Speaking Out of Place
Public activism on human rights, environmental and indigenous justice, and educational liberation, with an emphasis on politics, culture, and art. Website:
https://speakingoutofplace.com/
Speaking Out of Place
Latest Episodes
Ida Susser on Creating a New Historical Bloc: Reimagining the Commons and the Yellow Vests in France
In 2018, hundreds of thousands of people in France showed up day after day, month after month, to protest the French government’s attacks on labor, on social benefits, and on the environment, among other things, including police violence. ...
Harm and Punishment: Incarcerated Writers on Violence and the US Prison
Today I am honored to speak with Elizabeth Hinton and Elsa Julien Lora about their new book, Harm and Punishment: Incarcerated Writers on Violence and the US Prison<...
Continuing the Fight for a More Just World: Collective Legal Defense and #StopCopCity
Today I am honored to welcome activists and organizers from #StopCopCity, a series of actions in Atlanta that drew international attention, and state and federal prosecutions of people involved in protecting the environment and fighting the con...
The Journalistic Malpractice that Fueled a Genocide: Robin Andersen on “Complicit Lens”
In today’s discussion with veteran media historian and critic Robin Andersen, we discuss in depth the ways that the New York Times, CNN, and other legacy media outlets became little more than Israeli propaganda organs, uncritically feeding IDF ...
Is Socialism Taking Over America? This, and Much More, with Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood
It’s always a pleasure to talk with Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood, two seasoned political observers, and activists, based in New York City. Today we discuss the results of the recent primaries in NYC, which saw a wave of impressive v...