Podcasts about moores professorship

(Airdate 3/13/25) Professor Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of over 100 books and scholarly articles.https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/african-americans-a-new-history-of-the-usa/https://www.dominiquediprima.com/

(Airdate 1/20/25) Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/armed-struggle/

(Airdate 11/14/24) Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is the author of over 100 books and scholarly articles. He received a PhD in History from Columbia University, a J.D. from UC Berkeley and a B.A. from Princeton. https://books.google.com/books/about/... https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/arme... https://www.dominiquediprima.com/ https://kbla1580.com/

We are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne for a discussion on the meaning of the American Revolution and his extensive scholarship on re-assessing 1776 as a "counterrevoluton." At the heart of this discussion is the political and practical question for socialist politics in our time, namely: what is salvageable from 1776, and what is not? How do we read history from a materialist point of view? Dr. Horne's scholarship traces the social forces that brought about the rebellion of 1776 back farther than most historians of the American Revolution have done, by showing how the international forces went to shape the early settlers in relationship to the threat of slave rebellions and resistance. Horne's work also sheds light on a far more extensive network of resistance and rebellion amongst enslaved Africans that has largely gone ignored by historians and he reveals how central the slavery question was to the wider movements of 1776. Chapters Opening and Intro to Dr. Horne Is the American revolution a purely bourgeois revolution? Can we salvage the optimism of 1776? Is there a revolutionary tradition in America? Understanding slave rebellions and resistance pre-1776 How can history help the "class vs. race" debate that often divides the left? How is "counterrevolution" related to Trump? Is Trump Bonapartist or Fascist? How can socialists contest the two capitalist parties in America? Closing and future of Dr. Horne's scholarship and work Please join our Patreon to support us and get early access to all of our interviews, seminars and videos (https://www.patreon.com/c/torsiongroups).  Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His current research includes two forthcoming books: The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery, Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism and Revolting Capital: Racism and Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1918-1968. His other projects include a study of U.S. imperialism in Northeast Africa, principally Egypt and Ethiopia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a similar study concerning U.S. imperialism in Southeast Asia during the same period. He won the American Book Award for The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century in 2021.

Dr. Gerald Horne introduces his new book, "Armed Struggle, Panthers & Communists; Black Nationalists & Liberals in Southern California through the Sixties and Seventies." He breaks down what really happened with the US organization, Angela Davis's historic case, the Duke of East LA, and the children of CoIntelPro. Later, in an international news co-analysis with Dominique he says the Dominican Republic is the most potent land for Anti-Blackness outside of the United States, gives his analysis on Mexico's new president + thoughts on South Africa's election. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies.

Dr. Gerald Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. On this podcast we cover the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - what happened and how did it impact Black America in particular and the U.S. broadly? https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Say-Gerald-Horne-Reader/dp/1682193632/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AB9ZFOBO6QKS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rr4BV8ptVMxe54KS3P1EvasM3UuoeQifStmPrHCJBP5_u7JJQiy-XhDtcdZzDppfctQtvj0JUAegl3sEA3I5HGJxvtF2BV5sGZQ7C2TNjC2kKGfGLV1Wmxs1Ph-oOrUcAoEt92CvGJ_IzybdpG2nY97jRci8STqW8LYuzZKfLE8Usbpjsm-db8yD1_qjOOZ42bQdO04mFq726mNehK-jxRZILHFSdvh55qRukM7lHyQ.b6vLLAn5ttcOpVzRy840GSUxnbUyZAf1SFooeuT40eI&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Gerald+Horne+Reader&qid=1712291514&sprefix=the+gerald+horne+reader%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1

Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at University of Houston. He is the author of over thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles. On this podcast he goes in on topics in need of illumination such as the situation in Haiti, the role of the Special Counsel, the national attack on progressive prosecutors and much more. https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Say-Gerald-Horne-Reader/dp/1682193632

Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C71DIrOmkBM

Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. On this podcast Dr. Horne puts the middle east conflict in histoircal context and brings us to now with updates on the latest developments. https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/horne_g/

Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. Today he shares his brain power to illuminate the impact of Cop City in Georgia, the implications of Russia's drafting of Cuban soldiers, what the dissarray of the Wagner group means for Africa, the police killing of Ta'Kiya Young and how it's another escalation of anti Blackness and why the LA City Council is on the cover of the New York Times. https://books.google.com/books/about/Acknowledging_Radical_Histories.html?id=PGrvzwEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description

A delegation favorite, Dr. Gerald Horne puts on his attorney hat and gives insights on the unfair federal prosecution of MRT, the ripple effect of the political situation in Niger, and his take on the possibility of a return to the White house for you-know-who. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews and holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjVGnzfhzLA

