Episodes
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Dr. Calvin Schermerhorn, a historian (Arizona State University-Tempe) of slavery, capitalism and African American inequality and the author of several authoritative books, scholarly papers and articles on the subject, discusses the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in establishing and maintaining the legal badges of slavery and white supremacy in America.
Dr. Schermerhorn's presentation draws a stark contrast against the popularly held view of the U.S. Supreme Court chiefly as a dispassionate interpreter of the law. Instead, he says, the nation's highest court was born in the crucible of slavery and white supremacy and enshrined those values and attitudes in the supreme "laws" of the land.
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Monday Oct 01, 2018
The nation is riveted by the constantly unfolding story of Brett Kavanaugh, the Washington, D.C. circuit court judge President Donald Trump has nominated to fill s vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee has blunted Kavanaugh's hoped-for shoo-in with hearings and a pending investigation that have him at the center of sexual misconduct charges. It's a macabre reality show, with Trump in his familiar role of executive producer. But as is normal for the genre, the public won't get to see the outtakes--which is what we'll be talking about today on Leid Stories. the What's emerging The stories media's intense coverage of the It is the headline-grabbing story of the Monday night’s overhyped, corporate-media-hosted “Big Debate” between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is yet another reason the duopoly’s stranglehold on electoral politics must end.