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Lead In the Blood: Dangers And How To Protect
March 23, 2016, 1:18 a.m.
Approximately 500,000 children in the United States between the ages of one and five suffer from lead poisoning as a result of lead in their blood above the level for which public health action is recommended.
No safe blood lead level in children has been identified and lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead exposure often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. This results in short and long term adverse consequences in the exposed children and to society in general.
The level of lead in the blood of children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environmental Science, at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts.Dr. Richmond s work has centered on lead poisoning in children and involves assessment of environmental regulation to effectively protect public health, including the effectiveness of regulations for air pollutants, and protection of children against lead toxicity.
When Dr. Richmond visited by phone from her home near Boston, Massachusetts, on October 19, 2014, she began with a description of the issues surrounding lead poisoning.
The book Dr. Martha Richmond recommends is "Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children", by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner.
March 22, 2016, 6:46 p.m.
Hector Villagra on tens of 1000s of children deported with no right to counsel, to countries that the US has helped turn into dangerous, violent places. Bob Avakian, âWhy do people come here from all over the world?â Writer and director, Robert Allan Ackerman, and actors Kazumi Aihara and Miho Ando from âBlood,â a play about the struggle to expose US corporations knowingly selling AIDS-tainted blood to Japan, with the knowledge of Japanese health officials.
MIT Team Turning Fumes Into Fuel
March 22, 2016, 6:29 p.m.
You know that sick feeling when you look at a smokestack belching noxious gases into the air? Well, what if you knew that the gas waste coming from that smokestack was getting turned into a usable, liquid fuel? That's the technology that an MIT professor, Gregory Stephanopoulos, and his colleagues are working on and so far, the results have been quite promising. This week on Sea Change Radio, we learn more about this ground-breaking technology from Prof. Stephanopoulos and the promise that it holds. Then, we hear from entrepreneur Todd Thorner about independent power producers and the potential of home battery storage technology.
Michael Parenti: Cuba, the Spanish American War and the Rise of US Imperialism
March 22, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
s President Obama became the first sitting US President in almost 90 years to visit Cuba he took the same stage where Calvin Coolidge in 1928 lectured the Cubans on democracy. The US then controlled Cuban national and foreign politics and the Cuban economy and had done so since the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. The US had refused to end the military occupation of Cuba unless Cuba changed its constitution and ceded its sovereignty to the US.
The infamous Platt Amendment of 1901 gave the U.S. the right to intervene unilaterally in Cuban affairs and included a clause that eventually led to the perpetual lease of Guantanamo Bay.
All this was in force when Coolidge took the stage in 1928. Nevertheless he lectured the Cubans on democracy and said about the United States: "Our most sacred trust has been, and is, the establishment and expansion of the spirit of democracy."
Now, in 2016, I can't think of a better program to revisit than the extraordinary lecture by Dr. Michael Parenti on the Spanish American War. US media and politicians are still lecturing Cuba on democracy and very few commentators are looking back at the history among the two countries. Meanwhile President Raul Castro asked Obama during his visit for the return of Guantanamo Bay.
Michael Parenti uses the history of the Spanish American War to answer several very intriguing questions. Who first expressed the desire to annex the island of Cuba â and when? The early African American emancipation movement inside the US was critical of US plans to attack Cuba. Why, their leaders asked, was the US government concerned about Spanish repression of the rights of Cubans while the repression of African Americans within the US was ignored. Some said the Negro needs freedom just as much as the Cubans.
Why did the US attack the Philippines when it was Cuba that they wanted to take over? Why did the US give verbal support to the Cuban liberation movements against Spain while selling weapons to Spain to fight the poplar movement? The Spanish American War was an important turning point in the transition of the US to an imperial power and many of the forces at work are eerily contemporary.
Michael Parenti is among our leading progressive political analysts. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1962 and has taught at colleges in the US and abroad. Parenti lost his access to tenure when he was arrested and seriously beaten in a protest against the war on Vietnam.
