Beyond the Pale | Jewish Culture and Politics

BEYOND THE PALE explores cutting edge Jewish culture and offers local, national, and international political debate and analysis from a Jewish perspective.

Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., on WBAI/New York, 99.5 FM

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February 13, 2011 — Beyond the Pale will be pre-empted for the balance of WBAI's winter fundraising drive, which has been further extended. We'll be back on the air on March 6. If you missed contributing to helping keep WBAI and Beyond the Pale on the air, it's not too late, just click here.

February 6, 2011 — A look back at Saul Alinsky, founder of the Industrial Areas Foundation, and his profound impact on community organizing in the United States, with Nicholas von Hoffman, author of Radical, a colorful new memoir of von Hoffman's decade as Alinsky's right hand man; plus scholars Francis Fox Piven and Peter Dreier weigh in on what Alinsky means to progressives — and to the far right.

January 30, 2011 — Egypt rising: does this spell the end of the U.S. imperium in the Middle East? Plus City Council member Brad Lander on why New York State should tax the rich; academic freedom under fire at Brooklyn College; and Common Cause charges conflict of interest in the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision.

January 23, 2011 — Uprisings in Tunisia, political upheaval in Lebanon, and a changing Middle East; Angels in America influences a new generation of playwrights; plus Laila El-Haddad's new book, Gaza Mom

January 16, 2011 — Our monthly music special looks at the importance of Jewish performers and Jewish music in the development of Metal music, with klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals, rock critic Mike Rubin, and a tribute to the cult rock doc Anvil.