Category: Political Economy

April 27, 2020

The Nation / Edge of Sports and Black Consumer Power

Edge of Sports and The Nation with Dave Zirin This week we talk to Jared Ball, professor of Communication Studies at Morgan…
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April 22, 2020

The #MOBP and Roland Martin Unfiltered: The Crisis of the Black Press in Microcosm

I spent a few more minutes dealing with some of the specific comments made recently on Roland Martin Unfiltered as they pertain…
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April 22, 2019

The Politics of Hashtags and Reparations

On this episode, we talk reparations, the myth of Black Buying Power and #ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery). Our guests include Dr. Jared Ball,…
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March 18, 2019

Pan-Africanism, #ADOS, Reparations and Good Black Capitalism(?)

It was a pleasure to join Luqman Nation for this much needed discussion. Watch this video on YouTube
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November 19, 2018

Book Review: The African, The European, And The Underground Whispers That Spurred Revolution

Julius S. Scott’s classic work reveals that in the 18th century, Africans both free and enslaved by the European powers were in…
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June 2, 2018

Inequality Is Public Policy – Academics In Cars #8 with Dr. Nathan Connolly

Dr. Nathan Connolly discusses his research into the ways in which public policy determines inequality and offers insights into myths of economics…
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April 23, 2018

NEW REPORT: What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

It is deeply appreciated that the Myth of Black Buying Power has been included within the appropriate context of this new and broader…
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March 13, 2018

Academics In Cars #5 Dedrick Muhammad Talks The Racial Wealth Divide and Mixed Martial Arts

Episode #5 of Academics In Cars featured Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Senior Fellow, Racial Wealth Divide at Prosperity Now. Dedrick was kind enough to…
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February 7, 2018

Beggars On Horseback: Creating a Pan-African Power Paradigm for the 21st Century

Last month Reuters reported that : More central banks in Europe revealed plans on Tuesday to hold yuan as part of their…
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February 2, 2018

Real Talk About Afro-Pessimism with Danae Martinez

Danae Martinez joined us to discuss an essay she shared recently titled, Why I Am (Not) an Afropessimist, at least in part to…
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January 18, 2018

A Closer Look At “The Enemy of the People”

With so much recent mainstream press evocation of Joseph Stalin and claims of “enemy of the people” comparisons to Donald Trump we thought…
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January 16, 2018

Claudia Jones: Left of Karl Marx with Dr. Carole Boyce Davies

Dr. Carole Boyce Davies joined us this morning for a discussion of the life, work and continuing relevance of Claudia Jones. Boyce-Davies’ book, Left…
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January 16, 2018

Neoliberalism & Toxic Identity Politics

By Tom Watts “Throughout the history of human knowledge, there have been two conceptions concerning the law of development of the universe,…
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January 9, 2018

Dr. King Must Never Be Remembered

There is, of course, the syndrome Lenin spoke about when he said that once opponents of the bourgeoisie are dead the rulers…
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December 21, 2017

V.I. Lenin and the Russian Revolution

As 2017, the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, draws to a close we thought it a good time to revisit…
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November 21, 2017

The Importance of Edward S. Herman: An Interview with Chris Simpson

Chris Simpson, professor of media/communication studies and former advisee of the late Edward S. Herman joined us to discuss the importance and…
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November 4, 2017

The Pitfalls of (Black) Capitalism and Banking

In this edition of iMiXWHATiLiKE! we discussed myths and political pitfalls associated with concepts of “buying power,” banking, capitalism and more.
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October 6, 2017

American Capitalism, Black Banking and Political Power

Listen in to this engaging and illuminating conversation on Black banks and the nature of wealth and political power, inspired by a year-long…
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September 4, 2017

Shopping to Defend Capitalism

Perfect for Labor Day is this amazing conversation from last week between NPR’s Josh Johnson and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer where the latter artfully defended…
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July 1, 2017

Colonialism, Propaganda and the Myth of Black ‘Buying Power’

#BlackLivesMatter-Chicago hosted this presentation which summarizes the larger body of work compiled HERE. The Myth of Black Buying PowerWatch this video on…
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