March 22, 2016, 12:22 p.m.
Women's Boat to Gaza to challenge illegal blockade
March 22, 2016, 11:31 a.m.
Palestinian women have been at the center of the struggle against Israelâs blockade of Gaza.
With an all-woman crew and notable women from the international movement in solidarity with the people of Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition will sail into Gazaâs territorial waters in Oct of this year. Wendy Goldsmith calls on everyone to support the mission. â...we stand with these brave and resilient women...and let them know they are not alone.â
Jazz For The Asking March 22 2016
March 22, 2016, 9:58 a.m.
March 21, 2016, 9:31 p.m.
Rasmea Odeh speaks about the struggle of working woman, "demanding equality and other social rights such as shorter work hours, better pay, voting rights, and an end to child labor."
The awards are named for Chicagoâs iconic Palestinian community leader, Rasmea Odeh, who recently won an important victory in court.
Rasmea has been targeted by a Federal prosecutor who supports Israeli aggression and expansion in Occupied Palestine. The prosecutor has used his office to disrupt the increasingly successful BDS movement, called to bring Israel into compliance with International Law and Human Rights, to heel to use Hillary Clinton's language, through the nonviolent and Constitutionally protected use of the boycott; a First Amendment Right that supporters of Israeli expansion and ethnic cleansing are trying to suppress through
State Legislatures.
Rasmea gave the key note speech at the event following a short silence in recognition of the murder by Honduran government agents of Berta Caceres, the Environmental and Human Rights activists murdered just days prior to the event.
March 21, 2016, 7:59 p.m.
DJ Premier in Deep Concentration - Gang Starr
Friend Or Foe - Jay-Z
War Games - O.C. ft. Organized Konfusion
The Aura - Skyzoo & Torae
Stick to ya Gunz - M.O.P. ft. Kool G Rap
Boom - Royce da 5'9
The Best Part - J-Live
It Just Don't Stop - Big Shug
You - Evidence
Premier's X-Ecution - The X-Ecutioners ft. DJ Premier
Mathematics - Mos Def
The Piece Maker -Tony Touch ft. Gang Starr
A Part of My Life - Bump Knuckles
F.A.Y.B.A.N. - Screwball
The Frustrated N***a - Jeru the Damaja
Clockwork - Dilated Peoples
Real Hip Hop (instrumental) - Das EFX
Celebrating Audre+NYC St. Pat's Parade history+LGBT news!
March 21, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
People's poets praise "Sister Outsiderâ; Queer Irish come home to the Big Apple; the Australian government guts its Safe Schools anti-bullying program, Botswana's ban on an LGBT advocacy group is overruled, Kansas lawmakers approve anti-queer campus bias, a Vatican pan makes "Weekend" sizzle at the Italian box office, and more global LGBT news!
March 21, 2016, 3:16 p.m.
An hour of Old Time Radio. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Interview with Dr. Devra Davis : "Disconnect", EMF & Cellphone Radiation
March 21, 2016, 2:09 p.m.
Dr. Devra Davis is interviewed about some of the issues raised in her recent book, "Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family", and her work on brain cancer and children. Her book details the negative health effects of EMF and RF exposure that the ubiquitous adoption of cellphones and WiFi computers is causing the general public.
Wide ranging interview about research that shows negative effects: infertility, blood brain barrier permeability, adolescent dementia and cancer due to the biological effects of low power Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Radio Frequency (RF) Radiation; stuff that industry warns us about in the fine print some where, maybe. She is also the author of "When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales Of Environmental Deception And The Battle Against Pollution" and "The Secret History of the War on Cancer" .
Known not only for her popular writing on the effects of industrial pollution on human health, but also for her many scientific articles, she writes I think, in the style of Rachel Carson to whom others have compared her; both for the rigor of her science and for her work in taking on industry "experts" whose collective track record, if I lump them into a group, has been to protect their employers financial interests over that of the public health. Though no insurance company will write coverage for damage to humans caused by cell phones and related technology, Dr. Davis believes that cell phones and computers can be used safely and through her writing and foundation's web site offers access to the science that backs up her concerns and suggestions on what to do.
