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The American Way of Fascism
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Look at the crowds savaging the walls and halls of the U.S. Capitol.Who are they? Where did this mob come from? Well over a decade ago, an American journalist saw them and wrote about them.… Full Transcript
Big Trouble in Big China
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Big trouble in big China.” The novel coronavirus has brought the world’s second biggest economy to a virtual standstill. That’s because China is the workhouse of the west where cars, computers, iPhones, clothes, and a… Full Transcript
When Children Are The Enemy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
I’ve been watching for days now as media reports display the growing hatreds at the arrival of Central American children across the Mexican border. American voices crackle with bile as they begin to drum beat… Full Transcript
The World’s Warden
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Some of us think of the issue of mass incarceration as a state problem, a national problem, or even a legal problem. The immense growth of the prison industrial complex is all of these things… Full Transcript
The China Syndrome?
Mumia Abu-Jamal
A major congressional figure goes into a televised fit: “China made the dress uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes? Burn ’em!” The hissy fit was occasioned by the brief brouhaha raised when it was reported that… Full Transcript
Obama: Clinton with a Tan (Short Version)
Obama: Clinton with a Tan (Long Version)
Ticking Time Bombs
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For many, the very mention of bombs puts one in mind of attacks by terrorists. Although, in fact, the most well-known such attack, 9/11, wasn’t a bombing at all, but a plane hijacking used to… Full Transcript
NAFTA Democrats (Version A)
4. War On The Poor
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In every phase and facet of national life, there’s a war being waged on America’s poor. In social policy, poor mothers are targeted for criminal sanctions for acts, if committed by mothers of higher economic… Full Transcript
War on The Poor
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In every phase and facet of national life, there’s a war being waged on America’s poor. In social policy, poor mothers are targeted for criminal sanctions for acts, if committed by mothers of higher economic… Full Transcript
Marc Lamont Hill: Peace everybody you are now listening to The Classroom and The Cell Podcast. This is Marc Lamont Hill. Mumia Abu-Jamal: And this is Mumia Abu-Jamal. Marc Lamont Hill: Mumia, there has been… Full Transcript