http://www.radio4all.net/program/121769Podcast for Program: Michael Parenti: Theocracy VS. Democracy – The Political Uses of ReligionMon, 16 Feb 2026 18:40:34 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/121769Michael Parenti (1933-2026) said that democracy couldn’t survive under religious rule – whatever that religion may be. Parenti’s warning in this archival recording is as timely and urgently expressed as it was when this speech was first given during the second term of the Reagan administration. This talk is also very funny. Parenti explains how God may be considered as a “founding father” and why Woody Allen calls him an underachiever. It is easy to extend this timeless analysis to the present circumstances. With roots in a working class Italian district of New York and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale Michael Parenti became an internationally known writer and lecturer. He is the author of twenty books.Otis MaclayMon, 16 Feb 2026 18:40:34 +0000