This Week with David Rovics

Tear Gas Ted Has A Tantrum

If the Portland Police decide they need to start killing protesters, the mayor has just justified it in advance.

Discussion with Graciela Monteagudo

We spend the hour with Dr. Graciela Monteagudo, lecturer in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, talking about contemporary politics and social movements in Argentina and the US.

Live at Karlsøy festival online

My favorite festival in the Arctic, but not... The online version of this wonderful festival on the island of Karlsøy in Norway is ongoing from August 4-10 at www.karlsoyfestivalen.no.

Discussion with David Solnit

We spend the hour with author, organizer, and artist from Berkeley, California, David Solnit.

Fifth Estate Live with Ben Olson

Today's guest is Ben Olson, musician, poet, and regular contributor to the Fifth Estate, currently living in New York City and working on getting a graduate degree in Philosophy at the New School.

Discussion with Terry Flynn, professor of political economy

I spend the hour with long-time professor of political economy, Terry Flynn, mostly trying to understand the nature of the precipice we're standing on in the US at the moment.

Open Letter To My Landlord #5

Our landlord doesn't read my letters, as far as we know, but it feels like it's only fair to write a letter each month, if we're not going to be paying the rent.

Fra Hughes interviews David Rovics about Portland

Fra interviewed me for a piece he's working on, and I recorded the interview, so I thought I'd share it. I think I was fairly coherent, if I don't say so myself.

What's Going On In Portland?

My best effort to describe the current precipice we're on, in 2,000 words, with a song at the end.

Pandemic Open Mic Monday #14

Here's the fourteenth open mic in the pandemic series.