Jeffrey Haas, author of "The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther", reflects on his successful lawsuit against the government in this 2010 conversation.

Special: Remembering Fred Hampton

Smiley and West reflect on the disheartening new study that says 2/3 of Americans distrust each other.

Smiley & West Special: Distrustful Americans

Princeton religion professor Jeffrey Stout highlights the success
stories in the struggle for justice, as laid out in his latest text,
"Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America". Plus,
Professor Stout joins Smiley and West in the Hot Stuff as they look
back on the unproductive year in Washington. And a listener from
Florida takes Smiley and West to task for making him depressed.

Jeffrey Stout

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Listen back to Smiley and West's 2012 conversation with legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who passed away this week at the age of 94.

Remembering Pete Seeger

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