Monday Night

Monday night's program guide, April 10, 2023

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12:00-1:04 am: Dr. Cornel West lecture on the “Historical philosophy of WEB Du Bois on the “Souls of black folk”. Part 5 of 9.

Dr. West really needs no introduction but just in case we have new listeners, Dr. West is a philosopher, professor, a radical Christian Theologian, and an author. Dr. West’s achievements are too vast to mention all of them here: he is people’s philosopher and has participated in antiwar, peace, and social justice movements in his entire life. His personal website is cornelwest.com

Dr. Cornel West taught a summer session at Dartmouth college in 2017 on the topic of the Historical Philosophy of WEB Du Bois of The Souls of Black Folk, and I am very pleased to bring you these lectures.

Link: https://youtu.be/9JuBhjNhov0?list=PLPDZ9rcIfxyO0K6sjLn8AH_QMFlPmkred

1:06-2:04 am: Scholars' Circle on the topic of "Women protest in Iran, a persistent struggle" from 2 April, 2023.

Link: https://scholarscircle.org/scholars-circle-women-protest-in-iran-a-persistent-struggle-april-2-2023/

2:06-3:03 am: David Barsamian, director of Alternative Radio (AR), in conversation/interview with Noam Chomsky on the topic of "When Lunatics Run the Asylum", which was recorded on March 22, 2023.

If you wish to get a copy of this program, please call AR at 800-444-1977 or visit ar.org or alternativeradio.org.

3:05-4:50 am: Thom Hartmann program, a rebroadcast of yesterday's show.

4:55-6:00 am: Special program. This is a talk by Professor John Mearshiemer on the topic of “consequences of the Ukraine war”, he will discuss the current Russian invasion on Ukraine whilst exploring the potential causes and consequences of the crisis. Professor Mearshiemer is political scientist and international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation. This talk was given on June 16, 2022. This talk was two hours in duration, including Q&A.

Link: https://youtu.be/qciVozNtCDM