Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals

For years, large majorities of Americans have believed that the U.S. had to use the A-Bomb against Japan on August 6th, 1945 to end the war quickly and avoid a land war and thus save one-million American lives.  Scott and Bob discuss the use of the bomb, why it was used as a message to the Soviet Union and not a military necessity,  the chronology behind the development and deployment of atomic weapons, the U.S. public response to it, and the creation of a new history, a propaganda piece, regarding the use of the bomb.  The dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima was vital in the development of the Cold War, the arms race, the military-industrial complex, and the National Security State.  Seventy-five years after the first atomic weapon was used by the U.S., it's still a highly-debated and important topic. This is also the debut of Green and Red on YouTube, so check us out at https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube Read more about the decision to drop the atomic bomb: Gar Alperovitz, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan National Security Archive, "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II" Greg Mitchell, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood―and America―Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Samuel Walker, Prompt and Utter Destruction Follow us at: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ Keep Green and Red Podcast Independent: Patron:  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website:  https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/ This is a Green and Red Podcast  production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced  by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).

We're Back!  Lots of has been happening while we've been in break, so we start August by talking with veteran Austin community organizer, anti-police brutality advocate and Austin Legal Guild volunteer Debbie Russell (@Debmocracy) about the murder of Garrett Foster this past week, killed by a right-wing agitator who was driving his car into the crowd of peaceful protestors.  The killer then drove off and later turned himself in to police but he was released and no charges have been filed. The Foster murder has received national attention and Debbie Russell and her comrades in Austin have played a major role in investigating  the killing and preparing to present evidence.    We also talked about some of the longer-term tensions between the Austin police and non-white communities, and the possibility of reform with new, progressive elected officials coming into office.  Despite the national uprising against police violence, even in "liberal" places like Austin, the cops have continued to assault people of color and protests that have emerged since the killing of George Floyd.   Read more about Austin police issues and the shooting of Garrett Foster here:  Council Mulls Radical Changes to Police Structure: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2020-07-31/council-mulls-radical-changes-to-police-structure/  Mike Ramos, Javier Ambler cases won't go before a grand jury this year: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/javier-ambler-michael-ramos-grand-jury-delayed  Austin protesters clash with police in the wake of Garrett Foster's death: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/02/austin-protest-garrett-foster/ U.S. Army sergeant who shot Austin protester Garrett Foster posted tweets about retaliating against demonstrators: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/31/daniel-perry-austin-protest-garrett-foster/  More from Austin:  Debbie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debmocracy   Hiram Live's channel covering protests in Austin: https://www.twitch.tv/imhiramg  Support Austin's protests: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Protectatxpros  Austin Gonzo (Debbie’s blog): https://austingonzo.blogspot.com/  Follow us at:  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast         Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed        Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/  Keep Green and Red Podcast Independent:  Patron:  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast    Green and Red's website:  https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast  production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).

Green & Red Podcast celebrates its 30th episode with our special guest, esteemed scholar and friend Professor Clayton Lust (@ClaytonLust)  from Houston Community College and Lone Star College, who has studied and written extensively about the Camp Logan Mutiny, a vital important yet unfortunately lesser-known historical episode where Houston Police and African American soldiers had a violent racial conflict in Houston in 1917.  Given current political conditions and a rising awareness of Black history and Black interactions with police, the events at Camp Logan offer great insight into the history of policing among African Americans.  We also talk about the reality behind southern monuments to the Confederacy, that they are not about "heritage" but white supremacy, and we talked about Reconstruction and the racial attitudes that continued to dominate American politics after the Civil War. For more on this, see "Camp Logan Riot/Mutiny of 1917";     The 1917 Houston Riots/Camp Logan Mutiny;    ‘BlackKklansman’ Co-Writer Kevin Willmott Gets Underway Directing ‘The 24th’, Drama On 1917 Houston Riot And Aftermath Follow us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast       Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/       Donate to Green and Red Podcast at: Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast  Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/    This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).

