Mike's guest on this edition of Hitting Left is author, photojournalist and filmmaker, Danny Lyon, whose camera captured the history of SNCC and the 60’s Civil Rights Movement. Danny, who was born in 1942 in New York, is one of the most influe

With Fred Klonsky and Tracy Ullman.

Mar 15th, 2024 56m 33s

Joining Mike this episode of Hitting Left are Fred Klonsky and investigative reporter for NBC news, Tracy Ullman. Fred talks about this year's Oscar broadcast and the politics of awards. Tracy discusses the sordid connection between the corrupt

With Fred Klonsky and Steve Goldsmith.

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 2m

Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is brother, retired teacher and activist Fred Klonsky and Steve Goldsmith. Steve is a veteran activist and currently the president of the Torrance California Refinery Action Alliance combatting the d

Rabbi Brandt Rosen and Yanaton Shapira

Feb 23rd, 2024 58m 40s

Joining Mike Klonsky on this edition of Hittiing Left is Rabbi Brandt Rosen of the Chicago anti-Zionist Jewish congregation, Tzekek, and Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli former military helicopter pilot.

With Rachel Rubin.

Feb 3rd, 2024 1h

Joining Mike on this 7th anniversary edition of Hitting Left is Rachel Rubin, Senior Medical Officer at Cook County Department of Public Health.

With Kathy Kelly.

Jan 6th, 2024 59m

Mike's guest on this edition of Hitting Left is American peace activist, pacifist and author, Kathy Kelly.

With Al Haber and Mike James.

Dec 16th, 2023 58m 51s

Joining Mike in the Lupen Radio studio on this editioin of Hitting Left are veteran '60s (and current) activists, Al Haber and Michael James. Al was a co-founder of Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) and its first president. Mike was also

With Illinois state senator Robert Peters.

Dec 1st, 2023 56m 45s

Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is Illinois state senator Robert Peters talking about the Gaza protests and more.

With Mike James, Judy Gumbo and Pat Thomas.

Nov 17th, 2023 58m 23s

Mike will taking a look back at the 1968 Democratic Convention protests in Chicago and anticipating the upcoming DNC in Chitown next August. Joining Mike are '68 Movement veterans Mike James and Judy Gumbo plus author Pat Thomas.

With Juan Gonzalez.

Oct 27th, 2023 57m 25s

Joining Mike Klonsky on this edition of Hitting Left is Juan Gonzalez. Juan is an author, Co-Host of Democracy Now!, Senior Fellow at Great Cities Institute of UIC, former NY Daily News columnist, and once upon a time

With Luis Rodriquez.

Oct 13th, 2023 58m 4s

Mike's guest this episode of Hitting Left is poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist, Luis Rodriguez. Luis was the 2014 Los Angeles Poet Laureate. He is recognized as a major figure in contemporary Chicano literature identifying himse

With Carlos Martinez

Sep 30th, 2023 56m 59s

Joining Mike on this episode of Hitting Left is Carlos Martinez. Carlos is co-founder of the No Cold War campaign. He is an activist based in London, He's author of "The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century". He has given pr

Another Hitting Left Music Show.

Aug 25th, 2023 57m 32s

This week host Mike Klonsky shares some more of his favorite tunes.

With Pidgeon Pagonis and Dr. Curly "Boo" Johnson.

Aug 19th, 2023 58m 50s

Joining Mike this episode is Pidgeon Pagonis, an American intersex activist, writer, artist, and consultant. They are an advocate for intersex human rights and against nonconsensual intersex medical interventions and author of Nobody Needs to

With Troy LaRaviere

Aug 12th, 2023 57m 37s

Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is Troy LaRaviere. Troy is head of the Chicago Principal and Adminstrators Association. He has recently been in a battle to defend the careers of some Black CPS principals who’ve been removed from th

With Bob Zellner.

Aug 4th, 2023 58m 29s

Joining Mike on this episode of Hitting Left is Bob Zellner. 84 year old Bob Zellner has been a social justice organizer since he first joined the original Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1961 at the age of 19.

With Corey Stevenson, John Daley and Fred Klonsky.

Jun 2nd, 2023 58m 49s

On Hitting Left with Mike Klonsky and Friends, Mike is joined by Corey Stevenson, John Daley & Fred Klonsky. Today the focus is on Chicago. There's a new mayor in town. Are we really the "sanctuary city" that we claim to be? Memorial Day Wee

With Carl Davidson.

May 26th, 2023 58m 38s

Joining Mike on this show is Carl Davidson, veteran activist and Marxist philosopher.

With Jon Melrod.

May 19th, 2023 59m 36s

Joining Mike this morning is Jon Melrod, author of Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War.

With Diane Ravitch and Charles Tocci.

May 12th, 2023 57m 59s

Noted eucator, writer and historian of education Diane Ravitch joins Charles Tocci, professor of education at Chicago's Loyola Univesity with host Michael Klonsky on this episode of Hitting Left.

With Marie Newman.

May 6th, 2023 58m 20s

Former Chicago member of Congress Marie Newman joins Mike Klonsky on this edition of Hitting Left.

With Mario Smith, Rudy Lozano Jr., John Daley and Fred Klonsky.

Apr 7th, 2023 57m 48s

Assessing the Chicago election results.

With Medea Benjamin and Rudy Lozano Jr.

Mar 24th, 2023 59m 46s

Mike is joined by anti-war activist Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink in the first hald of this podcast. Community organizer election Rudy Lozano Jr. is on the second half to talk about the Chicago mayoral election.

With Renaldo Hudson, Amanda Klonsky and Jennifer Soble.

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 1m

On this podcast a conversation about criminal justice reform and prisoner rights with Renaldo Hudson, who spent 37 years incarcerated in IL prisons, including many years on death row. We'll also hear from prison activists Amanda Klonsky and Jen

With Fred Klonsky and Dr. Pedro Noguera.

Mar 10th, 2023 57m 2s

Fred and Mike talk about the Chicago mayoral election between Paul Vallas (on the Right) and Brandon Johnson (on the Left). Then they are joined by noted educator Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dean of the Rossier School of Education, who knows more than a