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 deadline for a new Iraqi constitution has been extended, but there appears to be no deadline for the U.S. military and economic occupation. We’ll talk with David Enders, reporting from Iraq, and Antonia Juhasz, about the real Bush agenda for Iraq. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Over 2 million people are jailed in the United States making it the world’s leading jailer. Return rate to prison is two thirds and organizers of march against this discrepancy are here.
Families of soldiers killed in Iraq are trying to talk with President Bush. But they’re been threatedned with arrest if they don’t go away by today. We’ll talk with Crawford, Texas. Plus: Diebold, the machines that brought us Election 2000 and Election 2004, is trying to take over California. We’ll hear all about it. With … Continued
She knows far more about the music industry than most consumers would really want to know, and she tells a lot of what she knows in her new book. She’s acclaimed music journalist Danyel Smith, former editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine, and she joins us in studio. Plus we’ll hear from the kids who just finished … Continued
Charro is here.
The rich get richer while the poor get poorer is what’s wrong with this world and what we going to do about it. A revolution in how we think about life and our relation to money is needed and is discussed by James Quilligan, who is involved in a global development coalition.
Jim Hightower, Ann Richards, Max Cleland, John Kerry—just a few of his political kills. Then there are the thousands in Iraq. He’s been called the co-president of the United States, and the president calls him Turd Blossom. It’s Karl Rove: Bush’s Brain. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Things are heating up for the White House: Downing Street, Karl Rove, and now Barbara Lee’s Resolution of Inquiry. We’ll get the latest. Then we’ll celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ground-breaking Suppressed Histories Project on global women’s studies. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Today all over the world people are protesting the shocking killing of at least 23 Haitians–by UN "peacekeepers"! We’ll hear all about it. PLUS: to build community, to lift the spirit, to empower ourselves to be change-makers: social justice trainer and author Margo Adair is back in town. With host Kris Welch, noon to one.
Talk with Ralph Nader about bohemian grove. Talk on Carl Rove by guests.
