11:00 AM Fridays
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, eh? How come U.S. citizens end up with a short life, the illusion of liberty, and the pursuit of illness? For International Women’s Day: the influence of early childhood on adult health – and the health of the nation. With host Kris Welch. Guest: Joan Blades, co-founder MoveOn.org; … Continued
It already passed the House (404-6!), and looks to be on its way to clearing the Senate – and it’s the Patriot Act on steroids – "The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act." With host Kris Welch.
Stephen Bezruchka links the surging rates of mental illness and psychiatric drug use in the US to the widening gap between rich and poor. With host Kris Welch.
A special on Pete Seeger
Barbara Ehrenreich on the economy and stimulation. PLUS: the latest on Mumia and Lynne Stewart. With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. Guests: Barbara Ehrenreich, author of 13 books (Nickel and Dimed, Bait and Switch; Dancing in the Streets); contrib. Harper’s, the Nation; former columnist NYTimes, Time Lynne Stewart, radical human rights attorney; currently … Continued
The missing White House emails problem grows and grows: "Get ready to testify" Rep. Henry Waxman tells the White House. Election 2008, from Nevada. With host Kris Welch Guests: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Free Speech Radio News, in Nevada Anne Weismann, chief counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed suit for White House … Continued
New Orleans housing activists rally to stop the demolitions. PLUS: Iraq reality check, to get war back in the electoral mix. With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. Guests: Sakura Kone, Common Ground, New OrleansEric Leaver, policy outreach dir. Foreign Policy in Focus; research fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
