As 2013 approaches, we look at some of the important issues we’ve covered in 2012: from domestic workers struggling for respect, to the consequences of climate change, to drone warfare. We’ll listen back to some highlights from those programs, and get updates on where those stories stand now. Featuring: Ai-Jen Poo, National Alliance for Domestic … Continued
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Solo. We begin coverage of the whole flap over Satanic influences in Rock music which go back to the very beginnings of Rock & Roll. Preachers emphatically warn of all the musical dangers to youth as many examples of the music, from Elvis to Patty Smith, routinely prove them right! If you listen to Rock, … Continued
Solo. We begin coverage of the whole flap over Satanic influences in Rock music which go back to the very beginnings of Rock & Roll. Preachers emphatically warn of all the musical dangers to youth as many examples of the music, from Elvis to Patty Smith, routinely prove them right! If you listen to Rock, … Continued
Head trauma and emotional trauma. . . this week we take a look. . . with hope and humor. We feature: “Healing Homes”, a feature-length documentary film directed by Daniel Mackler, chronicles the work of the Family Care Foundation in Gothenburg, Sweden — a program which, in an era of multi-drug cocktails and psychiatric diagnoses-for-life, … Continued
With nuclear power back on the agenda, three prominent female activists tell their stories: Kaori Izumi was part of the grassroots campaign to shutdown Japan’s nuclear power plants, after the Fukushima disaster. Winona LaDuke, has spent much of her life working to oppose uranium mining on indigenous land. And Alice Slater is part of a … Continued
“Nowhere to Run”: Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes in Gaza, Civilian Toll Grows in Humanitarian Crisis; Israeli Negotiator: Hamas Commander Was Assassinated Hours After Receiving Truce Deal from Israel; Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History From the Atomic Age to Vietnam to Obama’s Drone Wars. HeadlinesNovember 16, 2012 Israel Pounds Gaza Strip amid … Continued
“Nowhere to Run”: Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes in Gaza, Civilian Toll Grows in Humanitarian Crisis; Israeli Negotiator: Hamas Commander Was Assassinated Hours After Receiving Truce Deal from Israel; Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History From the Atomic Age to Vietnam to Obama’s Drone Wars. HeadlinesNovember 16, 2012 Israel Pounds Gaza Strip amid … Continued
Juan Cole: Real Petraeus Failure Was Counterinsurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan; Exposé: Veterans Administration Battles Backlog of Claims for Wounded Soldiers; “War is Messy”: Military Adviser Calls for More Assistance to Veterans Adjusting to Combat Wounds. HeadlinesNovember 12, 2012 CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns over Extramarital Affair British Soldier, Afghan Killed in Apparent Insider Attack … Continued
Juan Cole: Real Petraeus Failure Was Counterinsurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan; Exposé: Veterans Administration Battles Backlog of Claims for Wounded Soldiers; “War is Messy”: Military Adviser Calls for More Assistance to Veterans Adjusting to Combat Wounds. HeadlinesNovember 12, 2012 CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns over Extramarital Affair British Soldier, Afghan Killed in Apparent Insider Attack … Continued
President Barack Obama, in his first public address since the election, talked about the so called fiscal cliff this today. With reaction and analysis: Paul Van de Water is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Jeff Madrick is editor of Challenge Magazine, director of the Rediscovering Government Initiative at the … Continued
