Joel Wainwright argues that Darwin significantly shaped Marx’s understanding of historical change — with implications for how we meet the ecological crisis today. And he reflects on the potential role of strikes and boycotts in moving beyond capitalism. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

Patricio Del Real discusses two differing political visions of modernism and modern architecture: one on the left, associated with figures such as Communist muralist Diego Rivera, and the other on the right, represented by architect and fascist sympathizer Philip Johnson. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall considers how the medical establishment has frequently ignored chronic but often invisible illnesses like long Covid and long flu, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Lyme disease. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

Historian Jeremy Varon reflects on how the anti-war movement grew into the millions in the face of jingoism and media complicity with the US state. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

Ben Freeman discusses the intersection of interests that drive America’s military spending, including the private contractors who receive half of the US military budget and the universities, Hollywood movies, and media funded by the Pentagon or its arms manufacturers. kpfa.org/episode/agai...