In our first hour… An update from Beirut with artist, activist and blogger Zena al-Khalil: http://beirutupdate.blogspot.com. Resisting War. Resisting Invasion and Occupation. On GI’s resisting Vietnam and Iraq. Our guests: David Zeiger, filmmaker, "Sir, No Sir!" (www.sirnosir.com); and author and journalist Peter Laufer, "Mission Rejected: US Soldiers Saying No to Iraq" (Chelsea Green; www.peterlaufer.com). And … Continued
The Israeli military assault on Lebanon is in its second week, and a full-scale invasion is possible. Meanwhile, Israel’s offensive in Gaza and the West Bank has been going on for four weeks… The number of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians killed by Israel nears 500. The number of Israeli soldiers and civilians killed is over … Continued
This week on Sunday Salon… In our first hour… Three Israeli soldiers captured. Air strikes. Ground assaults. Dozens of Palestinian, and now Lebanese, civilians killed. No negotiations. Crisis in the Middle East. And in our second hour… Iraq. The U.S. occupation of Ramadi. Civilians killed by U.S. Troops. Iraqis fleeing their homes hoping for safety. … Continued
This week on Sunday Salon… In our first hour… The corporate take-over of food. Bad for your health. Bad for the earth. Bad for society. What’s being done to combat it? And what’s being done to those who try to combat it? Confirmed: Christopher Cook, Author of "Diet for a Dead Planet." In our second … Continued
July 2nd 2006 is the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that reinstated the nation’s death penalty. A look at executions today with Micahel Meltsner, a former death row lawyer, author of the new book, "The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer" (University of Virginia Press); and Crystal Bybee with the Campaign to End … Continued
An LGBT Pride Day Special… Hour 1: Pioneering a Movement: Elders in the Queer Community Personal stories and commentary on what’s changed, and what hasn’t. Hour 2: Coming out Queer after 30… How do friends and family react? How does a change in sexual identity change overall identity when it happens well into adulthood? Who, … Continued
In our first hour: The Political Documentary Film: Politics or Propaganda? From Fahrenheit 9/11 to Supersize Me and Outfoxed to Born into Brothels, there’s been a surge of political documentaries hitting theaters and DVD players across America. Why? And what makes a good one? A discussion about the process, history, purpose, and influence of the … Continued
In our first hour… It’s graduation month for California’s High School seniors, but many – including many honor roll students – won’t be graduating with their classmates. The controversial California High School Exit Exam: who does it help, who does it harm, and how? Confirmed guests: Dave Brown, member of the West Contra Costa Unified … Continued
In our first hour… Urban Poverty: In late 2005 the Brookings Institute ranked Fresno as the city with the most concentrated level of poverty in the United States. What’s the history, what’s happening now, and what’s being done well and not-so-well… Our guests: Edie Jessup, Hunger & Nutrition Project Coordinator, Fresno Metro Ministries Liza Apper, … Continued
In our first hour… This Memorial Day weekend sees a growing number of members of the U.S. military refusing to fight in Iraq. We’ll be joined by author/journalist Peter Laufer, who profiles conscientious objectors in his new book: "Mission Rejected: US Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq," and Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq War Veteran and executive … Continued
