The brothers Cory and Craig join us for an conversation of protest, police and politics.

Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers

Craig and Cory Stevenson

The Beachwood Reporter Steve Rhodes joins the Klonsky Brothers to talk about the protests, the cops, the politics in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

The Beachwood Reporter Steve Rhodes

CPS teacher and author is joined by Jones College Prep senior Yadani Martinez on this week's show. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the pandemic and 20 years of corporate driven school reform, we talk about a vision for education in a post virus world.

Greg Michie and Yadani Martinez

Former alderman and advocate for a basic universal income, Ameya Pawar joins us along with Roberto Clack, organizer with Warehouse Workers for Justice.

Ameya Pawar and Roberto Clack

Dr. Dunbar-Ortiz, an educator, historian and activist. We talk about her life, the conditions of indigenous people.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Dr. Pedro Noguera, newly appointed Dean of the University of Southern California school of education and long-time advocate for equity and social justice in education, joins us from California.

Dr. Pedro Noguera

Carl Davidson grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a steel town outside of Pittsburgh. In college he joined the student movement, organized against the Vietnam War, a traveling campus organizer, was national secretary of SDS for two years and continues as an organizer to this day.

Carl Davidson.

The first half the brothers discuss the week's politics and the presidential race. The second half we are joined by poet and artist Krista Franklin.

Krista Franklin

Each week brothers Mike and Fred Klonsky, bloggers and activists engage in conversation, often with in-studio guests. Topics may be local, national or international, but always with a Chicago sensibility and perspective, and always from "the Left side of the plate."

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Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers

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