The Sciences and Power Politics: Does Technology Have Politics?; In America, Domestic Terrorists Kill At Least 50 People in 2018; Illinois Holocaust Museum Educates on Domestic Slave Trade

Slave Auction; ca. 1831; ink and watercolor
Slave Auction; ca. 1831; ink and watercolor Courtesy / The Historic New Orleans Collection
Slave Auction; ca. 1831; ink and watercolor
Slave Auction; ca. 1831; ink and watercolor Courtesy / The Historic New Orleans Collection

The Sciences and Power Politics: Does Technology Have Politics?; In America, Domestic Terrorists Kill At Least 50 People in 2018; Illinois Holocaust Museum Educates on Domestic Slave Trade

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On today’s show: 

  • The final installment of our series on the intersection of science and power politics
  • A discussion with domestic extremism expert Mark Pitcavage 
  • A glimpse into “Purchased Lives,” a new exhibit on domestic slavery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center