In our latest episode, Bob and Scott talk with historian Cal Winslow about the Seattle general strike of 1919. Labor actions and protests are happening across the country and we take this moment to look back on one of the most important strikes in the 20th century. We discuss economic and social factors that set the stage for the strike, how the strike committee ran the city during the shutdown, the global backdrop and backlash.  Cal Winslow is the author of Radical Seattle: The General Strike of 1919, along with Labor’s Civil War in California. He is editor of E.P. Thompson and the Making of the New Left. He is currently Director of the Mendocino Institute and a past Fellow in Environmental Politics at the University of California, Berkeley, a researcher and writer on social and environmental subjects. Read more:  Z Magazine: Labor’s Spectacular Revolt Monthly Review: Radical Seattle: The General Strike of 1919 Monthly Review: The Origins of the Seattle General Strike of 1919: The Timber Beast Jacobin: When the Seattle General Strike and the 1918 Flu Collided Jacobin: When Being a Red Meant Risking Your Life Follow us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast      Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/     Donate to Green and Red Podcast at: Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).

In this episode we talk with author, journalist, historian, and socialist Joe Allen about police unions, fighting fascism and police brutality in Chicago, the UPS strike of 1997, labor organizing at "Big Brown" and democratic organizing in the labor movement.   Joe Allen worked for nearly a decade at UPS. He has been a member of several Teamster local unions and a member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union. His books include Vietnam: The (Last) War the U.S. Lost, 'People Wasn't Made to Burn': A Trues Story of Race, Murder, and Justice in Chicago and, most recently, and recently re-released, The Package King: A Rank and File History of United Parcel Service. He has contributed over the years to Socialist Worker (U.S.), the International Socialist Review, Counterpunch, In These Times, Midwest Socialist, Jacobin, Rampant, and Medium. Read more by Joe Allen: Rampant: Sever All Ties with Police Unions Jacobin: Black Lives at Big Brown Jacobin: The UPS Strike, Two Decades Later Medium: The Return of the ‘Hamburgs’? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago Follow us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast      Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/     Donate to Green and Red Podcast at: Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).

In our latest episode, we talk with activist and filmmaker Stiv Wilson (@AgentStiv) from the Peak Plastic Foundation (@peakplastic) about the new film "The Story of Plastic." We discuss the staggering problem of plastic pollution in our oceans and our communities. We also discuss how "the end of this story is just the beginning" as people around the world are now acting to break free from plastic.  Stiv Wilson is the co-director of the Peak Plastic Foundation. He's also the producer/executive producer of "The Story of Plastic."  He’s created and led several campaigns to victory: from plastic bags bans, to plastic microbeads, to plastic water bottles at the state, national and international level. He has sailed over 35,000 nautical miles to four of the five oceanic ‘garbage patches,’ documenting and communicating maritime plastic pollution firsthand through publications, multi-media, and film.  Read more: Peak Plastic Foundation: https://www.peakplasticfoundation.org/  Story of Plastic: https://www.storyofplastic.org/ EcoWatch: The Story of Plastic: New Film Exposes the Source of Our Plastic Crisis (https://bit.ly/31dhRL4) Salon: Humanity can’t recycle its way out of consumption problems (https://bit.ly/37U6E3v)  As always, you can follow us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast      Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/   Also, please keep Green and Red independent at Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).

In our latest episode, Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969) get a return visit from Prof. Sarah Koster (@NotSoNormalNaCl) to discuss the recent spike in COVID19 infections. There are now over 2 million cases in the U.S. with the number of deaths at well over 119,000. Furthermore, Harvard University is now predicting that the number could almost double by the end of September. We discuss how political institutions, led by #BunkerBoy, continue to fail us in virus response, the racialization of the infection rate, and how to be "COVID19 responsible" when out in the streets during the current uprising against police violence. Sarah Koster is a Nurse Practitioner based in Oakland, CA.  She has worked in research and program evaluation in the area of Infectious diseases in a variety of locales including southern Africa. She currently teaches Community Health at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA. Read more: U.S. could reach 200,000 coronavirus deaths in September, expert says (https://reut.rs/2N0woBE) The strange new quiet in New York emergency rooms (https://wapo.st/2BbgL7R) Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight (https://wapo.st/3dbJqXs) As always, you can follow us at:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast      Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/   Also, please keep Green and Red independent at Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).

