by Nick McNamara | Jun 6, 2014 | CULTURE, SPRING 2014
Raised Fist Radio is a political talk show focused on activism and social justice issues in the Los Angeles area hosted by Nick McNamara. On this episode, Nick features an interview with activist and MC Boots Riley from the group The Coup. Boots discussed his beginnings in activism, the panel he took part in at CSUN called Hip Hop in the Age of Mass Incarceration and Deportations and more.
Be aware there is some explicit language used by Boots in the interview, so viewer discretion is advised.
by Nick McNamara | Sep 21, 2013 | CULTURE, FALL 2013
Raised Fist Radio is a political talk show focused on activism and social justice issues in the Los Angeles area. Host and Co-Program Director Nick McNamara welcomed guest Chuck O’Connell, a former professor of sociology at Pierce, to talk about his beginnings into political thought, the state of the labor movement today as well as US imperialism in the Middle East.
Raised Fist Radio – 9.18.13 – Chuck O’Connell
by Nick McNamara | Dec 6, 2012 | CULTURE, Fall 2012
This episode, Muffy Sunde and Yuisa Gimeno from the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women, respectively, were on the Raised Fist. We discussed their beginnings in activism and their organization and the causes they advocate. We discussed their ideology, Marxist Feminism, and how it differs from liberal feminism.
by Nick McNamara | Nov 26, 2012 | CULTURE, Fall 2012
Estee Chandler from JVP LA came on the Raised Fist this week. We talked about their platform and multitude of campaigns the JVP has created or takes part in, including the JVP’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
by Nick McNamara | Nov 6, 2012 | Fall 2012
Two members of the Youth Justice Coalition called in and discussed their beginnings with the YFC. We discussed the YFC goals, organizing strategy, past and future events, and school in Inglewood, Calif.
by Nick McNamara | Nov 1, 2012 | Fall 2012
This week, members of the student group Students Organizing for Success, or S.O.S., came on the program. We discussed some current news as well as the recent presidential debate. We talked about how they first got into politics and activism, and the influence James McKeever, professor of Sociology, has had on them. We discussed our political ideologies, as well as common misconceptions.