“Politics is made up of two words: “Poli,” which is Greek for “many,” and “tics,” which are bloodsucking insects.” — Gore Vidal …

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Gore Vidal was born on October 3, 1925. He is a prominent social critic, novelist, playwright, and essayist, and an outspoken critic of the American political establishment. John Keates once praised him as “[the twentieth] century’s finest essayist.” He spent many years living abroad, mostly in Italy and has now moved back to Southern California. Yesterday, over a hundred students, faculty, and community …

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A conversation with renowned essayist, novelist, social critic, and political commentator, Gore Vidal on democracy, corporate control, and this year’s presidential election. THIS IS A RE-BROADCAST. …

Riku Matsuda, host of Wednesday’s Morning Review, will air a 2-hour special from 7-9 am as the Uprising crew are on vacation this week. …

Gabriel Gutierrez, host of Wednesday’s Morning Review, will air a 2-hour special from 7-9 am as the Uprising crew are on vacation this week. …

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GUEST: Sudhir Venkatesh, sociology professor, author of “Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets”

Cities across the US like Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; San Bernadino, California, and Baltimore, Maryland, are grappling with the problems of gang violence. The problem is no longer new. But neither are most solutions being …

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“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” — Frederick Douglass …

We’ll spend the hour with sociology professor Sudhir Venkatesh, discussing his new book, “Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist takes to the Streets.” THIS IS A RE-BROADCAST. …

“Defeat was inevitable once the USA decided to stay in Iraq after April 2003. The goals that Bush and Blair set for themselves in Iraq – democracy, stability, security – may be reached one day. For the sake of the millions of Iraqis who have lost loved ones under the occupation, or who have been forced to flee abroad, one must hope so. But these goals can only be achieved by Iraqis. They cannot be …

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GUEST: Jonathan Steele senior foreign correspondent for the Guardian, author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq

Many expected that last week’s Congressional hearings on Iraq at which General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified, would revive the debate on the war. But the testimonies and questions from legislators focused mostly on supposed “gains” made in Iraq and painted an optimistic, …

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