2-12-10, 12:32 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #115 - Racism in the Obama Era, an interview with Jarvis Tyner

On this episode we talk with Jarvis Tyner about racism in the Obama era and about the importance of Black History Month. Tyner is the executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA.


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1-29-10, 10:36 am

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Political Affairs Podcast #114 - Communist Party Response to the State of the Union Address

The following is an interview with Communist Party Executive Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner in response to President Obama's January 27th state of the union address. It was conducted Thursday January 28th.


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1-06-10, 10:51 am

Political Affairs Podcast #113 - In transition: An interview on the economic crisis, politics, and struggle

It's January 6th, 2009. On this episode we discuss national politics with Communist Party chair Sam Webb, focusing on some of the ideas in his recent report to the Communist Party's national committee. This interview was recorded in December 2009. Stay with us.



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1-04-10, 12:33 pm

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Political Affairs #112 - The US and Kenya: Interview with Historian Gerald Horne

Gerald Horne is the author of numerous books including Race War!: White Supremacy and the Japanese attack on the British Empire, Cold War in a Hot Zone, The White Pacific, Fire This Time, Blows Against the Empire, and The Deepest South. His most recent is a study of the impact of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya on US foreign and domestic policy.


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10-02-09, 2:00 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #111 - Labor on the march!

On this episode we'll play our interview with Scott Marshall, chair of the Communist Party's labor commission, about the recent AFL-CIO national convention and labor's role in the demonstrations at the G-20 events in Pittsburgh.


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9-18-09, 11:07 am

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Political Affairs #110 - President Obama raises the roof at the AFL-CIO convention

On this episode, President Obama raises the roof at the AFL-CIO annual convention, discussing his positions on issues like workers' rights, the environment, jobs, health care reform and education. Stay with us.


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9-07-09, 11:44 am

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Political Affairs Podcast #109 – Happy Labor Day 2009

It's September 7th, 2009. On this episode, we celebrate Labor Day by playing a portion of our recent interview with Labor historian and activist Rosemary Feurer, author of the groundbreaking book Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950.


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8-31-09, 10:13 am

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Political Affairs Podcast #108 – The Art of Radical Painter Alice Neel

It's August 29, 2009. On this episode, we play a portion of our recent interview with historian Gerald Meyer about his recent article for the Columbia Journal of American Studies on radical painter Alice Neel. So stay with us.


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8-25-09, 9:25 am

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Political Affairs Podcast #107 - Labor Leads on Employee Free Choice, Health Reform and more

On this episode, we talk with People's World labor editor, John Wojcik, about the coverage of labor and working class issues in that publication. When the corporate media is full of hype, you can get the facts at PeoplesWorld.org.


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8-16-09, 9:30 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #106 - People's World: Working-class Publication

On this episode, we play our recent interview with Teresa Albano, editor of the Peoples World, peoplesworld.org. Albano discussed the PW's editorial philosophy, it's role in reporting on labor and democratic struggles, and some of the big changes it is undergoing this fall.


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7-23-09, 6:41 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #105 – Is the minimum wage enough? Plus an interview on the Honduras coup

On this episode, President Obama fires back against Republican obstructionism of health reform. The minimum wage goes up July 24th to $7.25 per hour. And we play excerpts of a recent interview with Dan Kovalik a United Steelworkers union staffer who traveled to Honduras earlier this month to observe pro-democracy protests against the military coup.


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7-13-09, 8:59 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #104 – Swine flu, popular science, and Junkyard Empire

On this episode, the government is now saying that the swine flu may not be as bad as expected, plus, we interview scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson about his new radio show, Star Talk Radio, and we talk with up and coming hip hop band Junkyard Empire about politics and music.



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6-22-09, 8:52 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #103 – Fixing the Broken Health System

On this episode, we look closely at the healthcare reform debate and talk with various activists and leaders in the movement to fix the broken healthcare system and create a public option for Americans who can't afford or who have been left behind by the private insurance industry.



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6-16-09, 11:28 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #102 - Building Bridges with Cuba

On this episode, we talk with Elena Mora and John Bachtell, both members of the National Board of the Communist Party and who traveled this month to Cuba for meetings with the Communist Party there and with leaders of various Cuban social and cultural institutions.



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6-10-09, 9:40 pm

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Political Affairs Podcast #101 - McCarthyism in American History

On this episode we play our recent interview with authors Clarence Lang and Robbie Lieberman, editors of a new book titled Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement.



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5-29-09, 4:41 pm

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Political Affairs #100 – Can Capitalism Last?

Interview with author Daniel Rubin about his new book 'Can Capitalism Last?'. Discussion of the economic crisis, Marxism, socialism and other hot topics.



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5-15-09, 2:55 pm

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Political Affairs podcast #99 – Public healthcare option. Yes we can.

On this episode, will meaningful health care reform with a public option pass? We talk with Flavio Casoy, a medical student and an activist for universal health care reform, about the particulars of the debate and the need to build broad unity in order to win.



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5-03-09, 10:52 pm

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Political Affairs podcast #98 – Change is coming to America

On this episode, the House of Representatives passed a landmark hate crimes prevention bill this past week, and April 28th was Equal Pay Day. President Obama wants you to join a union, and Vice President Biden comments on the Employee Free Choice Act and universal health care reform.





3-16-09, 9:53 pm

Political Affairs Podcast #95 – Economic Benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act

On this episode, we feature some discussion of the economic benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill pending in Congress that would reduce barriers to unionization.





3-02-09, 3:33 pm

Political Affairs Podcast #94 – Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures

On this episode we will play an editorial comment by Political Affairs publisher Joe Sims on race and the economic crisis. It is based on a presentation he made in Chicago in February for an African American history month event sponsored by the People's Weekly World. Also check out Sims' article on this subject in the latest online issue at PoliticalAffairs.net.





2-15-09, 9:45 pm

Political Affairs Poodcast #93 – 'Buy America' and the economic stimulus package

On this episode we discuss the 'buy America' provisions of the president's economic recovery package with Communist Party Labor commission chair Scott Marshall.





10-05-08, 10:33 pm

Political Affairs Podcast #86 – Billy Bragg Keeps Faith

On this special episode we interview singer/songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg about his new album Mr. Love and Justice (Anti Records).