Red Hot Radio: Sex, Violence and Politics at the End of the American Century

by Saul Landau

A collection of leftist political commentaries from Pacifica Radio broadcasts. Topics explored in the 100 or so essays include the Lewinsky scandal, the Pope in Cuba, the environmental affects of the Gulf War, and the Zapatistas. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Saul Landau (1936–2013) was an internationally known scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker who worked for forty years on social, political, and human rights issues. Landau authored fourteen books and produced more than forty films. He received several honors, including an Emmy Award for Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang, an Edgar Award for Assassination on Embassy Row, a George Polk Award for his investigative reporting, a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, and a Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award. In 2008 the Chilean government presented Landau with the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins for his human rights work, and in 2013 the Cuban government gave him the Medal of Friendship.