(Airdate 7/18/23) Dr. Gerald Horne is back to drop knowledge on how the state of politics throughout Africa, and Europe will shape our upcoming presidential election and Trump's chances of reelection. His latest book, “Revolting Capitol; Radicalism in Washington D.C., 1900-2000” is available now. University of Houston professor Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/horne_g/

We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers). Sebastian Wüpper also returns with a 'Past Inside the Present.' Find Gerald's book here (and as a raffle prize at our listener appreciation party): https://www.intpubnyc.com/.../revolting-capital-racism.../ Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

(Airdate 6/13/23) Dr. Horne breaks down the case against former President Trump, the historic precedent of arresting a former President, and how Trump and his supporters will respond. His latest book, “Revolting Capitol; Radicalism in Washington D.C., 1900-2000” is available now. University of Houston professor Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/horne_g/

To hear the rest of the conversation with John Kiriakou, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-kiriakou-82209537 CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou and historian Gerald Horne discuss the justice department's indictment of 4 activists charged with "weaponizing free speech" and the history of the crack down on Black radicals, free speech and alleged foreign assets. Dr. Horne also discusses Harry Belafonte and the situation in Sudan. John Kiriakou discusses the leaked pentagon documents and the war in Ukraine. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. He is the author of over forty books. John Kiriakou is the only person to go to jail over the CIA torture program, which he blew the whistle on. He is a former CIA analyst and case officer, a PEN USA Award Winner and best-selling author. He's the host of Political Misfits and writes at http://johnkiriakou.substack.com ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/rkEk75Emhy

(3/23/23) Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.

(Airdate 2/20/23) Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

(Airdate 11/9/22) Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. He received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

(Airdate 10/12/22) Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His current books are: The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery, Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism and Revolting Capital: Racism and Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1918-1968.

Historian Gerald Horne discusses the relationship between the British Crown and empire, how historians should look at the legacy of the Queen and the how countries are severing ties with The British monarchy. Then British-born Iraqi journalist Ahmed Twaij and Mish Rahman, an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party discuss join us from across the pond to talk about the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth and whether the monarchy should be finished. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. He is the author of over forty books. Ahmed Twaij is a journalist and filmmaker, whose bylines include The Independent, The Guardian, Foreign Policy and more. His latest piece is "There are lots of reasons to end the British monarchy. King Charles III is the best." (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/queen-elizabeth-king-charles-iii-end-monarchy-rcna47104) Mish Rahman is an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party and also elected Vice Chair of Momentum, which is the largest left wing campaign group in the UK, set up to support Jeremy Corbyn during his time as leader. He's a socialist and trade unionist as well as being an anti racist campaigner. For the full discussion, bonus content, to support independent media & help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Link to full broadcast - https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-broadcast-71954212

(Airdate 8/9/22) Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His current research includes two forthcoming books: The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery, Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism and Revolting Capital: Racism and Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1918-1968.

Texans revolted against Mexico's rule in 1836—because Mexico was moving to abolish slavery. The fascist element in the state has links into modern day, and the history of Texas is crucial as this decade unfolds. Brian is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and is the author of many books. His newly published book, “The Counter Revolution of 1836: Texas slavery & Jim Crow and the roots of American Fascism,” is available through International Publishers. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.

Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. On this podcast he unpack the resurgence of fascism from Europe to Buffalo (USA) and beyond.

The Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.) Radio Program welcomes the return of Dr. Gerald Horne. Currently employed at the University of Houston holding the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies, Dr. Horne is a distinguished scholar, prolific author and historian. We've read his biography of Paul Robeson and discussed his fascinating study of professional boxing and White Supremacy (The Bittersweet Science). Speaking of The C.O.W.S. book club, we recently completed Philip K. Dick's #TheMan in the High Castle. One of the Asian characters is mocked called "Tojo." Gus was ignorant about Tojo, until Retired Firefighter informed me about former Japanese General Hideki Tojo, who was executed as a war criminal following World War II. Gus flipped to Dr. Horne's Race War and felt guilty for not having already read this extraordinary book. General Tojo is mentioned a few times. Dr. Horne details the counter-racist motivations that led Japan to battle Britain, the U.S... White people. Horne describes how central the theme of global White Supremacy is for the duration of the conflict. He gives fascinating data on the psychological wounds inflicted on Whites when Japan defeated the British - which resulted in some White men wearing dresses! And we'll discuss the failed efforts to produce a global non-white alliance. #RaceWar INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

