Economy

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Do we live in a Democracy, Plutocracy, Fascist State, or something totally different?

Airs at: Tue, 11/16/2010 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris As the populist wave that swept President Obama into office gives way to Business as Usual, Americans are waking up to the realities of life in a Plutocracy. Both Frank Rich in the New York Times and Chris Hedges on Alternet reflect on th... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11/11/10 - Susan Banyas and The Hillsboro Story

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
#cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content div { margin: 0px; } A celebration of civil rights: Susan Banyas and The Hillsboro Story Two months after the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision legally ending school segregation, the county engi... Read more

Inside The Trial of Omar Khadr

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Interview with Dennis Edney, Khadr's Canadian attorney. Last week the tribunal at Guantanamo tried and convicted in a plea agreement Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was only fifteen years old when captured after a fire fight in Afghanistan. This was the first trial o... Read more

Organizing for a Free Society

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2010 at 12:00am
 Bill talks about building a progressive movement with John Cronan of Organization for a Free Society. Their website details a manifesto and points of unity among diverse groups. Read more

How Business Terrorizes Progressive Politics

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2010 at 12:00am
Bill interviews Paul Kantor, They talk about how threats of businesses leaving town shape urban-development and the challenge for would-be progressive politicians trying to operate in the world of capitalist realism.   Paul Kantor is author of "The Dependent City" and "The D... Read more

Positively Revolting on 11-05-10: The Spirit of Rebellion

Airs at: Fri, 11/05/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Throughout November, Ani and Lyn will celebrate resistance to our current culture of corporate rule and dominator mentality.  Join us for a discussion about breaking through the dominator paradigm through joyous action.  If resistance isn’t fun, we aren’t doing it right. I... Read more

An election post-mortem and the path forward for progressives

Airs at: Tue, 11/09/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The story of the 2010 midterms -- depending on your perspective -- is one of opportunity lost. President Obama and the Democrats were swept into office in 2008 on a wave of populist optimism, with all their stars aligned. The country see... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11-04-2010 What were voters thinking?

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
#cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content div { margin: 0px; } What were voters thinking? A look at midterm election results Voters were angry, distrustful of political insiders and worried about government spending - at least that's the narrative provided by the m... Read more

US imperial war--who benefits?

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know."   Tropical storm heads for Haiti, continued war agenda for new legislators.  Iraq body count plus Pentagon count = true total of Iraqi deaths.  And the killing continues, while the Taliban gains increased support... Read more

David Barsamian on the elections and foreign policy

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
 Host Per Fagereng interviews author and radio host David Barsamian about the elections and foreign policy. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana... Read more