Government/Politics

Nukes for Needless Energy

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Our scheduled guest for today's show called in sick this morning so we are repeating the Locus Focus episode that aired last week on December 16. As we transition to a truly renewable world two of the things we need less of are more and larger server farms and nuclear pow... Read more

Chasing Chimeras: The Lure of Deceptive Climate Solutions

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

As we confront the existential crisis of climate chaos there are two paths we can take. We can make dramatic changes that meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. Or we can accept the fossil fuel industry’s self-serving climate solutions—renewable diesel, hydrogen, renewabl... Read more

Harm Reduction and the Regulation of Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Harm Reduction and the Regulation of Drugs. The Sixth European Harm Reduction Conference was held recently in Warsaw, Poland, bringing together people who use drugs, practitioners, advocates, policy experts, and public officials fr... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 12/11/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held joint meetings December 4 and 5. Topics being discussed included the WHO Expert Committee’s upcoming review of... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 16, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Climate and Justice: Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the his... Read more

1/6 - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/12/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

In the runup to the second presidential term of Donald Trump, we revisit our June 2023 conversation with the creative team behind 1/6: The Graphic Novel, a speculative spin on the real events of January 6, 2021. Writers Gan Golan (The Adventures of Unemployed Man) and ... Read more

"Vow of Silence": New documentary on the assassination of Anna Mae Aquash, with Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 12/11/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

https://www.hulu.com/series/vow-of-silence-the-assassination-of-annie-mae-afce5118-e361-4041-ace9-9ac52bafefa7 Read more

Nukes for Needless Energy

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

As we transition to a truly renewable world two of the things we need less of are more and larger server farms and nuclear power reactors to feed them electricity. Yet that is the plan being hatched by Microsoft, Amazon and other tech giants. Amazon is eyeing Eastern Ore... Read more

Making Solidarity and Making Community

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

With the looming prospect of a new Trump administration, left activists face a perilous political moment. Today we look back at the Central America solidarity movement of the 1980’s to discover what lessons can be learned from a movement that succeeded in blunting US mil... Read more