The Morning Show takes stock of the Democratic National Convention, only 2 weeks away with William Bower, of PUMA/Just Say No Deal and Norman Solomon, Obama delegate at the DNC. Then Denver Security Plans for the DNC with Mark Cohen, of the Recreate 68 Coalition. Followed by a call to Bolivia to discuss the victory … Continued
Violence erupts between Russia and Georgia, an interview with Steve Levine, foreign affairs writer for Business Week and author of the book, "Putin’s Labyrinth, Spies Murder and the Dark Heart of the New Russia," Next Coverage of theBeijing Olympics with local author William Poy Lee, then the Morning show interviews Philip Pan, former Washington Post, … Continued
The Morning Show calls Bolivia to discuss a referendum on Evo Morales, followed by a call to China where the Olympics are getting under way. Next sports columnist, Dave Zirin, discusses making money off the Athletes. In the second hour author, Stephen Bloom remembers the town at the center of recent immigration raids in "Postville: … Continued
The Morning Show talks with Robert Scheer, syndicated columnist and author about Anthrax, Sometimes We’re Our Own Worst Enemy. Then more on the Mortgage Meltdown with Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer. In the second hour a discussion about Salim Hamdan, convicted in Guantanamo with Barbara Olshansky, Visiting Prof. of Human Rights at Stanford … Continued
The Morning Show gets an Iraq Update from Basma Al-Kateeb, a humanitarian worker in Iraq with the Iraqi Al Amal Association. And remembers Hiroshima with Conn Hallinan, a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus and the Berkeley Daily Planet. Next David Bacon presents his labor report on ICE raids at the kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa … Continued
The Morning Show asks the question "Negative Campaign Ads; Do they Work?" Followed by a conversation on Animal Rights and Scientific Research in the wake of violence at UC Santa Cruz. In the second hour with the Olympics around the corner, Has China Arrived as a World Leader? Wrapp[ing up the program a conversation with … Continued
The Morning Show updates Schwartzenegger’s efforts to slash salaries. Followed by analysis of the fate of Black Newspapers with Paul Cobb, Publisher of Oakland Post, Herb Boyd, journalist in New York – Contributor to Amsterdam News, Willie Ratliff, Publisher of San Francisco Bay View, and Dr. William Lee, Publisher of the Sacramento Observer. In the … Continued
Naomi Klein, syndicated columnist and author of "The Shock Factor: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" discussing Barack Obama and the Chicago School of Economists. Next the controversy surrounding the LGBT Community leaving out the Trans community in Anti-discrimination Legislation. In the second hour the American Psychological Association addresses torture. Wrapping up the program the Reggae … Continued
Chalmers Johnson, author of "The Military Industrial Complex: It’s Much Later than You Think" on tomdispatch.com, Followed by David Bacon, labor corespondent’s report on Yellow Cab in San Francisco and Coal Miners in Colombia. In the second hour a Baghdad Update with DAVID ENDERS, a journalist who has spent nearly half of the last four … Continued
