Social Justice

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Smiley and West – Jeffrey Stout

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Princeton religion professor Jeffrey Stout highlights the success stories in the struggle for justice, as laid out in his latest text, “Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America”.

Plus, Professor Stout joins Smiley and West in the Hot Stuff as they look back on the unproductive year in Washington. And a listener from Florida takes Smiley and West to task for making him depressed.

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Smiley and West –Arundhati Roy and Randall Robinson

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Arundhati Roy, author of the new text, “Capitalism: A Ghost Story”, has an update from the front lines of the world’s biggest democracy, India.

Plus, TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson reflects on his friendship with Nelson Mandela, and a listener from Virginia has a Biblical response to West’s comments on same-sex marriage.

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Smiley and West – Remembering Nelson Mandela

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Smiley and West reflect on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela with former Congressman Ron Dellums, current Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and actress Alfre Woodard, co-founder of Artists for a New South Africa.

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Smiley & West – Andrew Young and Remembering Fred Hampton

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Smiley and West PRI podcast

Ambassador Andrew Young, former Congressman and mayor of Atlanta, reflects on his role in the civil rights movement and friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Plus, in commemoration of the FBI’s assassination of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton 44 years ago this week, the very best of Smiley and West’s conversations with Hampton family lawyer Jeffrey Haas, B.P.P. co-founder Bobby Seale, and B.P.P. education leader Ericka Huggins.

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Smiley and West – Dr. David Satcher

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“Dr. David Satcher, former surgeon general, offers his diagnosis of Obamacare and solutions for fighting youth violence. Plus, Smiley and West reflect on the murder of Renisha McBride, Tim Geithner’s move to Wall Street, and the 2016 chances of possible presidential candidates Paul Ryan and Bernie Sanders.”

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