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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
James Baldwin's 100th Birthday (Saturday Free School 8/10/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 213:18


We discuss the three-day celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday. We also briefly discuss the upcoming Democratic Party Convention.

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
James Baldwin, the Democratic National Convention, and Crisis in Bangladesh (Saturday Free School 8/17/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 237:00


We continue our review and discussion of our three-day celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday and where we go from here. We also report on our upcoming livestream event on the Democratic Party National Convention. Lastly, we report on what is going on in Bangladesh and its impact upon South Asia.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Assessing the DNC and Our Future (Saturday Free School 8/24/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 222:26


We reviewed and discussed our livestream event on the Democratic Party National Convention called "Breaking Free from the House of Bondage: James Baldwin Speaks to the 2024 Election". Lastly, we further discussed how the Saturday Free School will go forward and our future.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Assassinations, Coups, and the U.S. State (Saturday Free School 7/27/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 210:54


We discuss the deepening political crisis: assassinations, coups, and the US State. Finally, we discuss preparations for the upcoming Baldwin birthday celebration.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Donald Trump, Tragedy or Farce? (Saturday Free School 7/20/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 216:51


We respond to the recent New York Times article " Donald Trump, Man of Destiny" and use Karl Marx's concept of tragedy and farce to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. as the man of destiny. We also discuss Oren Cass's interviews and the political crisis in the U.S.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
African Americans, Labor Unions, and the Democratic Party (Saturday Free School 7/13/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 215:37


We discuss African Americans and the labor movement in the midst of the existential crisis of the Democratic Party. Alice reports back on her trip to China. Finally, we provide an update on August events celebrating James Baldwin's birthday.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Upcoming Symposium on The Crisis of Knowledge and the American University (Saturday Free School 5/18/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 208:32


Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We give updates on our June 1st and 2nd Year of James Baldwin symposium on science. Then we discuss poetry and art. Finally, we discuss recent polls on the 2024 presidential election.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
New China (Saturday Free School 6/8/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 157:21


Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. Kathie Jiang will report on her observations of New China based on her recent trip. We provide an update on our upcoming Symposium on the crisis of knowledge and the American university.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Black Social System (Saturday Free School 6/8/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 215:18


Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We talk about the Black family gender and the Black social system, as well as the failures of contemporary gender and social theory to understand it. We also report on our recent symposium, "The Crisis of Knowledge and the American University: James Baldwin and the Struggle for Our Human Future."

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The White Supremacist Social System (Saturday Free School 6/22/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 239:54


Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We discuss the white supremacist social system, war, and the case of China.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Trump-Biden Debate and the Crisis of the Democratic Party (Saturday Free School 6/29/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 223:18


Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We assess our recent Year of Baldwin symposium on the crisis of knowledge and discuss how it sets up the ideological direction and revolutionary political imperative of the Year of Baldwin moving forward. We also have a brief discussion of the presidential debate between Trump and Biden and its implications.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where Do We Go From Here (Saturday Free School 5/11/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 218:06


We discuss "April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where do we go from here and what is the next stage of struggle." Also, we report on our June 1st and June 2nd symposium on the crisis of science and the struggle of a revolutionary epistemology. Finally, we discuss the Penn Gaza solidarity encampment.

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Oppenheimer and Martin Luther King, Judith Butler and James Baldwin (Saturday Free School 3/16/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 205:33


We share updates planning for our April 4th Year of Baldwin event and report back on the “Philly Reads Baldwin” reading groups. We also discuss Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and Martin Luther King, the father of the new American people. Lastly, we discuss Judith Butler, fourth wave feminism, and James Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" (Saturday Free School 3/30/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 205:27


We update on our Year of Baldwin event on April 4 and 6 commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech. We also share about the second issue of Avant Garde.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
April 4 and 6 Event on King's Beyond Vietnam (Saturday Free School 3/23/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 207:49


We discuss preparations for our upcoming April 4th and 6th event commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, as part of the Year of James Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Oppenheimer and Martin Luther King, Judith Butler and James Baldwin (Saturday Free School 3/16/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 205:36


We share updates on planning for our April 4th Year of Baldwin event and report back on the “Philly Reads Baldwin” reading groups. We also discuss Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and Martin Luther King, the father of the new American people. Lastly, we discuss Judith Butler, fourth wave feminism, and James Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Year of Baldwin Reading Groups Begin (Saturday Free School 3/9/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 210:28


We discuss our next event of the Year of James Baldwin on April 4. We also discuss how the reading groups are going

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Crisis of the Two Party System (Saturday Free School 2/3/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 233:15


We discuss the crisis of the U.S. two party system, and whether there is a way to reform the system. Also, we examine the prospects for new radical revolutionary parties. Lastly, we report on where we are in the inaugural event for the Year of James Baldwin as well as the status of Issue II of Avant Garde Journal.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Year of James Baldwin and People of Philadelphia Read Baldwin (Saturday Free School 2/10/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 219:18


We talk about our final preparations for the inauguration of Year of James Baldwin. We also explore our thinking about the reading groups as part of the People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin.