Wednesday, March 30th 5:00PM Eastern/ 8:00PM Pacific The Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.) Radio Program welcomes the return of Dr. Gerald Horne. Currently employed at the University of Houston holding the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies, Dr. Horne is a distinguished scholar, prolific author and historian. We've read his biography of Paul Robeson and discussed his fascinating study of professional boxing and White Supremacy (The Bittersweet Science). Speaking of The C.O.W.S. book club, we recently completed Philip K. Dick's #TheMan in the High Castle. One of the Asian characters is mocked called "Tojo." Gus was ignorant about Tojo, until Retired Firefighter informed me about former Japanese General Hideki Tojo, who was executed as a war criminal following World War II. Gus flipped to Dr. Horne's Race War!: White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire and felt guilty for not having already read this extraordinary book. General Tojo is mentioned a few times. Dr. Horne details the counter-racist motivations that led Japan to battle Britain, the U.S... White people. Horne describes how central the theme of global White Supremacy is for the duration of the conflict. He gives fascinating data on the psychological wounds inflicted on Whites when Japan defeated the British - which resulted in some White men wearing dresses! And we'll discuss the failed efforts to produce a global non-white alliance. #StromThurmond INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943# Press *61 The C.O.W.S. Radio Program is specifically engineered for black & non-white listeners - Victims of White Supremacy. The purpose of this program is to provide Victims of White Supremacy with constructive information and suggestions on how to counter Racist Woman & Racist Man.  TUNE IN! Phone: 1-720-716-7300 - Access Code 564943# Hit star *6 & 1 to enter caller cue

“There's an underestimation of how dangerous the United States government is right now.” Prolific and esteemed historian Dr. Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies and has authored over 40 books, warns that the greatest threat to world peace is the US government. Whether taking down civil rights leaders, starting countless wars, killing foreign civilians, using imperialism to rule other countries, causing economic ruin for entire regions… need we go on? Just this week, we got to see the FBI cheer on Dr. Martin Luther King after aiding his assassination. Plus, measures were introduced in the Senate to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline…in another country. It's US imperialism that would cause economic disaster in Europe. It's not easy being the world's policeman, but someone's gotta do it. So join us as Dr. Gerald Horne unravels the danger of the United States government. But make sure not to speak up too much about it, or who knows what will happen. As the FBI wrote to Dr. King: “You are done.” It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. And come back Monday for the extended interview with Dr. Horne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Becker and Dr. Gerald Horne discuss the one-year anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol, encouraged and organized by Donald Trump. It was the first time since 1812 that the U.S. government was under attack on its home soil, yet the leaders of the attack have still not been prosecuted – just the soldiers. What's happened in the year since the assault? What does it tell us about what's coming? And how can we fight back? Brian is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne. He holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and is the author of many books, including “The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States,” and “The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America.” Watch the NEW video edition of “The Real Story” on BreakThrough News! Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.

Karl Marx wrote in Capital that capitalism came into the world “dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.” The Thanksgiving holiday is built around an insidious and false creation myth -- that the so-called “settling” of North America was a peaceful and amicable process. But in reality, the genocidal expansion of colonialism across the continent led to unspeakable suffering and death for Indigenous peoples. What is the real story of the birth of U.S. capitalism? Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and the author of many books, including “The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century”. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.

On today's episode we sit down with prolific historian Dr. Gerald Horne to discuss the intimate political relationship in the 20th century between the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of the USA and Black political struggle in the United States. We discuss a number of topics including African American Marxists such as Paul Robeson - who Dr. Horne has written a biography on - as well as the role the Soviet Union's political support of Civil Rights in the United States had in strengthening the movement for black civil rights. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

Dr. Gerald Horne joins LDI to discuss a broad range of issues including the three coups in Guinea, Mali, and Chad; CIA incursions in Africa, Alex Saab and US aggression toward Venezuela; Critical Race Theory and the Virginia Governor race among many more subject matters of importance. Bio: Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations, and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his B.A. from Princeton University. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. He is currently completing histories of Texas and Washington D.C. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Greg and Pat welcome Dr. Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.  Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.  He addresses pivotal points of racism across the gamut, ranging from labor, politics, and civil rights to international relations and war. Today we discuss "Black Liberation/Red Scare: Ben Davis and the Communist Party," which is a study centered on the life of the remarkable African American leader Ben Davis, Jr. (1904-64). The book analyzes Davis's activism and political progression as the civil rights movement took flight.   Link to Dr. Horne's vitae and books:  Link to Greg's blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com   #GeraldHorne #BenDavis #BlackLiberation #RedScare #SmithAct #GregGodels #PatCummings

On today's episode, we discuss the hidden history of the revolutionary class struggle that brought down the system of slavery in America, an accomplishment celebrated by the Juneteenth holiday. The military defeat of the confederacy -- accomplished thanks to the heroic intervention of hundreds of thousands of Black soldiers in the war -- ushered in a new era that sent shockwaves around the world. They also discuss the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of China and how the party led the transformation of the country into the rising power of today. Brian is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne. He holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and is the author of many books. His most recent book is “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” and he is the author of “The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America.” Dr. Horne is also the author of The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.

Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. Subscribe to our newsletter today A Correction Podcast Episodes RSS

On today's episode, Brian and Dr. Gerald Horne talk about the dramatic changes brought about by the evolution of the role played by China in the world economy and world politics. As the United States' power declines, the managers of U.S. empire are scrambling to come up with new approaches to maintain their dominant position around the globe. Dr. Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and the author of many books, including “The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.” He is also the author of “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing.”

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Jon and Matt were fortunate to be joined by Dr. Gerald Horne to discuss the foundational racism deeply embedded in the American experiment. Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is the author of many books including: The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Seventeenth Century North America and the Caribbean, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America, The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War Specifically discussed: -Dr. Horne's background and how he developed a propensity for challenging the mythologies of the American experiment. - The reason we should view the American war for independence as a counter revolution rather than a revolution - The inconvenient fact about marginalized groups often fighting on the side of US adversaries in American wars - The connection between the paranoia produced in the planter class by the Haitian revolution and the fear produced in US elites by anti colonial movements in of the 20th century - Complicating the legacies the the Anti Slavery movement (including Lincoln himself) - Refuting the merits of constitutional "originalism" - Challenging the notion that Donald J Trump as a unique figure in US history - The history of black celebrities being the target of right wing animosity from Paul Robeson to Colin Kaepernick - Hope for modern movements for racial justice and the threat of co-option by corporations and other historically oppressive institutions. Dr. Horne's' Work: Please Support Him! Dr. Horne's extensive (he has written over 30 books catalogue of writing can be found here New book coming out 12/20/2020- The Bittersweet Science: Racism Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing Our Work: Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content! Social Media: Twitter- @Mattylongruns.

On this edition of The Critical Hour, co-hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon talk to Niko House about the US spending money to attack sovereign countries while keeping the price tag of the next coronavirus relief legislation at $1 trillion."Republican lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) want to keep the price tag of the next round of coronavirus relief legislation at $1 trillion," The Hill reported Wednesday. It seems to me that they are trying to find a number that works instead of finding a real solution to the impact of the pandemic.We have been sold this myth that Republicans and Democrats are at the opposite ends of the political spectrum and that voting for one party over the other brings about significant changes in policy. Well, a Tuesday headline at Antiwar.com read: "House Democratic Leadership Teams Up With Republicans To Keep US Troops in Afghanistan." What do policy votes such as these tell us about the current state of politics in the US? "The United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston by Friday," the Washington Post reported Wednesday. "The Trump administration decided to order the closure of China's consulate in Houston, which was opened in 1979 and is situated in an area with a large Chinese community, 'to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information,' State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said Wednesday," the outlet added. What are the implications of this ham-fisted action?A July 17 headline in The Grayzone read: "With US support, Taiwan planted deception about warning World Health Org of COVID. " According to writer Ajit Singh, "Taiwan's claim that it provided early warning to the WHO about COVID and 'human-to human-transmission' has been exploited by the Trump administration to attack the multi-lateral body and turn up the heat on China. There's just one problem: it's totally false."Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warned then-US President Obama in 2011 not to interfere in the North African country's affairs, as doing so would open a can of worms the US wouldn't be able to control. Whom did Obama listen to? Gaddafi? No, that would have been too close to correct. He listened to Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice. We lay this mess right at their feet.In an effort to present himself as a law and order leader, US President Donald Trump has invoked the powers of the Department of Homeland Security within the country, attempting to quell the unrest on American streets. The fact that these actions are unconstitutional is irrelevant. After all, who needs a constitution in a constitutional republic anyway?So, we've heard about co-morbidity factors in the African-American community that are exacerbating the effects of COVID-19. On that topic, a Monday New York Times headline read: "Black Children Are More Likely to Die After Surgery Than White Peers, Study Shows." The outlet noted, "A large study, published in the journal Pediatrics, suggests that disparities exist in surgery outcomes, even among healthy children." What are we to make of this?And for our last segment, Alexander Mercouris joins the show to discuss Crimea, the 2014 Ukraine coup and how the region returned to Russia.Guests:Niko House - Political activist, broadcast journalist and founder and CEO of the MCSC NetworkSteve Lendman - Author and Geopolitical AnalystMichael Wong - Vice President of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for PeaceK.J. Noh - Peace activist, writer and teacherDr. Gerald Horne - American historian and holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of HoustonRay Baker - Political analyst and host of the podcast Public AgendaDr. Yolandra Hancock - Board-certified physician and obesity medicine specialistAlexander Mercouris - London-based writer on international affairs with special interests in Russia and law

