12:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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.
The National Intelligence Estimate on Iran. Plus: testing for toxic toys. With host Kris Welch. Guests:Carah Ong, Iran Policy Analyst, Center for Arms Control and NonproliferationBruce Mirken, dir. communications, Marijuana Policy Project (re:challenge to Giuliani, Romney and McCain on medical marijuana)Carolyn Cox, research director, Center for Environmental Health, Oakland Genevieve Howe, dir. Environmental Health Campaign, … Continued
U.S. ME policy and academic freedom: we talk with Dahr Jamail. PLUS: left governments in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador under pressure. Roger Burbach joins host Kris Welch. Guests: Dahr Jamail, freelance journalist, author (Beyond the Green Zone)Roger Burbach, dir. Center for the Study of the Americas, author (Imperial Overstretch: George W. Bush and the Hubris … Continued
Cities and Fundamentalisms: what’s the connection between power and place? PLUS: New York Times columnist, economist Paul Krugman with his new book, "The Conscience of a Liberal". With host Kris Welch, noon to one. Guests: Haim Yacobi, Ben Gurion University, IsraelPaul Krugman, prof. Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University; columnist, author
Ed Holmes (he plays Cheney on stage)! Ed Reed, gorgeous jazz voice! The Hot 8 Brass Band, straight outta New Orleans! It’s a good day, with host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Say it Plain: featuring some of the most powerful spoken words of the past century, including Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Thurgood Marshall, Howard Thurman, Dick Gregory, Fannie Lou Hamer, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, Julian Bond, and more. The two accompanying CDs include … Continued
