- Playing
- Left and Right Converge in Dixie
- From
- Burton Cohen
At the second annual secessionists convention, while disagreeing on social issues, those on the left found much in common with those on the traditional right: anger that the corporate empire has replaced the republic. There is agreement that those regions which want one thing do their thing, let Dixie be its own non-racits identity. the solution is dissolution. In our lifetime?? Host Burt Cohen talks with the League of the South's Donnie Kennedy in Louisiana.
More from Burton Cohen
Robeson, Guthrie, and Seeger: Legacies of the Cultural Front
(59:56)
From: Burton Cohen
How three folk artists created the identity of the 21st century American left.
Facing Truths about Kent State and Vietnam
(59:43)
From: Burton Cohen
Part one, pushing for the UN to press the US to follow up new evidence of an order to fire at Kent State. Part two, a discussion with Nick Turse, author of the new book Kill ...
What Was the Klan? Where is it Now?
(01:00:25)
From: Burton Cohen
They were average white southerners. A look at the cultural and political contexts which gave rise to the KKK.
International Women's Day: They Get it in Brazil
(59:51)
From: Burton Cohen
An amazing story of how women gained power in Brazil.
Guatemala's Former Dictator On Trial For Genocide. In Guatemala.
(01:00:20)
From: Burton Cohen
No one would have thought it possible, but General Rios Montt is on trial in his own country, Guatemala, for crimes against humanity and genocide
Another War: This Time It's Mali
(01:00:31)
From: Burton Cohen
What kind of a Pandora's Box has France opened in northern Africa? China appears to be the only beneficiary of this new war.
The Surprising History of the Second Amendment and the NRA
(59:31)
From: Burton Cohen
Up until an internal coup in 1977, the NRA supported gun control and recognized that the second amendment has never been for unrestricted access to all guns, that is until ...
The Cliff Is Bogus: Focus Should Be On Employment
(01:00:35)
From: Burton Cohen
The "Fiscal Cliff" is an invented crisis; so says U Mass Economics Professor Robert Pollin, author of the new book Back to Full Employment. That's the actual way out of this ...
Should Obama Channel FDR on the Fiscal Cliff?
(59:14)
From: Burton Cohen
Roosevelt scholar David Woolner makes the case for application of Keynesian economics to solve the "fiscal cliff" and, perhaps counter-intuitively, reduce America's debt.
Lincoln: Great Movie. It's Fiction. Here's the Truth.
(01:00:05)
From: Burton Cohen
It's certainly Oscar material. But if you are interested in the real story of the 13th Amendment and the actual legacy of the Lincoln presidency, listen in.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
At the second annual secessionists convention, while disagreeing on social issues, those on the left found much in common with those on the traditional right: anger that the corporate empire has replaced the republic. There is agreement that those regions which want one thing do their thing, let Dixie be its own non-racits identity. the solution is dissolution. In our lifetime?? Host Burt Cohen talks with the League of the South's Donnie Kennedy in Louisiana.
Broadcast History
WSCA Portsmouth, NH
WTPL Concord, NH
Timing and Cues
Two segments
Related Website