On this episode of The Critical Hour, co-hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon discuss health reform with activist Dr. Margaret Flowers and how states are now looking at returning to lockdown because of COVID-19."Reproductive rights advocates celebrated on Monday after a federal judge blocked Tennessee's sweeping new restrictions on abortion within in an hour of Republican Gov. Bill Lee signing them into law," Common Dreams reported Monday. This is one political football that conservatives just can't stop playing with. What are we to make of this latest decision? Dr. Roxanne Gupta, holder of a PhD in humanities and a scholar, writer, activist and educator, weighs in. The government of Britain announced on Tuesday that it is reversing a January decision and will ban equipment made by Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country's high-speed, wireless 5G network. The dominant narrative is finally catching up with what we have been saying here for months if not at least a year, and that is that the real nexus of the deepening divide between Western powers and China is technology and the military applications of it. Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, joins us to discuss the implications. "The Trump administration on Tuesday morning carried out the first federal execution since 2003," the Washington Post reported Tuesday. "Federal officials executed Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, who was convicted in 1999 of killing a family of three, at a penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Lee was pronounced dead at 8:07 a.m. Tuesday, the Bureau of Prisons said." David Schultz, professor of political science at Hamline University and teacher of Constitutional law at the University of Minnesota, examines this story."Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced that US policy is to reject China's claims in the South China Sea," The Hill reported Monday. “Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them,” Pompeo said in a statement. Wow, I don't understand this. Based upon the Monroe Doctrine, the US can intervene in Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, but China is engaged in a campaign of bullying to control resources across most of the South China Sea? Professor Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, joins the show to discuss this. Alan MacLeod wrote a July 10 article in MintPress News entitled "Latin America's Neoliberal Leaders Making the Coronavirus Pandemic Far Worse." Is he right? According to MacLeod, "While other continents have largely dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, much of Latin America is in meltdown, as cases soar, bodies pile up, and anger mounts. Its new wave of neoliberal leaders, mistrustful of collective action in any situation and extolling the virtues of individualism in a collective public health crisis, are making the problem far worse." For insight into this, we turn to Stephen Lendman, author and geopolitical analyst.Recent data shows us that Americans are buying guns in record numbers. "Gun sales began rising to unusual highs in March, as coronavirus cases began surging in the U.S. and government-ordered lockdowns led to the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression," the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. "The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed 7.8 million background checks for gun purchases from March to June, according to National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms industry trade group." What are we to make of this? For insight, we turn to Dave Lindorff, investigative reporter. And for our last story, we interview Alex Krainer, author of "Grand Deception: The Browder Hoax." He gives us an introduction to his book about Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act. GUESTS: Dr. Margaret Flowers - Co-editor of Popular Resistance. Dr. Roxanne Gupta - Holder of a PhD in the humanities who is a scholar, writer, activist and educator working for environmental and social justice. Scott Ritter - Former UN weapons inspector in Iraq. David Schultz - Professor of political science at Hamline University and author of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter." Dr. Gerald Horne - Historian and holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Stephen Lendman - Author and geopolitical analyst. Dave Lindorff - American investigative reporter, columnist for CounterPunch and contributor to Businessweek, The Nation, Extra! And Salon. Alex Krainer - Author of "Grand Deception: The Browder Hoax."

Professor Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. He is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His current research includes an examination of U.S.-Southern African relations since the so-called “Anglo-Boer War” at the end of the 19th century and an analysis of the Political Economy of the music called “Jazz” from the late 19th century to the present. Latest Book "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century": https://nyupress.org/9781583678725/the-dawning-of-the-apocalypse/

"Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a somber press conference on Friday to announce that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had conducted a raid on a sitting member of the New South Wales parliament all because, so far, he'd said favorable things about China and had gone on junkets to the country," Joe Lauria wrote in Consortium News on June 26. He joins the program to discuss this incident. "The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that a state may require presidential electors to support the winner of its popular vote and may punish or replace those who don't, settling a disputed issue in advance of this fall's election," the Washington Post reported Monday. Joining us to discuss this issue is Dr. Gerald Horne. "The pandemic map of the United States burned bright red Monday, with the number of new coronavirus infections during the first six days of July nearing 300,000 as more states and cities moved to reimpose shutdown orders," the Washington Post reported Monday. What's going on here? For insight, we turn to Ray Baker.In his latest article for Consortium News, former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter argued that "the story of the alleged 'bounty scheme' grew up in the context of top US brass blaming Russia for America's defeat in Afghanistan," according to the subheadline. Ritter wrote that Afghan security officials said a January 2020 raid on "the offices of several businessmen in the Northern Afghan city of Konduz and the capital city of Kabul" had "nothing to do with 'Russians smuggling money.'” What, then, was the purpose of the raid?Guests:Joe Lauria - Editor-in-chief at Consortium News, political commentator and author of "How I Lost By Hillary Clinton."Dr. Gerald Horne - Historian and award-winning author of more than 30 books who currently holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Ray Baker - Political analyst and host of the podcast Public Agenda. Scott Ritter - Former UN weapons inspector.

According to a Tuesday article in The Hill about COVID-19 testing in the US, "The United States is conducting about 500,000 tests per day, a significant improvement from earlier in the outbreak. But the Harvard estimate states that given how large the current outbreak is, the country needs about 1 million tests per day to mitigate the spread of the virus, and about 4 million tests per day to go even further and suppress the virus." What are we to make of this as discussions about community spread, reclosing bars and other businesses and how to reopen schools dominate the news?"The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that could have left the state with a single abortion clinic, dashing the hopes of conservatives who were counting on President Trump's appointments to lead the court to sustain restrictions on abortion rights and, eventually, to overrule Roe v. Wade," the New York Times reported Monday. How big of a setback is this, and should conservatives really feel betrayed by Chief Justice John Roberts' decision?A very interesting article was published Tuesday in CounterPunch, entitled "Bill Clinton's Serbian War Atrocities Exposed in New Indictment." It states, "President Bill Clinton's favorite freedom fighter just got indicted for mass murder, torture, kidnapping, and other crimes against humanity. In 1999, the Clinton administration launched a 78-day bombing campaign that killed up to 1,500 civilians in Serbia and Kosovo in what the American media proudly portrayed as a crusade against ethnic bias. That war, like most of the pretenses of US foreign policy, was always a sham." What does this say about US foreign policy then and now and the media's involvement in the narrative? "The stimulus program that has both infuriated and sustained small-business owners since its launch in April was set to close Tuesday with more than $130 billion left unused, prompting lawmakers to consider how to repurpose the money for the still-ailing economy," the Washington Post reported Tuesday. What are we to make of this?GUESTS:Abel Nunez — Executive director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN).Helena Olea — Human rights adviser for Alianza Americas.Kim Keenan — Executive vice president of Odyssey Media, co-chair of the Internet Innovation Alliance and senior adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School. Hannah Dickinson — Associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women's Assembly.Dr. Gerald Horne — Holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is one of the most prolific writers of our time. His latest book is "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century." Dr. Jack Rasmus — Teaches economics and politics at St. Mary's College in California and is the author of the book "The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy from Reagan to Trump."

Well, it's Monday, so what does that mean? The police have killed another unarmed African-American man or woman. I don't say that to sound trite, disinterested or dismissive — just the opposite. This is insane, just insane. Rayshard Brooks had fallen asleep in his vehicle at a Wendy's drive-through Friday night in Atlanta, Georgia. He was shot and killed by Atlanta Police Department Officer Garrett Rolfe — who has since been fired — after struggling with two officers, grabbing a Taser from one of them and then fleeing on foot, otherwise unarmed. There's an ongoing debate about what to do with the additional $600 per week unemployment benefit that people have been receiving from the US federal government. According to a Monday report in Common Dreams, “Economists have warned that in addition to 'causing avoidable human misery,' ending the enhanced unemployment insurance 'would severely hamper spending — and, by extension, the overall economic recovery.' With the US jobless rate still at levels not seen since the Great Depression and coronavirus-induced mass layoffs continuing across the nation, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow complained Sunday that the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance authorized by the CARES Act is too generous and said the benefits should expire at the end of July.""The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear eight cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits, including seven involving police accused of excessive force or other misconduct," Reuters reported Monday. What does this mean going forward?"The top UN human rights body agreed on Monday to hold an urgent debate on allegations of 'systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests' in the United States and elsewhere on Wednesday," Reuters reported Monday, citing a statement from the UN Human Rights Council. "The United States is not a member of the 47-member state forum in Geneva, having quit it two years ago alleging bias against its ally Israel," Reuters noted.According to Ahmed Abdulkareem's June 11 piece in MintPress News, "As focus begins to turn to developments in Libya and the foreign interference that plagues the Arab country, it seems that Turkey already has its eye elsewhere, preparing for military involvement in Yemen in a move that has sparked concern among Yemenis already struggling against an intervention led by Saudi Arabia, famine and most recently, COVID-19." What's going on here?GUESTS:Dr. Clarence Lusane — Political scientist, author and former chairman of the Political Science Department at Howard University. He's an internationally recognized expert on comparative and international politics.Dr. Lenneal Henderson — Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Virginia State University.Dr. Dania Francis — Assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.David Schultz — Professor of political science at Hamline University, where he teaches American politics, and professor of law specializing in election law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He is the author of “Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter”.Ajamu Baraka — Co-founder of the Black Alliance for Peace and former US vice presidential nominee for the Green Party.Dr. Gerald Horne — Holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is one of the most prolific writers of our time. His latest book is "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century."

