A retrospective of the work covering three decades of Mumia Abu-Jamal, legendary political prisoner, Black Panther and revolutionary journalist. This weekend marks 25 years of his imprisonment. We’ll broadcast selections of Mumia interviewing Bob Marley, Hugh Masekela, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; also, Mumia in his own words speaking on the Block Report with JR … Continued
Kidnapping, American Style: it’s the largest covert operation since the Cold War, and it’s funded with your tax dollars. Award-winning journalist A.C. Thompson (co-author of "Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights") joins us to talk about extraordinary rendition. With host Kris Welch.
Robert Gates Confirmation Hearing (Noon – 2pm): Live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Robert Gates Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. With Larry Bensky, Aaron Glantz and our guest experts.
Robert Gates Confirmation Hearing (10am-Noon): Live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Robert Gates Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. With Larry Bensky, Aaron Glantz and our guest experts.
President Bush says that Robert Gates is the ideal man to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Will this get the U.S. out the quagmire in Iraq and beyond? Does Robert Gates have what it takes to administer $500 billion dollars a year in overt and covert military activities? The Senate Armed Services Full … Continued
Barack Obama wasn’t running for anything this election season, but you may have thought that he was, judging from the media coverage he generated. Obama’s appeal extends across the political and pundit spectrum; indeed, finding anything approaching critical coverage of the freshman Senator is next to impossible. So what’s going on here? Glen Ford of … Continued
A Sustainable Thanksgiving Terre Verde talks with local experts in the slow food and sustainable agriculture movements to discover how to put together a sustainable Thanksgiving meal.
7:08 Clueless at the Pentagon Natalie Goldring, Senior Fellow at the Center for Peace and Security Studies Georgetown University Carl Conetta, co-director of Project on Defense Alternatives 7:33 David Bacon on Labor Bob Crowe, president of the British railway workers union Peter Olney, organizing director of the ILWU 8:08 Media Coverage of Race and Ethnic … Continued
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"How Radio Was Done" Part 20 (Solo) "65 turns into ’66 with the focus on the touring Beatles at the end of that rope. WABC’s continuous coverage of the Beatles in New York City, Casey Kasem reads a Beatle fan letter, DJs rant, IDs play, The Byrds are infuenced, and lots of live Beatle performances, … Continued
"How Radio Was Done" Part 20 (Solo) "65 turns into ’66 with the focus on the touring Beatles at the end of that rope. WABC’s continuous coverage of the Beatles in New York City, Casey Kasem reads a Beatle fan letter, DJs rant, IDs play, The Byrds are infuenced, and lots of live Beatle performances, … Continued