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Assessing Year of Baldwin Inauguration and Abandon Biden Movement (Saturday Free School 2/24/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 214:12


We assess the inauguration of Year of James Baldwin and the first podcast episode, as well as discuss how we're preparing for the reading groups. We also discuss the press conference announcing the Abandon Biden movement in Philly and the 2024 election.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Revolutionary Time and Understanding Baldwin as an Indispensable Revolutionary (Saturday Free School 3/2/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 233:29


We discuss the revolutionary historical chronology and James Baldwin's place in it. We also prepare for framing the reading groups of the Year of James Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Assessing the March on Washington for Gaza (Saturday Free School 1/13/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 223:54


We assess the March on Washington for Gaza that happened last Saturday. We also report on where we are for the inauguration of the Year of James Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
2024 Election and the Political Crisis of the Nation (Saturday Free School 1/27/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 220:25


We discuss what's happening in the 2024 election in light of Trump's Iowa and New Hampshire victories, and what is happening among young voters, Black people, Hispanics, and the working class. Will Biden be the Democratic candidate in 2024? We also discuss what is the fate of the delusional left, including CPUSA, PSL, DSA, and the liberal left like Bernie Sanders and others. Lastly, we discuss Cornel West's candidacy.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Ideological History of the Modern World and Crisis of American Empire (Saturday Free School 1/6/24)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 226:23


This Saturday, we discuss the ideological history of the modern world and the crisis of American empire.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Christianity in America and Its Undoing (Saturday Free School 12/23/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 194:00


We discuss two articles, one from the New York Times on the United Methodist Church and the other in the Financial Times on the Unitarian Universalist Church. We discuss the social, civilizational, and political meanings of this. We look at Christianity and its undoing in light of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin. The articles are here: "The United Methodist Church Comes Apart" - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us... "The culture wars dividing America's most liberal church" - Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/ec58bccb-6...

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Patti LaBelle, Rhythm & Blues, and the Political Realignment in U.S. (Saturday Free School 12/16/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 194:00


We discuss Patti LaBelle, and we also discuss the political realignment in the U.S.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
2024: A year of war, economic uncertainty, presidential election, and 100th anniv. of James Baldwin (Saturday Free School 12/30/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 198:25


We discuss 2024: A year of war, economic uncertainty, the most consequential presidential election in U.S. history, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of James Arthur Baldwin. The Saturday Free School wishes you a Happy New Year.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
King's "A New Sense of Direction" and Year of James Baldwin (12/2/23 Saturday Free School)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 202:09


We discuss Martin Luther King's speech called “A New Sense of Direction:" https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/media.... Finally, we receive an update on planning for the Year of Baldwin.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Year of James Baldwin and Deepening U.S. Political Crisis (12/9/23 Saturday Free School)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 213:02


We discuss the Saturday Free School on the cusp of the Year of James Baldwin and in the throes of the deepening political crisis in the U.S. We also discuss Robert Kagan's recent article in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Report on Winston Symposium, Gaza, and the 2024 Election (Saturday Free School 11/18/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 222:15


We report back an assessment of our symposium on Henry Winston. We report on continuing genocide against Gaza and protests. Lastly, we report on the 2024 election, the Democratic Party, and the Philadelphia election.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
New and Emerging Peace Movement (Saturday Free School 11/25/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 207:23


This week we discuss what a new and emerging peace movement means for the possibilities of new democracy emerging, including the United States.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Henry Winston, Korea and Palestine, and the Struggle for Peace (Saturday Free School 10/28/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 192:18


We read aloud Dr. Monteiro's essay on Henry Winston. We also read aloud and discuss Jeremiah's presentation on Korea and Palestine. Finally, we update on preparations for the Henry Winston symposium, which will be on November 11th & 12th at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Next Week's Henry Winston Symposium (Saturday Free School 11/4/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 137:12


We report back on the progress being made for the journal being released during next week's symposium, Avant-Garde. We also discuss the Henry Winston Symposium, which will take place on November 11th doors opening at 9AM and November 12th doors opening at 12PM.

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Israel's War on Gaza (Saturday Free School 10/7/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 210:14


We discuss the Israeli war on Palestinians and Gaza. We also discuss Putin's recent speech on civilization.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Israel's War Against Palestinians, Possibilities of World War, and the Fight for Peace (Saturday Free School 10/21/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 228:39


We discuss Israel genocide against Palestinians in its ongoing war and whether the world is moving to world war. We also discuss the presidential race and the Biden administration. Finally, we update on preparations for the Henry Winston symposium.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Henry Winston Symposium, Avant-Garde Journal, and 2024 Election (Saturday Free School 9/30/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 198:20


We report on the organizing for our Henry Winston symposium in November, as well as the journal Avant-Garde. We also assess where we are in terms of the 2024 election.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Democrat-Republican Collapse and Reading James Baldwin (Saturday Free School 10/7/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 227:03