Toward the end of the interview Dr. Davis mentions the growing science behind the benefits of being in Nature. I end the interview with an ad from Nature-RX.
March 21, 2016, 11:47 a.m.
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March 21, 2016, 10:11 a.m.
interviews author/activist Derrick Jensen
March 21, 2016, 9:42 a.m.
Derrick Jensen is an American author and environmental activist living in Crescent City, California. Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing modern civilization and its values, including The Culture of Make Believe and Endgame.
Sylvia speaks to Derrick about Violence against women and the politics of consent
If Music Could Talk - March 13, 2016
March 21, 2016, 9:31 a.m.
If Music Could Talk - March 6, 2016 - Andrew Felty
March 21, 2016, 8:19 a.m.
March 21, 2016, 6:05 a.m.
This week, political analyst Eric Draitser in New York discusses world events. Hosted by CPR News senior editor Don DeBar.
March 21, 2016, 5:59 a.m.
The Motherland Influence: march 20, 2016
March 20, 2016, 9:48 p.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean Music.
AMBIANCE CONGO: March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016, 9:26 p.m.
Congolese popular music.
The Happy Station Show March 2016
March 20, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
Media Network Plus March 19 2016
March 20, 2016, 7:12 p.m.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0344
March 20, 2016, 7:06 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
Out of the Woods - Show #311 - 3-26-16
March 20, 2016, 6:39 p.m.
This version of the program is divided into 6 segments so broadcasters who desire to use this content can insert your station info, etc. The segments vary in length.
Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Kate MacLeod, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #95 - 3-25-16
March 20, 2016, 6:35 p.m.
Music for the Mountain is a weekly bluegrass radio program featuring that hard-driving bluegrass sound, with classic and new tunes running the gamut from Bill Monroe to Sierra Hull.
The program is posted here in two sections for broadcasters to insert breaks for station identification, etc. Please be careful to add enough additional material as the length of the segments will vary from week to week
No New OC Jail + an update on the recent prisoner uprisings in Atmore, AL
March 20, 2016, 5:11 p.m.
This week Bursts spoke with the No New OC Jail coalition, which is
opposing the building of a new jail in Orange County, NC. In this
interview, we speak about the social conditions surrounding this
opposition, as well as generalized opposition to the prison industrial
complex.
More about this and to see this coalition's petition, you can visit https://www.change.org/p/orange-county-board-of-county-commissioners-no-new-orange-county-jail"
Also included is a segment from our friend the Stimulator at http://www.submedia.tv/ about student uprisings in South Africa.
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But first this announcement from Certain Days:
The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective
is releasing its 16th calendar in the Fall of 2016. Over the years,
weâve turned our attention to various themes: grassroots organizing,
resisting repression, and visions of justice. The theme for 2017 is
focused on what it takes to sustain our movements.
We are looking for 12 works of art and 12 short articles to feature in
the calendar, which hangs in more than 2,000 homes, workplaces, prison
cells, and community spaces around the world.
We encourage contributors to submit both new and existing work.
The deadline for submission is March 15th, 2016.
For further information, such as submission guidelines, format, and so on you can visit this project's website http://www.certaindays.org/?q=callout
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AN UPDATE ON THE PRISONER UPRISINGS IN ATMORE, AL:
From https://itsgoingdown.org/
"Things here are tense but festive. The C.O. and warden was stabbedâ¦It
has nothing to do with overcrowding, but with the practice of locking
folks up for profit, control and subjugation. Fires were set, we got
control of two cubicles, bust windows. The riot team came, shot gas,
locked down, searched the dorms. Five have been shipped and two put in
lockup.â ~A Prisoner at Holman Correctional
This week, prison rebels at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore,
Alabama staged two riots in three daysâbattling guards, building
barricades, stabbing the warden, taking over sections of the prison and
setting a guard station on fire. These actions come as no surprise to
those who have been paying attention to the crumbling prison system in
Alabama and the increasing level of radicalization of the prison
population there.
