Chuck D was once seen as a rapper with the politics to back up his lyrics. But in recent years he has thrown his hat in the ring with the Department of State, acting as a willing agent of the U.S.…

Listening to his speech at the Democratic National Convention, contradictions emerged.

This week, we hear from the co-authors of a new book about the growth of militarized policing facilities. Also, we revisit commentary from 2018, which explains that Washington’s support for apartheid…

Dahoud Andre, with KOMOKODA, joins us for a conversation about Bwa Kayiman, the ceremony that launched the Haitian revolution, and its lasting legacy.

Joy James and Kalonji Changa join us to talk about their new book, Cop Cities: Dismantling State and Corporate-Funded Armies and Prisons, which examines militarized policing illustrated by the…