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Capitalism

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Market economy

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2020-02-19, 2020-02-19

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Abstract This episode, dedicated to Huey P. Newton on his birthday, begins with a broadcast of a compilation of Newton’s speeches. Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. discusses “bureaucratic capitalism” with a caller. A woman calls from prison and asks listeners to support several prison reform bills in the Illinois legislature, including Senate Bill 3233 (Parole for All) and House Bill 2054 (Truth in Sentencing). Another caller describes the connection between the prescription of ADHD medication and the...
Dates: 2020-02-19

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2021-01-06, 2021-01-06

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Abstract This episode covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their police forces, and imperialist endeavors overseas. Four...
Dates: 2021-01-06

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2021-01-20, 2021-01-20

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Abstract Chairman Fred and the Lady of Rage discuss the making of the film Judas and the Black Messiah, and how that project connects to saving the Hampton House, Chairman Fred Hampton Sr.’s childhood home. The hosts also cover the limits of electoral strategy in making political change, the impossible choice the Black community has between two evils, the prison industrial complex and C number prisoners in Illinois, the #MeToo movement, and international struggles against U.S. imperialism in places...
Dates: 2021-01-20

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2021-02-10, 2021-02-10

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Abstract This episode was recorded during screening of Judas and the Black Messiah. Chairman Fred and The Lady of Rage discuss the One Prisoner Once Contact program, prisoner uprisings in St. Louis and Kansas, and the importance of accountability to movement building. Two listeners call in to report on conditions related to Covid-19 in prisons, the relationship between capitalism and the pandemic, and Chairman Fred’s influence on the film Judas and the Black Messiah. The episode ends with a speech...
Dates: 2021-02-10

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2022-01-05, 2022-01-05

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Abstract This episode is a rebroadcasting of the Janurary 6th, 2021 episode. It covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their...
Dates: 2022-01-05

Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2022-01-26, 2022-01-26

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In this episode of Free ‘Em All radio, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. discusses class contradictions, the assassination of Nipsey Hussle, the importance of legacy, and touches on the topic of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three callers continue the conversation about Nipsey Hussle and asks the Chairman for advice. The Chairman also discussed the importance of terms used and encourages the use of brutal terms.

Dates: 2022-01-26