On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Tom Porter, former dean of the School of African American Studies at Ohio University; and Dr. Gerald Horne, holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. The US is facing three major crises. The first is the COVID-19 virus. The second is the economy. The downturn or recession was already on its way, and now COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem. "Workers filed 2.1 million new unemployment claims last week, the Department of Labor reported ... The latest figure indicates that the pandemic has pushed 40.8 million Americans out of work in just 10 weeks," Politico reported on May 28. The third issue, which will be the focus of Monday's program, is the civil unrest surrounding the killing, some say lynching, of Mr. George Floyd last week by then-Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin.People keep asking, "How is this happening in America?" To which I say, it always has, just go to William Patterson's book “We Charge Genocide.” What's giving the perception of a rise or increase in this behavior is cellphone video. Let's analyze how this is being portrayed in US media with what seems to be fairly peaceful protests during the day, and then the evening sets in, and the antifa folks and other agents descend on cities and wreak havoc.Internationally, look at the impact: "People in cities around the world have marched in solidarity with demonstrators in the US, as politicians and public figures unite to condemn the killing of George Floyd," the Guardian reported Monday. This is the internationalization of racism and white supremacy in the US. Again, read William Patterson, Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr. and others. "There were protests outside the US embassy in Copenhagen on Sunday, while hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Berlin for the second day in a row ... At least four solidarity gatherings were held in New Zealand on Monday, with massive crowds kneeling at a demonstration in Auckland," the Guardian noted. "In Australia, however, a demonstration planned for Tuesday afternoon in Sydney was cancelled on Monday, after people threatened to 'create havoc and protest against the event,' an organizer said on social media." Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump chastised the governors of US states during a conference call on Monday morning, calling their protest responses weak and saying Minnesota had become "a laughingstock all over the world," according to audio obtained by the New York Times.GUESTS:Tom Porter - Former dean of the School of African American Studies at Ohio University, former executive of Graduate Studies at Antioch College, former director of the King Center in Atlanta and lifelong activist.Dr. Gerald Horne - Holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is one of the most prolific writers of our time, and his latest book is "Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music."Dr. Anthony Monteiro - W.E.B. DuBois scholar, founder of the Saturday Free School in Philadelphia, former professor in the African American Studies Department at Temple University and lifelong activist.Jon Jeter - Former Washington Post bureau chief and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist with more than 20 years of journalistic experience. He is also an award-winning foreign correspondent on two continents.Dr. Shayla C. Nunnally - Associate professor with a joint appointment in political science and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of "Trust in Black America: Race, Discrimination, and Politics."Mark P. Fancher - Staff attorney for the Racial Justice Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. Through his work, he addresses racially disproportionate rates of incarceration, racial discrimination against public school students of color, racial profiling, attacks on the democratic rights of communities of color and abusive police practices.

