Tom Roche

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04 Aug 13:34

Behind the News, 8/2/18

Tom Roche

Adam Tooze and Leo Panitch, separately, on globalization, Trump, the American empire, declinism

Behind the News, 8/2/18 - guests: Adam Tooze, Leo Panitch - Doug Henwood
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03 Aug 13:03

Courtney Fullilove, “The Profit of the Earth: The Global Seeds of American Agriculture” (U Chicago Press, 2017)

by Lance C. Thurner
Tom Roche

too much meta (about writing the book, etc), not enough book/material

The Profit of the Earth: The Global Seeds of American Agriculture (University of Chicago Press, 2017) examines the social and political history of how agricultural knowledge was created in the 19th century.  Over the course of the 19th century, rural America transformed into the familiar arrangement of large scale, mechanized...
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01 Aug 13:37

Jacobin Radio: Russiagate

by Jacobin magazine
Tom Roche

403s as of 1330 UTC 1 Aug 2018

Suzi talks to Jacobin's executive editor, Seth Ackerman, and editor of Critique (and Russia expert) Hillel Ticktin, about the actual state of US-Russia relations and how they are portrayed. Seth Ackerman skewers mainstream-media reporting on Russia and asks why there is such a divergence between the substance and fact of US Russia policy — and what the media obsession and hysteria over the supposed Russian threat represents. Hillel Ticktin asks why the US has been so harsh on Russia, when Putin represents a Christian capitalist, if authoritarian, politics? We’ll get his take on what is behind making Russia our archenemy once again, now that it no longer pretends to be communist, and is indeed a fraction of what it was industrially, in terms of its population, and its strength.

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01 Aug 13:32

Nevis: how the world’s most secretive offshore haven refuses to clean up

Tom Roche

original article/transcript by Oliver Bullough @ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/12/nevis-how-the-worlds-most-secretive-offshore-haven-refuses-to-clean-up

The years since 2008 have seen a global crackdown on offshore finance. Yet a few places have doubled down on offering secrecy to the super-rich. Among these, one tiny Caribbean island might be the worst offender • Read the text version here
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31 Jul 14:25

Sabina Leonelli, “Data-Centric Biology: A Philosophical Study” (U Chicago Press, 2016)

by Mikey McGovern
Tom Roche

very excellent, esp on open data and open science

Commentators have been forecasting the eclipse of hypothesis-driven science and the rise of a new ‘data-driven’ science for some time now. Harkening back to the aspirations of Enlightenment empiricists, who sought to establish for the collection of sense data what astronomers had done for the movements of heavenly bodies, they...
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31 Jul 13:57

First Horseman: "Spillover: 1 of 3: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen

by The John Batchelor Show
Tom Roche

rerun

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First Horseman: "Spillover: 1 of 3: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen

https://www.amazon.com/Spillover-Animal-Infections-Human-Pandemic/dp/0393346617/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532911599&sr=1-1&keywords=spillover+quammen

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30 Jul 18:36

Jake Yapp’s Media Circus

Tom Roche

very excellent

Jake Yapp applies his sharp-satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music. Episode 1 - Daytime TV Jake turns his focus to the Daytime TV schedule. Exploring its most common tropes and iterations while attempting to explain why he finds so much of it unwatchable. Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp Starring George Fouracres and Emily Lloyd-Saini Additional material by Robin Morgan Produced by Joe Nunnery A BBC Studios Production
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29 Jul 13:07

The bitter conflict over Poland’s communist history

Tom Roche

original article/transcript by Matthew Luxmoore @ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/13/poles-apart-the-bitter-conflict-over-a-nations-history-poland-monuments-communism-soviet-union

Many Poles remember Soviet soldiers saving them from Nazi occupation. But a growing number are rejecting that narrative, and the monuments that come with it Read the text version here
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28 Jul 05:25

Classic Dead Ringers

Tom Roche

very excellent, up there with the Dead Ringers Christmas specials

A classic episode of Dead Ringers from Friday 16th June 2017. Recorded the day before transmission, the satirical sketch show remains as sharp and topical as ever. Impressions and caricatures are the charming couriers of explosively satirical truth-bombs. The series is written by Private Eye writers Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain, together with Tom Coles, Ed Amsden, Sarah Campbell, Laurence Howarth, James Bugg, Laura Major, Max Davis, Jack Bernhardt and others. The series stars Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey. A BBC Studios Production.
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27 Jul 00:56

Understanding Marx’s legacy

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-24-2018/

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27 Jul 00:56

Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-24-2018/

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27 Jul 00:56

Aristocracy, Oligarchy, and Donald Trump

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-25-2018/

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27 Jul 00:56

This Is How An Empire Falls

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-26-2018/

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22 Jul 01:19

The Roman Occupation of Britain and Queen Boudica’s Rebellion

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-19-2018/

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21 Jul 04:25

Behind the News, 7/19/18

Tom Roche

Rebecca Gordon explains why Nicaraguans are protesting the Ortega government (article @ https://nacla.org/news/2018/07/09/nicaragua-barricades ) • Alex Gourevitch @ Brown on how the workplace is authoritarian, and why strikes are essential (article @ https://jacobinmag.com/2018/07/right-to-strike-freedom-civil-liberties-oppression )

Behind the News, 7/19/18 - guests: Rebecca Gordon, Alex Gourevitch - Doug Henwood
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20 Jul 12:28

