"We do have problems in housing & inequality & job inequality & police brutality & all of these things that are very much part of the Black experience.” – Howard Bryant on Jackie Robinson's HUAC testimony ignored by the press – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
02.03.2026 23:54 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How Jackie Robinson's HUAC testimony against Paul Robeson, sent a message to right-wing that it was "open season" on him, leading to increased violence, such as the Peekskill riots, and the revocation of his passport – Howard Bryant on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
02.03.2026 23:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Remember the State of the Union speech? Nothing there about WHY attacking Iran is justified – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk907fm.bsky.social bit.ly/4r0Hx5O
02.03.2026 23:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"How could somebody with his level of accomplishment be treated as invisible? That's not an accident." – Howard Bryant on the legacy of Paul Robeson – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
02.03.2026 23:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
According to Trump in his State of the Union speech he "ended 8 wars" – but nothing about why we would attack Iran – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
02.03.2026 23:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jackie Robinson v. Paul Robeson: "Jackie made everybody feel good, but we never really talk about the effect that all of this had on him as a person." Howard Bryant discusses "Kings and Pawns" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
01.03.2026 23:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nothing from Trump about why we would attack Iran in his State of the Union: –John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
01.03.2026 23:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How Jackie Robinson's testimony against Paul Robeson in 1949 "sent the message to the more rabid right wing elements that it was open season on Robeson, that it was okay to attack him" —Howard Bryant on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
01.03.2026 23:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nothing from Trump about the Epstein files and nothing about ICE in his State of the Union – Harold Meyerson comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk907fm.bsky.social bit.ly/4r0Hx5O
01.03.2026 23:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump's State of the Union speech was the expected firehose of lies – and went on at an unprecedented length. Meanwhile, nothing about the Epstein files or ICE – Harold Meyerson comments on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk907fm.bsky.social bit.ly/4r0Hx5O
28.02.2026 01:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today at 4pm Pacific on 'Living in the USA': After the State of the Union: Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @kpfk907fm.bsky.social Radio 90.7 FM and online kpfk.org
28.02.2026 01:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump’s State of the Union speech was predictable, but revealing of his state of mind: John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social reports – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
27.02.2026 23:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"One way to quiet a strong Black voice was to find another strong Black voice to undermine his position"—Howard Bryant on Jackie Robinson's HUAC testimony against Paul Robeson in 1949 – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
27.02.2026 23:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On Trump's SOTU 2026: "There was a bar in Washington that said it was going to give free drinks or discounted drinks until the first insult. I think that bar probably came out just fine" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social reports – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
27.02.2026 23:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jackie Robinson’s testimony against Paul Robeson provided the publicized "red meat" HUAC wanted, but it also contained powerful passages about systemic injustice and police brutality largely ignored by the press—Howard Bryant—on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
27.02.2026 23:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jackie Robinson v. Paul Robeson: Howard Bryant discusses his new book "Kings and Pawns" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
27.02.2026 23:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
John Nichols on Trump's SOTU: How "it did go back to Trump’s baseline attacks on immigrants" – and, as expected, there was "a lot of rambling" – @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU #SOTU2026
27.02.2026 23:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In 1949, Paul Robeson was a world-famous Black American artist & activist targeted by HUAC for his progressive politics – & how Jackie Robinson helped to discredit him – Howard Bryant comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU @harpercollins.bsky.social
27.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump's State of the Union: Not Good – "if there were newsworthy events, first and foremost would be the length. I mean, that’ll be in the record books" – John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/3MKd3qU
27.02.2026 23:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Democrats Win Three Big Elections n crucial swing states during Trump’s State of the Union
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This midterm election, Trump wants to send in ICE to blue polling places – but, the Voting Rights Act makes voter intimidation a federal crime: Harold Meyerson comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09
23.02.2026 20:49 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
"It turns out the structure of escape is based on the structure of trade" – Marcus Rediker discuses "Freedom Ship" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09 @vikingbooks.bsky.social
23.02.2026 20:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump has been "the greatest instigator of Democratic turnout or of independents’ turnout to vote against him and his agents" – Harold Meyerson on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09
23.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Freedom Ship" charts the history of escaping slavery by sea – and "emphasizes the initiative of the enslaved themselves and those working people who help them"—Marcus Rediker – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09 @vikingbooks.bsky.social
23.02.2026 20:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On the double-edged sword for Republicans of axing the filibuster to pass funding for ICE: "If it helps one party now, it is bound to help the other party at the expense of that initial one party in the future" Harold Meyerson @prospect.org on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09
23.02.2026 20:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback..."
22.02.2026 20:44 — 👍 1941 🔁 484 💬 17 📌 17
"Always, always, always concentration camps are an end run around the existing legal system. These people that are getting rounded up because whoever’s in power wants to do something that they can’t do using the letter of the law..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
80% of ships in southern ports during the mid-1800s were owned by northern merchants, creating constant opportunities for slaves to escape: Marcus Rediker discusses "Freedom Ship" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09 @vikingbooks.bsky.social
22.02.2026 04:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Republicans are talking about adding the Save Act requiring voter ID to the budget reconciliation bill, which can pass with 51 votes. Now they’re not supposed to do this. Can they do this? Could they do this? Harold Meyerson comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4qFqI09
22.02.2026 04:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0