As officials keep talking about testing, meat industry workers are still getting sick. "There are now more than 11,000 coronavirus cases tied to Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS," the Washington Post reported Monday. Is this a signal of a deeper issue? "Tyson Foods, the largest meat processor in the United States, has transformed its facilities across the country since legions of its workers started getting sick from the novel coronavirus. It has set up on-site medical clinics, screened employees for fevers at the beginning of their shifts, required the use of face coverings, installed plastic dividers between stations and taken a host of other steps to slow the spread. Despite those efforts, the number of Tyson employees with the coronavirus has exploded from less than 1,600 a month ago to more than 7,000 today, according to a Washington Post analysis of news reports and public records," the Post noted."The first of five ships laden with Iranian petrol crossed in to Venezuelan waters on Sunday in defiance of US sanctions, after Tehran and Caracas warned Washington over any attempt to intercept them," the Financial Times reported Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, "A second tanker dispatched by Iran was welcomed Monday by Venezuelan naval frigates and helicopters as it entered national waters." These are the first two of five tankers carrying a combined 1.5 million barrels of gasoline to arrive in Venezuela. What does this mean going forward?A more than nine-minute video of a Monday arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, showed an African-American man named George Floyd pleading that he couldn't breathe while a police officer kept a knee on his neck — Floyd died shortly after. This is really disturbing. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey apologized to the black community in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday morning, writing, “Being Black in America should not be a death sentence. For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a Black man's neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you're supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense.” The Associated Press reported Tuesday, "In Minneapolis, kneeling on a suspect's neck is allowed under the department's use-of-force policy for officers who have received training in how to compress a neck without applying direct pressure to the airway. It is considered a 'non-deadly force option,' according to the department's policy handbook.""Afghan authorities plan to release 900 more Taliban prisoners on Tuesday, as a rare ceasefire announced by the armed group entered its third and last day," AFP reported Tuesday. Is this a positive sign, an indication of progress and a cause for hope?GUESTS:Dr. Yolandra Hancock — Board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist who combines her hands-on clinical experience and public health expertise with her passion for building vibrant families and communities by providing patient-empowering, best-in-class health and wellness care to children and adolescents who are fighting childhood obesity. Dr. Gerald Horne — Holder of the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is one of the most prolific writers of our time, and his latest book is "Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music." Dr. David Schultz — Professor of political science who teaches constitutional law at Hamline University and author of “Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter.”Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum — Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Studies at the Middle East Institute.

The list of cons over pros is mounting for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. What are they and what does this mean for the country moving forward? And is President Trump is trying to undermine NATO. If yes, why?On this episode of The Critical Hour with Dr. Wilmer Leon, the President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has expressed strong support for executive power, hostility to administrative agencies and support for gun rights and religious freedom. What does this mean for the country moving forward?In our last segment we go deep into Trump, Germany, Russia and NATO. Earlier today President Trump issued an ambitious call for vastly more defense spending at NATO, pushing for a doubling of their defense spending commitments hours after he delivered a blistering tirade against Germany and other allies. The demand during a closed-door meeting of NATO leaders would radically increase the amount of money channeled toward military purposes in the Western alliance — and even the United States is currently falling well short of Trump's new goal. Trump has also been demanding that countries not only meet their “commitment” of 2 percent of their GDP on defense spending, but that they increase it to 4 percent. That statement is misleading as well. It's not a 2% commitment, it is a guideline or a goal. We'll read between the lines and break it all down.GUESTS:Barbara Arnwine - The President and founder of Transformative Justice Coalition, is internationally renowned for contributions on critical justice issues including the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the 2006 reauthorization of provisions of the Voting Rights Act. She is the board vice-chair of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and serves on the board of directors of MomsRising and Independent Sector.Leslie Proll - Civil Rights Lawyer. Advisor to NAACP on Judicial Nominations. Former NAACP LDF Policy Director & Former Alabama Director of U.S. Department of Transportation.Gerald Horne - Holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Prolific writer, author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.

On this episode of "The Critical Hour with Dr. Wilmer Leon" Justice Kennedy is described as the moral center of the court and the “swing vote”. That's revisionist history at best. With Trump's next nominee, America is about to go down the ultra-right rabbit hole. And Yemen has the worst humanitarian crisis, so what's the U.S. interest? GUESTS:Dr. Gerald Horne - Holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Prolific writer, author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews.Whitney Webb - Staff writer for MintPress News and a contributor to Ben Swann's Truth in Media. Her work has appeared on Global Research, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire.

“There's an underestimation of how dangerous the United States government is right now.” Prolific and esteemed historian Dr. Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies and has authored over 40 books, warns that the greatest threat to world peace is the US government. Whether taking down civil rights leaders, starting countless wars, killing foreign civilians, using imperialism to rule other countries, causing economic ruin for entire regions… need we go on? Just this week, we got to see the FBI cheer on Dr. Martin Luther King after aiding his assassination. Plus, measures were introduced in the Senate to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline…in another country. It's US imperialism that would cause economic disaster in Europe. It's not easy being the world's policeman, but someone's gotta do it. So join us as Dr. Gerald Horne unravels the danger of the United States government. But make sure not to speak up too much about it, or who knows what will happen. As the FBI wrote to Dr. King: “You are done.” It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. And come back Monday for the extended interview with Dr. Horne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices