the rise, election, and capitulation of Syriza—should pick up Helena Sheehan’s latest book. Those already familiar with the period’s political drama, in search of an opportunity to reengage with the debates of the time, should also read The Syriza Wave, for the book opens multiple windows on a story that is still unraveling...
February 20, 2024
Monthly Review Press is offering a 40% discount on ten selected books about African and African-American history—paperback and e-book (when available)—starting February 20, and ending midnight February 27, EST. Just enter the coupon code: BlackHistory0208 to receive 40% off at checkout.
February 20, 2024
‘I’m not against immigrants. I’m against illegal ones. … Our country is already too full. We must put a limit on how many can come in. We simply can’t afford it. They’ll put too much pressure on our already squeezed public finance. It’s a simple case of supply and demand. Wages will fall if you increase the supply of workers.’ ¶ Who hasn’t heard such statements in our workplace, pubs or family meals? You disagree with them, but you might not have the facts or arguments to back up your opinion, so you keep quiet to avoid a shouting match and to keep the peace….
