Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen


Latest Episodes

One Nation Indivisible: Oh Really?
June 20, 2023

Its not just blue vs red, North vs South. Theres us here in Yankeedom, Then theres New Netherlands, The Midlands, Tidewater, Greater Appalachia, The Deep South (of course), New France, The Far West

Trumpism: Opposite of Populism
June 15, 2023

What passes today for populism is anything but! Its astounding that the far right calls itself that when they are the total opposite. Labor historian and author Steve Babson on this show clarifies th

Seriously Radical Action To Defend the Earth
June 07, 2023

Its a tale of fiction but in his new book Altar to an Erupting Sun well known activist and author Chuck Collins tells the story of the main character Rae Kelliher who, facing her own death, makes a b

What Can Be Done About Injustice in Our Justice System?
June 02, 2023

In our 300 year old system of an adversarial combative system of justice, there is no mechanism to prove and protect the innocent. In his newly published book, The Plea of Innocence, author Tim Bakken

Madison’s Intent for the Second Amendment
May 12, 2023

In short, it was not about individual rights but about protecting the institution of slavery. It created militias as slave patrols. And despite conventional wisdom, militias were useless in the war fo

Sea Change: As Islands Sink, Will Communities Rise?
May 10, 2023

The thousands of islands in the global south have been treated as toys by the western civilizers. Though they are responsible for less than 1% of greenhouse gas emissions, today their voices are not

I Want a Better Catastrophe!
May 05, 2023

We finally get that cant have infinite growth on our finite planet. The dominant western approach of treating the earth as our playground isnt working anymore. Its late but there are still real opp

Pressure Starting for Cease Fire in Ukraine?
May 02, 2023

Is it heresy to support a cease fire; can we both support Ukraine and diplomacy? Our guest on this informative show wonders if the Biden Administration is trapped in its own stifling, peace-averse do

The Roots of Anti-Woke
May 01, 2023

Its a puzzling mystery why so many working class people in the midwest go for Trumpism. Some answers are in Imagining the Heartland; White Supremacy and the American Midwest by anthropologist author

“Courage Unexcelled in US History”
April 21, 2023

It was a crime to even be a member of the One Big Union. But even Helen Keller was a member of the IWW, the Industrial Workers of the World. On this show, Ahmed White talks about his new book