JOHN BEVILAQUA joined S.T. Patrick to discuss the assassination of President John F. Kennedy through the lens of the far right wing of American politics. The focus of the interview centers on Richard Condon's "dirty dozen," the Winnipeg airport incident, and the Raleigh phone call. However, Bevilaqua also traces the far right movement from the eugenics movement of the early … [Read more...]
MWN Episode 059 – Huey P. Long: Ascension and Assassination of the Kingfish
DONALD JEFFRIES joined S.T. Patrick to discuss the life, career, ideas, and assassination of Huey P. Long, the self-titled "Kingfish." Long was maybe the most charismatic, bombastic politician of the first half of the 20th century, yet, in many ways, he was also the most creative and the most radical. A Democrat who went head-to-head with the Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company … [Read more...]
MWN Episode 020 – Survival of the Richest
DONALD JEFFRIES joins S.T. Patrick to discuss Survival of the Richest, Jeffries' newest work on income disparity and the problems of the widening gap between rich and poor. Lest you think this is an economic show of finance and numbers, it is not. Jeffries talks about the working conditions of the average employee, the failures of the revolving door board rooms, the problem … [Read more...]