Professor Danny Shaw spoke to Pacifica’s Ann Garrison about the situation in Haiti. Shaw speaks fluent Haitian Creole and returned from his last trip to Haiti just a month ago.
Shortly before this interview was recorded, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice fired Shaw because he had spoken openly about organizing against the genocide in Gaza.
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The shipwreck that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore came days after a conference in East Palestine about the catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment. Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer spoke with activist and Towson University anthropology professor Nicole Fabricant, who is also with the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, about the state of American infrastructure.
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The election of Javier Milei as president of Argentina has led to massive privatizations, layoffs, attacks on democratic rights, and class confrontations. Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer spoke to Guillermo Kane, a deputy in the Buenos Aires provincial legislature who represents the Workers’ Left Front.
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Thursday, April 4th, marks the 55th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. King had arrived in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968 to prepare for the Memphis Sanitation Workers March the following Monday. We hear from Pacifica’s Akua Holt in conversation with scholar-activist Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika.
And that concludes today’s edition of Capitalism, Race & Democracy. We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. Today’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from Ann Garrison, Steve Zeltzer, Akua Holt and Polina Vasiliev and hosted by Thomas O’Rourke.
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Music:
Manno Charlemagne, “Oganizasyon Mondyal”
La Hora de los Pueblos – Daniel Devita (12 Campanadas 2023)
Nina Simone, “Why? (The King of Love is dead)”