In this episode, we talked with Professor Thao Ha (@ThaoHaPhD)-- Vietnamese  refugee, esteemed scholar, and producer of a documentary on  Vietnamese-KKK conflict in Texas, "Seadrift."  We had a fascinating  conversation about immigrant groups in the U.S., Solidarity during the  current rebellions, Vietnamese views on Blacks, the role of younger  Vietnamese in changing politics, and the future of Vietnamese-American  politics.  Thao  Ha is a Vietnamese refugee who earned a doctorate in Sociology from the  University of Texas at Austin. She is a professor at MiraCosta College  in Oceanside, CA, and has published a variety of academic works in the  areas of race, gender, immigration, and Vietnamese American experiences  in the South. She  is an advisor and associate producer of "Seadrift," a documentary about  the racial violence and KKK intimidation that erupted in the 1970s  against Vietnamese Americans in a small Texas fishing town.   Read more:  Seadrift website  Eric Tang, "A Gulf Unites Us: The Vietnamese Americans of Black New Orleans East"  PIVOT, the Progressive Vietnamese American Organization     Keep Green and Red independent!  Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast  Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR  Also, help us make our social  media empire a reality:  Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast  Follow us at Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed  Check out our meme game on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/  This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).  

In  our latest episode, we talk with filmmaker David Martinez about his  film featuring sociologist and leftist thinker Immanuel Wallerstein. Immanuel  Wallerstein passed away in 2019, but is best known for his development  of an approach in sociology called World Systems Analysis. His  influence was particularly strong in the Global South, in fact the  story goes that half of the guests at his wedding were later  assassinated. There is also a building named for him in Chiapas, and he  once sat on a panel with Subcomandante Marcos. He was also a main  influence on Abdullah Ojalan and the Kurdish movement's recent shift to  the more libertarian left. In short, he was much more than an academic,  but someone who tried to use his intellectual work to change the world. David Martinez is a filmmaker, writer, and teacher originally from San Antonio, Texas, now living in San Francisco. He's also the co-host of the Hammer and Tongs podcast (https://bit.ly/2BYRb6k). Learn more: Immanuel Wallerstein's website (https://bit.ly/30KH9jJ) Jacobin: Immanuel Wallerstein’s Thousand Marxisms (https://bit.ly/3cQuq1f) Read Karl Marx! A Conversation with Immanuel Wallerstein (https://bit.ly/2YpbZLH)  The Structural Crisis: Middle-Run Imponderables (https://bit.ly/3cVs6pI) David's Vimeo Page (https://bit.ly/30F5cjM)  Keep Green and Red independent! Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast  Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR Also, help us make our social  media empire a reality: Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast    Follow us at Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed   Check out our meme game on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).

In our latest episode, the Green and Red Podcast crew talks with author and journalist Shane Burley (@Shane_Burley1) about antifascism and the targeting of antifa by the Trump administration in the midst of the rebellion against police violence currently sweeping the US. We get into lots of good discussion about about Antifa, anarchism, mutual aid, and what the fascists are up to. Shane is a filmmaker and author of Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It. His work is featured at Jacobin, In These Times, Salon, Truthout, etc. You can find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/shane_burley1  More from Shane: Truthout: "Anti-Fascists Say They Are Protecting Communities From Right-Wing Violence, Not Fomenting “Terror” (https://bit.ly/2Y7tL5W) NBC News: "Trump's antifa tweet is right-wing catnip — with potentially troubling consequences" (https://nbcnews.to/37babda) Keep Green and Red independent!  Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast  Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR Also, help us make our social  media empire a reality:    Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast    Follow us at Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed    Check out our meme game on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).