Michael Thelwell was a life-long friend of Stokely Carmichael and collaborated with him on his autobiography, “Ready for Revolution.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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So, there’s a serious proposal on the table. Should we genetically engineer disease-carrying species of mosquitoes out of existence? The technology exists and some pretty prominent scientists think we should.
Let’s check in with Sonia Shah. She’s a science journalist who writes about pandemics and pathogens and the social history of disease. She wrote one of the best histories of malaria – a book called “The Fever”, and she has a pretty different perspective on the kill or be killed debate.
Janey Buchan founded the Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. She plays several examples from the collection for Jim Fleming.
Matthew Brzezinski tells Steve Paulson that he was beaten and robbed soon after his arrival in Ukraine. He says Moscow is a different planet than the rest of Russia.
Cancer patient Katie Paul has ovarian cancer and describes how the disease has changed her life.
John Strausbaugh says blackface (and whiteface) have long histories in this country and helped Americans learn to live with each other.
Margot Peters is the author of “Design for Living” - a biography of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation and a pro-choice advocate who believes it’s time to reframe the whole abortion debate. As she points out in her new book, “Pro” – an American woman today may have a legal right to an abortion…. But that doesn’t mean she can get one.
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