Richard Flacks

Talking Strategy, Making History

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Each episode will focus on a different aspect or example of the general theme. Our kick-off frame is the awkward position that progressives find themselves in. It seems obvious, at least to a significant portion of Leftists, that “working within the Democratic Party” has to be part of any realistic strategy for making substantive, social democratic or radical change in the United States. What is far less clear is what this means practically, in terms of organization and elections. For many years, the slogan of the Left has been to work both “inside and outside” the Democratic Party. But what d...

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Richard Flacks

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#35 Talking with Sherene Sekaily, Palestine Scholar 06.06.2024 46:43

#35 Talking with Sherene Seikaly, Palestine Scholar Daraka and Dick converse with one of the leading Palestinian intellectuals in academia. It was an enlightening and heart-wrenching encounter for us--and perhaps you'll feel that as well. Music: Jerusalem Youth Choir: 'A Different Way"

#34 Talking with Rosie, UCSB Protester 16.05.2024 54:40

A conversation with Rosie, a media spokesperson for the Palestinian solidarity encampment at UC Santa Barbara. We talk about why and how she's engaged, the impact of the protest on campus, how participants respond to concerns about anti-semitism, and how she defines the movement's goals. We learned a lot. Music: Phil Ochs: "I;m gonna say itn now" Declan Griffin is our producer.

#33 Daraka & Dick talking about the campus protests 23.04.2024 50:23

Daraka and Dick use the current Columbia student protests as a springboard for examining the way efforts to control the student movement are threatening the framework of campus democracy and free expression--and how and why 'anti-semitism' labelling is being weaponized. Are there ways out of this mess? closing song: 'it Isn't Nice" by Malvina Reynolds, sung by Barbara Dane & the Chambers Broth...

#32 Talking With Palestinian-American Activist Murad "Moe" Samara 14.03.2024 49:07

A conversation with Murad "Moe" Samara, Palestinian American Democratic Party leader, Moe is an envirnmental scientist, ather of five, and a signifiant voice in Sacramento politics. He describes the gap between the Biden adminIstration and Arab American and youth Democratic Party activists, expressing hope for a war ending poicy, and fear if there isn't. Closing music: David Rovics "if a Song C...