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What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
A tribute to Grace Paley, writer and social activist, who died Wednesday. With host Kris Welch. Guests: DeeDee Halleck, media activist, co-founder Paper Tiger Television and Deep Dish Satellite Network Joel Kovel, scholar and activist, ed. in chief "Capitalism Nature Socialism" journal Lily Rivlin, filmmaker, making film about Grace
Journalist John Ross, live from Mexico City. And poet and novelist Ishmael Reed turns pianist with The Ishmael Reed Quintet, on their debut CD "For All We Know". With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. guests: poet, author, journalist John Ross (his piece on the killing of photographer Brad Will in Chiapas is on … Continued
Excerpts from the powerful documentary War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Are Spinning Us To Death, narrated by actor Sean Penn.
Alberto Gonzales and our constitutional crisis. PLUS: the Clan Sisterhood. With host Kris Welch. Guests: Glenn W. Smith, senior fellow, The Rockridge Institute Wm Poy Lee, attn’y, author (The Eighth Promise)
Manhattan steam explosion: the neo-conservative legacy. Plus, a delay in voting reform: good news or bad? With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. Guests: Rick Perlstein, sr. fellow , Campaign for America’s Future Justin Levitt, assoc. counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law
Activists are pressuring Congress is to keep the purse closed, bring the troops home and end the war. We get the details. PLUS: his first court martial ended in a mistrial. Lt. Ehren Watada began facing a second court martial last week. With host Kris Welch. Guests: Leslie Cagan, United for Peace and Justice Betty … Continued
The Supreme Court rules against integration. Now what? PLUS: The Progressive Politics of the Millennial Generation: a new report about the newest voters. Guests: Ruy Teixeira, fellow New Politics Institute, co-author Progressive Politics of the Millennial Generation report Rinku Sen, exec. dir. Applied Research Center, publisher Color Lines magazine
What’s behind the alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos? We talk with a scholar of U.S. counter-insurgency. With host Kris Welch, nine to ten a.m. Guests: Adam Schesch, PhD, history of S.E. Asia, specialty in 3rd World guerilla movements and U.S. counter-insurgency Dan Hodges, chr. Health Care for All, Calif. re: SB840 (Sheila … Continued