The uprising at Holman, and the conditions of Alabama prisons in
general, provide a unique situation in which anarchist solidarity may
prove strategic. Historically speaking, successful prison uprisings have
often been the result of a degrading prison system (incompetence,
understaffing, weak administration) in combination with a high level of
prisoner-unity and the development of a strong political subculture
within the prison that supports and encourages acts of resistance. These
conditions shift the balance of power between prisoners and their
captors and allow prisoners more latitude to take bold action. Prison
rebels in Alabama report that guards often refuse to enter the cell
blocks for months at a time out of fear of attacks. The conditions for
rebellion are ripe in the Alabama prison system.
The connections that Alabama prison rebels and anarchists outside of
prisons have cultivated over years have created a situation in which
expressions of solidarity from anarchists may have an impact. There is a
great possibility that news of solidarity actions will reach prisoners
there and that those actions will make sense to these rebels.
Another way in which anarchist solidarity may prove uniquely valuable in
this and other situations of prison rebellion is in our capacity to
relate to these uprisings outside the framework of reform that the
media, the state and the left will inevitably push them toward. We are
already hearing the rhetoric of those outside Holman turning immediately
toward reform, appeals to legitimacy in hopes of reaching journalists
and liberals, and framing the riots as a âlast resortâ after non-violent
methods failed.
What we propose instead is direct affirmation, through action, of
prisonersâ own revolt. In this, our solidarity is equally with those
demanding better living conditions and those who say, quite simply,
âthey need to let us free up out this bitchâ and âthereâs only one way
to deal with it: tear the prison down.â
In the spirit of diversity of tactics weâve compiled a list of some ways
to act in solidarity with prison rebels in Alabama. The intention of
this list is to find ways to act in solidarity with the many, often
contradictory, desires of the many different rebels involved in the
uprising.
1. Publish and spread the list of demands, provided by journalists who
were able to get in touch with some of the rioting inmates:
We inmates, at Holman Prison, ask for immediate federal assistance.
We ask that the Alabama government release all inmates who have
spent excessive time in Holman Prisonâââdue to the conditions of the
prison and the overcrowding of these prisons in Alabama.
We ask that the 446 laws [Habitual Felony Offender laws] that
Alabama holds as of 1975 be abolished.
We ask that parole board release all inmates who fit the criteria to
be back in society with their families.
We ask that these prisons in Alabama implement proper classes that
will prepare inmates to be released back into society with 21st century
information that will prepare inmates to open and own their own
businesses instead of making them having to beg for a job.
We also ask for monetary damages for mental pain and physical abuse
that inmates have already suffered.
2. Call and write Alabama Department of Corrections officials:
General: http://www.doc.state.al.us/Contact.aspx
Holman: (251) 368-8173
3. Contact inmates at various Albama prisons in order to form bonds and
connections on which to build struggle.
http://www.doc.state.al.us/InmateSearch.aspx
Currently you can type a letter into the first or last name section and
get a whole giant list of inmates to choose from. Itâs up to you to
discern who youâd like to write to. We avoid inmates who are listed as
having racist tattoos or sex crimes. However there are also several pen
pal sites where you can find Alabama inmates who are already looking to
maintain correspondence with someone.
4. Visit
https://itsgoingdown.org/call-actions-solidarity-alabama-prison-rebels/
for more creative ways to get involved!!
"Takin' a Chance on Swing"' 3/20/16; set 1
March 20, 2016, 5:04 p.m.
"Takin' a Chance on Swing" 3/20/16; sert 2
March 20, 2016, 5 p.m.
March 20, 2016, 10:22 a.m.
Global heat Jan & Feb hits hard, worries scientists. Bob Henson from Weather Underground explores the loss of normal. Australian scientist Ben Hankamer on new study: world will warm faster than you think.