Clayton Nall, “The Road to Inequality: How the Federal Highway Program Polarized America and Undermine Cities” (Cambridge UP, 2018)

by Heath Brown
Tom Roche

very excellent

Several recent guests on New Books in Political Science have talked about the path to political polarization in the US, including Lilliana Mason, Dan and Dave Hopkins, and Sam Rosenfeld. The deep divides between the parties have an obvious geographic dimension, but what is the cause? What has allowed people...
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18 Jul 21:58

Democracy Now! 2018-07-16 Monday

Tom Roche

Part 1 of pre-summit debate on U.S.-Russia relations between Joe Cirincione (president of Ploughshares Fund) and Glenn Greenwald (part 2 @ https://www.democracynow.org/2018/7/16/part_2_debate_on_russian_meddling )

Democracy Now! 2018-07-16 Monday

  • Headlines for July 16, 2018
  • Mass Protests Meet Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki over Human Rights, Free Speech, Climate Action
  • Debate: Is Trump-Putin Summit a "Danger to America" or Crucial Diplomacy Between Nuclear Powers?

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18 Jul 21:55

Why we may never know if British troops committed war crimes in Iraq

Tom Roche

original article/transcript by Samira Shackle @ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/07/british-troops-war-crimes-iraq-historic-allegations-team

The Iraq Historic Allegations Team was set up by the government to investigate claims of the abuse of civilians. After its collapse, some fear the truth will never come out • Read the text version here
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15 Jul 13:52

Frank L. Holt, “The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World” (Oxford UP, 2016)

by Mark Klobas
Tom Roche

very excellent

Most studies of the Macedonian conqueror Alexander III focus on the military aspects of his life and reign. Yet Alexander’s campaigns would not have been possible had it not been for the enormous plunder his armies seized in their conquests. In The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s...
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15 Jul 13:51

Laura Robson, “States of Separation: Transfer, Partition, and the Making of the Modern Middle East” (U California Press, 2017)

by Joshua Donovan
Tom Roche

surprisingly dull

The First World War ended over four centuries of Middle East rule by the expansive, multiethnic, multireligious, and multilingual Ottoman Empire. In its wake, Britain, France, and some groups within the region and its diaspora aspired to create ethnically, religiously, and nationally homogenous nation-states that would be kept separate from...
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15 Jul 13:46

Adam Smith: what he thought, and why it matters [Audio]

Tom Roche

not sure why one would care about a Tory minister's view

Speaker(s): Jesse Norman MP | At a time when economics and politics are both increasingly polarized between left and right, this book, Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters, which Jesse Norman will discuss at this event, returns to intellectual first principles to recreate the lost centre of public debate. It offers a Smithian analysis of contemporary markets, predatory capitalism and the 2008 financial crash; it addresses crucial issues of inequality, human dignity and exploitation; and it provides a compelling explanation of why Smith is central to any attempt to defend and renew the market system. Jesse Norman MP (@Jesse_Norman) studied at Oxford, before completing a Masters and PhD in Philosophy at University College London. Before entering politics, he ran an educational project in Communist Eastern Europe and was a Director at Barclays. He has also been an Honorary Fellow at UCL, a Governor of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, and a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His previous books include a celebrated study of Edmund Burke. He currently serves as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Transport. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.
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15 Jul 00:22

Irreal: Org Unfolding Tip

by jcs
Tom Roche

> `show-all' (C-u C-u C-u TAB) ; Show all, including drawers.

From Thierry Stoehr we have this excellent tip on unhiding all the data in an Org file:

14 Jul 13:58

Behind the News, 7/12/18

Tom Roche

Jason Wilson (@ The Guardian) on the Hammond pardons and the right-wing riot in Portland • Christy Thornton (@ JHU) analyzes AMLO’s victory in Mexico’s election

Behind the News, 7/12/18 - guests: Jason Wilson, Christy Thornton - Doug Henwood
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13 Jul 20:44

Dead Ringers

Tom Roche

403s as of 2040 13 Jul

A satirical take on the news, sport, politics and Donald Trump.
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13 Jul 13:45

Elected President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the Legacy of Ricardo Flores Magon

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-9-2018/

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13 Jul 13:45

What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart?

Tom Roche

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-11-2018/

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12 Jul 13:53

America's white trash problem

Tom Roche

rerun

The US thinks of itself as a place where all men are created equal - its history suggests otherwise.
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12 Jul 13:53

How to catch a serial killer

Tom Roche

rerun

As soon as Detective Steve Fulcher met taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, he knew he was guilty of murder. But the way Fulcher got Halliwell to confess, got him hounded out of the police force. He says the system is broken, and he'd do it all again.
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11 Jul 14:16

200 years of Frankenstein

Tom Roche

rerun

Doctor Frankenstein was the original 'mad scientist', pursuing science without morality or ethics to create a monster that would ultimately destroy him. Two hundred years after Mary Shelley's book was published the questions raised by the book are more relevant than ever before. When we create human-like intelligence, do we owe it rights? And, will our creations eventually resist our control and lead to our downfall?
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11 Jul 00:35

The Science, Business & Health Effects Of Fish Oil Supplements

Tom Roche

transcript @ https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/627229213/the-science-and-environmental-hazards-behind-fish-oil-supplements archived @ https://web.archive.org/web/20180709210822/https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/627229213/the-science-and-environmental-hazards-behind-fish-oil-supplements

Author Paul Greenberg says the harvesting of tiny fish for omega-3 supplements is having a ripple effect, leading to less healthy and bountiful oceans. His new book is 'The Omega Principle.' Also, critic David Edelstein reviews the documentary 'Three Identical Strangers' about triplets separated at birth and then reunited when they were in college.
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