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LIVE RADIO! “Better Anarchist” David Rovics on History of Resistance; Ron Unz on Israeli Assassinations & COVID Origins

Kevin Barrett

Listen live Fridays noon to 2pm Eastern on Revolution.Radio later archived at KevinBarrett.Substack.com First hour: Singer-songwriter David Rovics is one of the few American public figures with the guts to just flat-out support the Palestinian Resistance. (Like you should.) He’s also the author of classic songs including “I’m a Better Anarchist than You” which he discusses in a terrific new essay. David is also working on a musical history of resistance. As the student anti-genocide movement explodes across American campuses, David Rovics is more relevant than ever. He really should be flying from college town to college town, playing at anti-genocide occupations.…

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David Rovics on Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Social Media Dystopia…and Solutions

Kevin Barrett

Audio HERE, video version above Activist singer-songwriter David Rovics recently got hounded by a Twitter mob for supposedly “Platforming Fascists.”  His crime? Talking to ex-white-nationalist Matthew Heimbach on his YouTube channel. But wait! What’s wrong with having conversations with people whose views we don’t entirely agree with—or maybe even strongly oppose? How can we even oppose them if we don’t listen to them first, so we know what we’re opposing?  This video may trigger the same mob of narrow-minded folks who want to censor and silence other viewpoints. (Imagine their chagrin listening to me explaining to David why I have become…

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Singer-songwriter David Rovics: “Facebook killed the internet”

Kevin Barrett

Broadcast January 2nd, 10-11:00 a.m. Central (1500 GMT) on NoLiesRadio.org, archived here. Note: TruthJihad.com subscribers can listen to shows on-demand before they are broadcast – and also get free downloads! If you are a subscriber, just log in to the members area of TruthJihad.com and go to the “Private Blog” to get early access to the shows.  David Rovics does songs of social significance better than just about anyone. (Long-time listeners to Truth Jihad Radio will remember his “Reichstag Fire” bumper music back in our American Freedom Radio days.) David’s latest essay “How Facebook Killed the Internet” argues: “Because of the technical limitations of the internet for a brief…

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