Weekends: How Socialists Can Win w/ Cornel West

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The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 3 — Japanese Occupation, Indonesian Revolution

The third episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This installment picks up with the 1942 Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and takes us through ...  Show more

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Hungary’s long-serving authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orbán was defeated in an April 12 election. We get two views of what that means, from historian Kyle Shybunko and independent scholar Anita Zsurzsán. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics ...  Show more

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