This Saturday, we discuss whether the two parties of the state—the Democrats and Republicans—are on the verge of collapse. We also discuss James Baldwin's novels and how to approach reading them, as well as what we can learn for the Year of Baldwin from the Lotus group's reading of Baldwin at Penn.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Crisis of Neocolonialism, George Soros (Saturday Free School 9/16/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 202:44


We continue our discussion of Kwame Nkrumah's "Neocolonialism," the crisis of neocolonialism, and the recent G20 summit. We also continue our discussion of George Soros.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Free Jazz, November Henry Winston Symposium (Saturday Free School 9/23/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 261:23


We discuss free jazz and Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet's performance at the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki in 1962. We also provide an update on our preparations for the November Henry Winston symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of his book, "Strategy for a Black Agenda."

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Kwame Nkrumah's Neocolonialism and Political Realignment Toward New Democracy (Saturday Free School 9/9/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 225:16


We discuss Kwame Nkrumah's "Neocolonialism", the crisis of neocolonialism, and the crisis of the US empire.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Theory of the State and Du Bois in a Time of Crisis (Saturday Free School 9/2/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 217:45


This Saturday, we discuss The State in theory and practice, and in a time of deep political crisis. We also discuss what Du Bois means in this time of crisis.

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
2024 Presidential Election and Coretta Scott King (Saturday Free School 8/25/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 211:26


We discuss that the political path of all progressives in 2024 is to defeat Biden. We also complete our discussion of Coretta Scott King.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Pan-Africanism, the Black Liberation Struggle, and Niger (Saturday Free School 8/12/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 231:49


This Saturday, we'll discuss Pan-Africanism, the Black Liberation Struggle, and the destabilizing policies of the U.S. government and deep state. We will look at the U.S. government's efforts through the lens of a National Security Council Memorandum in 1978. We will discuss how this relates to events in Niger and the struggle against neocolonialism. Lastly, we will report on our science reading group. 1978 Memorandum: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210217/111198/HHRG-117-JU10-20210217-SD013.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3KXBk8SCS0nfQb37QhINwV_7uFnWzJpemJyBdiKMQ91UbNz6KVoFr80_c

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Indictment of Trump and Martin Wolf (Saturday Free School 8/5/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 219:17


This week, we discuss the federal indictment of President Trump and recent polls of the 2024 Presidential election. We also discuss Archishman Raju's review of Martin Wolf's book "The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism".

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Summer of Strikes and Oppenheimer (Saturday Free School 7/29/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 219:53


This past Saturday, we discussed the "Summer of Strikes," as well as the recent film "Oppenheimer."

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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
America's Domestic Political Struggle (Saturday Free School 7/15/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 216:51


We return to the thesis of Richard Haass, the retiring head of the Council of Foreign Relations, that the greatest challenge to America's foreign and military policy is the domestic political struggle. In this light we examine the 50 or so Republican members of Congress calling for an end to military funding for Ukraine and withdrawal from NATO. We look at the editor of Jacobin Bhaskar Sunkara's argument against Cornel West running as the Green Party's candidate. Lastly, we discuss the possibility of building a peace industrial economy, and Trotskyism's position on war and peace.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
The Possibility of a Transition to New Domestic and International Democracy (Saturday Free School 7/8/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 216:00


We discuss whether the current domestic and global crises can lead to a transition to a new domestic and international democracy.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision and the Decline of the Left (Saturday Free School 7/1/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 224:08


We discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and what it means. Then we return to a discussion of the 2024 election and the imminent decline of and growing irrelevancy of the Left in both its broad and narrow definitions.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Our Upcoming Event Celebrating Paul Robeson and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad (Saturday Free School 6/3/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 241:42


We give an update on our June 17th event celebrating Paul Robeson and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, "Unconquered Love: The Magnificent Lives of Paul Robeson and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad." We discuss our event's relationship to our recent event in Chicago for Paul Robeson's 125th birthday, including Mosque Maryam's mention of the Saturday Free School. Then we continue our reading of Hegel's Science of Logic.

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation
Cornel West's Presidential Run (Saturday Free School 6/10/23)

Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 205:31


We discuss our final preparations for our event "Unconquered Love: The Magnificent Lives of Paul Robeson and The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad." Then we discuss Cornel West's presidential run. "Unconquered Love: The Magnificent Lives of Paul Robeson and The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad" began on Friday, June 16th with a screening of the documentary Paul Robeson: Man For the Future at the Church of the Overcomer (1010 Sunset St, Trainer, PA 19061). On Saturday, June 17th, the event continued with an intercivilizational festival featuring singing, dance, and musical performances, jazz, and special speakers such as Student Minister Abdul Haqq who spoke on the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and their relevance for the urgency of now. Program: https://www.robesonelijahmuhammad.org/