Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (9 am) – June 19, 2009 at 9:00am

We continue our drumbeat coverage of the ongoing military coup in Honduras, where yesterday, riot police attacked hundreds of students protesting against the coup; also, pro-democracy activists in Haiti clash with security forces and UN forces as former President Bill Clinton gets ready to address the Haitian diaspora; Catherine Austin Fitts returns with Community Business, … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – June 15, 2009

The US Supreme Court refuses to review the case of the Cuban 5, we'll hear from Gloria la Riva about the next legal steps ahead; also, elections in Iran: protests erupt in the streets of Tehran as Ahmedinejad is re-elected as President, Robert Knight features in-depth coverage; Former US President Jimmy Carter meets with Israeli … Continued


Special Broadcast

Political Art Series Special – part 3

We present highlights of a series presented at La Pena where we take an intimate look at the arts that document our his/herstory Community Building Through songwriting and poetry. Tonight we bring you the highlights of  2 events. The first is an evening with Jon Fromer and Francisco Herrera. The second segment comes from a … Continued


Pig In A Pen

Pig In A Pen – June 7, 2009 at 3:00pm

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We continue our coverage of the expanding resistance in Honduras to the coup government in the face of martial law and state of siege tactics, we'll have a special report from the border between Honduras and Nicaragua, where new pro-democracy camps have popped up to support the re-entry of the President; also, Secretary of Defense … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – June 3, 2009

Robert Knight continues his coverage on the breaking crisis in Pakistan as the American diplomatic team arrives on the ground; plus, an in-depth, critical look at the situation in Darfur and the Save Darfur movement with Professor Mahmoud Mamdani, author of Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War On Terror; and the Knight Report. … Continued


Act One Radio Drama

Act One Radio Drama – “Boats on a River” by Julie Marie Myatt

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American expatriate Sidney Webb and Sister Margaret, his British colleague, work tirelessly to rehabilitate Cambodian children from the nightmare of prostitution. After a surprise raid on a brothel, three liberated girls begin the inspirational process of recovery under the loving watch of their new protectors. Starring John Cabrera, Gregory Itzin, William Mapother, Jane Le, Emily … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – May 7, 2009

US airstrikes in Afghanistan kill an estimated 130 civilians, including many women and children, as the Pentagon scurries to cover up the massacre and Obama prepares to send 21,000 more troops to occupy the country; also, excerpts from the Pacifica Radio documentary, the Ballad of Pete Seeger, which chronicles the life and times of the … Continued