Mumia Abu Jamal

Mumia Abu Jamal

Aired September 4th, 2012 Click here to download. Mumia Abu-Jamal  discusses black political thought, the great thinkers, movement builders, decolonization of the mind, his biggest political influences and political "menticide" of today's youth. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political prisoner currently serving a life...

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Van Jones of Rebuild the Dream

Van Jones of Rebuild the Dream

Van Jones, president and co-founder of Rebuild the Dream, discusses the U.S. economy, foreclosures, student loans, Obama, Occupy, and what it means to build the movement. Rebuild the Dream describes their organization as: A platform for bottom-up, people-powered organizing, teach-ins, online...

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Kim McGill of Youth Justice Coalition

Kim McGill of Youth Justice Coalition

Kim McGill, an organizer with the Youth Justice Coalition of Los Angeles, discusses recruiting and training young organizers around the issues of the juvenile injustice system, police and prison funding, the school to prison pipeline, what it means to build a...

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Crystal McMillan of L/CSC

Crystal McMillan of L/CSC

The Strategy Center organizer and policy analyst Crystal McMillan, tells us about the Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill that was just passed by the U.S. Congress and is waiting for Obama's signature. This is a huge bill worth $109...

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Professor Miguel Tinker Salas

Professor Miguel Tinker Salas

Professor Miguel Tinker Salas, discusses the presidential elections that took place in Mexico on Sunday, July 1st. Now that the elections are over,  A) what can we expect will be the real consequences for the Mexican people and, B) what will...

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Lisa Gay Hamilton

Lisa Gay Hamilton

Lisa Gay Hamilton, well known for her film, TV, and theater career, and for her sharp political mind. You might best know her in the role of attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC legal drama The Practice, and for her...

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