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00:57:47

2021 FAVORITE: Chris Tomlinson / Forget the Alamo

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2021/12/21

July conversation with writer Chris Tomlinson on his book "Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth," co-written with Bryan Burrough and Jason Stanford for Penguin Press. Suggested by Wally, Joel and Mark.

01:28:58

Why workers quit working / David Dayen

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2021/12/15

Writer David Dayen on his article "The Great Escape" for The American Prospect, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen picks egg over chicken. https://prospect.org/labor/great-escape-why-workers-quitting-pandemic-trauma/

01:12:08

On science and colonialism / Max Liboiron

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2021/12/14

Max Liboiron on their article "Decolonizing geoscience requires more than equity and inclusion" for Nature Geoscience. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00861-7

01:20:37

Social control in early 20th century Chicago /...

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2021/12/14

Writer Martin Billheimer on his book "Mother Chicago: Truant Dreams and Specters Over the Gilded Age" from Feral House. https://feralhouse.com/mother-chicago/

01:24:24

On school surveillance / Chelsea Barabas

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2021/12/09

Chelsea Barabas on her article "Hall Monitors" for Real Life, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen rings down the curtain on 2021. https://reallifemag.com/hall-monitors/

01:21:08

When conservation swallows Black farmland / Tony...

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2021/12/08

Journalist Tony Briscoe on his ProPublica article "Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them." https://www.propublica.org/article/conservationists-see-rare-nature-sanctuaries-black-farmers-see-a-legacy-bought-out-from-under-them

01:17:34

Toxic air and America's sacrifice zones / Ava Kofman

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2021/12/07

Journalist Ava Kofman on the ProPublica report "Poison in the Air," co-written with Lylla Younes, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller and photography by Kathleen Flynn. https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air

01:30:14

Coups and counterrevolutions in Sudan / Magdi el-Gizouli

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2021/12/02

Magdi el-Gizouli on his article "Counterrevolution in Sudan" for Spectre Journal, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen has a theory about drunk cave people. https://spectrejournal.com/counterrevolution-in-sudan/

01:21:02

Growing food and getting free / C.E.

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2021/12/01

Farmer c.e. on her article "Farming In the Shadow of the Shadow State" for The New Inquiry. https://thenewinquiry.com/farming-in-the-shadow-of-the-shadow-state/

01:26:32

The futilitarian condition / Neil Vallelly

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2021/11/30

Neil Vallelly on his book "Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness" from MIT Press. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/futilitarianism

01:35:18

The path of the East African crude oil pipeline /...

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2021/11/23

Journalists Alex Tumuhimbise and Emily Holden on the article "No power to stop it’: optimism turns to frustration over east Africa pipeline" for The Guardian, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen asks, "aside from the way things are, what do we really have to complain about?" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/07/no-power-to-stop-it-optimism-turns-to-frustration-over-east-africa-pipeline

01:16:10

Black and native lives in US history / Kyle T. Mays

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2021/11/23

Historian Kyle T. Mays on his book "An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States" from Beacon Press. http://www.beacon.org/An-Afro-Indigenous-History-of-the-United-States-P1731.aspx

01:20:32

Wisconsin's BLM under surveillance | Isiah Holmes

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2021/11/16

Journalist Isiah Holmes on his article "How Kenosha PD and the FBI received Wisconsin’s BLM protester list" for the Wisconsin Examiner. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/11/10/how-kenosha-pd-and-the-fbi-received-wisconsins-blm-protester-list/

01:12:04

Death and life in Texas jails / Michael Barajas

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2021/11/15

Writer Michael Barajas on the report "Locked Up and Left to Die," co-written with Sophie Novack for the Texas Observer. https://www.texasobserver.org/locked-up-and-left-to-die/

01:38:11

Activism, policing and the Chicago city budget /...

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2021/11/10

Organizer Jasson Perez on the article "Crumbs and Police Funding?: Assessing the New Chicago Budget," co-written with brian bean and Bettina J for Rampant, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen envisions your goals. https://rampantmag.com/2021/11/crumbs-and-police-funding-assessing-the-new-chicago-budget/

01:20:28

Consumption at the end of growth / Ajay Singh Chaudhary

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2021/11/09

Writer Ajay Singh Chaudhary on his article "The Extractive Circuit" for The Baffler. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-extractive-circuit-singh-chaudhary

01:18:28

Climate and conflict in Darfur / Jérôme Tubiana

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2021/11/08

Journalist Jérôme Tubiana on his article "Land of Thirst" for The Baffler. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/land-of-thirst-tubiana

01:37:46

Border walls and the climate crisis / Nick Buxton

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2021/11/03

The Transnational Institute's Nick Buxton on the report "Global Climate Wall" and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen judges a costume contest. https://www.tni.org/en/publication/global-climate-wall

01:18:46

Inside the Amazon warehouse / Alessandro Delfanti

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2021/11/01

Alessandro Delfanti on his book "The Warehouse: Workers and Robots at Amazon" from Pluto Press. https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745342177/the-warehouse/

01:29:32

Inflation politics / Rob Larson

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2021/10/27

Economist Rob Larson on his Current Affairs article "How Serious is the Inflation Situation?" and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen decodes a MAGA secret. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/10/how-serious-is-the-inflation-situation

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