Hard Knock Radio – April 21, 2005
Mumia Abu Jamal on journalists covering the gulf war; The 3rd Annual Anti-Gang Conference.
Mumia Abu Jamal on journalists covering the gulf war; The 3rd Annual Anti-Gang Conference.
Pope Benedict XVI: Anti-War, Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice, Anti-Reform Conservative German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is chosen Pope. We get reaction from the editor of a journal of theology that Ratzinger founded, a woman theologian who helped launch an open conclave and wants more involvement of women in the church, Rabbi Michael Lerner, and a reporter with the … Continued
First Hour Guest Host: Matt Gonzales John Bolton Hearings: Looking at Media Coverage guest Robert Jenson (live in studio) Second Hour Students on world affairs: A Talk with students who participated in the World Affairs Challenge. guest will be 4 students (live in studio)
David Swanson on Bankruptcy Bill, Sarah Posner Low-Power Radio As we record this week’s show, the House is voting on bankruptcy legislation that’s been under discussion for week. Our guest says despite the quantity of coverage, the public still may be confused about what the changes would actually do — and not do — and … Continued
Fake News Flap – VNRs and Covert Propaganda You’ve heard of WMDs, but what about VNRs? What are VNRs and how is the government using them as weapons of mass deception? On this week’s edition, we’ll take a look at video news releases and the VNR industry. We’ll see how California’s governor is using them … Continued
President Bush’s nominee for U.N. ambassador is depicted at a senate hearing as a bully who tried to force an analyst to bend intelligence on Cuba’s weapons to fit a speech he was giving. Despite that, John Bolton is expected to win confirmation John Negroponte assures a senate committee he will deliver the unvarnished truth … Continued
7:00 am Mexico update. John Ross, author of Murdered By Capitalism-A Memoir of 150 Years of Life and Death on the U.S. Left (recently awarded the 2005 Upton Sinclair Award by the San Pedro California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union); Vladimir Flores or Shannon Young, Free Speech Radio News Correspondent. 7:30 amKurt Eichenwald, … Continued
He got the U.S. out of the International Criminal Court, out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, he has repeatedly ridiculed the United Nations and alienated U.S. allies—so of COURSE, John Bolton is George Bush’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the UN. What’s wrong with this picture? Find out on Living Room, noon to one, with … Continued
Chinese restaurants in the deep South: Can’t get much better than that if it’s fried in deep fat. Artist Canyon Sam’s exhibit takes a look at how food, culture, and location may point out a new flavor. And, the book Can’t Stop Won’t Stop covers the hip hop movement. Author Jeff Chang talks about Jin … Continued
A native perspective on the tragic shooting in Minnesota last week; The 1st Ever Alameda County Criminal Records Expungement Summit; and continuing Hard Knock’s exclusive coverage of the Incite Conference: The Color of Violence III: Stopping the War On Women of Color. www.incite-national.org.