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Saturday Morning Live 13.07.27
July 30, 2013, 10:52 p.m.
July 30, 2013, 8:14 p.m.
United Virginia provides training, workshops, mentorship, networking and microlending options for Virginiaâs small business entrepreneurs. This nonprofit was founded three years ago to address the lack of traditional job opportunities in areas hit hard by the recession (including east Richmond) by facilitating self-employment via small business startups. The curriculum offered by United Virginia is 16-weeks of comprehensive information on starting a tenable new business, including legal advice, marketing strategy and more. Executive Director Josh Sheldon says that most clientsâ ideas for a business are feasible if properly executed. Their courses help entrepreneurs focus and strategize by defining their service, their customer, and their business plan. United Virginia is also affiliated with Workshop in Business Opportunities (providing the United Virginia curricula), Kiva (a microlending service), and CARITASâ The Healing Place (a substance addiction recovery program). For more information, visit http://unitedvirginia.org.
Alfred W. McCoy: The Making of the US Surveillance State
July 30, 2013, 8:09 p.m.
In July 2013 an article appeared on line in TomDispatch that gave an up to date and chilling analysis of the unprecedented powers of the US Surveillance state. Itâs author, University of Wisconsin, Madison, professor of history Alfred McCoy, credits Edward Snowden for having revealed todayâs reality. And McCoy adds his perspective of the intriguing history that led up to this point - and he makes a few predictions as to what to expect in the near future. That article in TomDispatch caught the attention of radio host, writer and Middle East expert Jeff Blankfort who allows me to broadcast the highlights of his interview with Professor McCoy.
McCoy studied Southeast Asian history at Yale University before coming to Madison. In 1971 he was commissioned to write a book on the opium trade in Laos and discovered that the French equivalent to the CIA had financed its covert operations from the control of the Indochina drug trade. He also found evidence that after the US replaced the French the CIA took over the drug trade. Not surprisingly the CIA tried to block publication of the book The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia. But after three English editions and translation into nine foreign languages, this study is now regarded as the âclassicâ work on the global drug traffic.
How Egyptian Revolutionary Ahmed Salah Got Thousands into the Streets
July 30, 2013, 7:53 p.m.
Host Freedom's analysis of tactics used by Ahmed Salah and others to mobilize large numbers of people to join the Revolution. Contains exerpts from Ahmed's lecture about actual events.
for more tactics see:
Free the Land: Alinsky Tactics for Radicals
and
Free the Land: One Man Black Bloc Action Against Deadly Jail Policy
and
Free the Land: How William McRaven Got Bin Laden
If Music Could Talk - July 28, 2013
July 30, 2013, 7:07 p.m.
Dulles & the Mob: JFK assassination 50 years on 3 of 3
July 30, 2013, 6:38 p.m.
Frederick Kaufman on Open-Source GMOs
July 30, 2013, 6:32 p.m.
Genetically Modified Organism is a downright dirty word among many environmentalists and food activists. People oppose GMOs for health reasons and because itâs mostly giant corporations like Monsanto that profit from the creation and distribution of GMOs in our food system. My guest today has a slightly different take on GMOs, though.
Fredrick Kaufman is a journalist who writes for Harperâs and Slate. This week on Sea Change Radio he posits that the real problem with GMOs is not the genetic modification per se, but the model by which these genetically modified foods are conceived, produced and distributed. He points out that a lot of innovation has come out of the open source movement in the technology world, and asks, why not apply it to food? Would open sourcing the genetic modification of foods enable food activists to turn this dirty word into a sustainable solution? Find out in Part One of host Alex Wiseâs two-part discussion with journalist Fredrick Kaufman.
Dulles & the Mob: JFK assassination 50 years on 2 of 3
July 30, 2013, 4:41 p.m.
Interview with Carne Ross (fmr UK Diplomat)
July 30, 2013, 4:19 p.m.
Carne Ross is a former British diplomat, founder of Independent Diplomacy and author of 'The Leaderless Revolution'. In 2004, he gave secret evidence to a British inquiry about Iraq pre-war intelligence. His damning testimony brought into question the alleged Iraqi threat, the legality of the war, and acknowledged the refusal of the British government to consider viable alternatives.
In this interview, he discusses the new 'Occupy Money Cooperative', Iraq, Edward Snowden, and more. Enjoy!
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Interviews author/economist Robin Hahnel
July 30, 2013, 2:53 p.m.
Robin Hahnel is a Professor of Economics at Portland State University. He is best known for his work on participatory economics with Z Magazine editor Michael Albert. Hahnel is a radical economist and political activist, his most recent book is "Of the People, By the People The case for a participatory economy"
Sylvia Richardson speaks with Economist Robin Hahnel about Detroit's bankruptcy, he declares this is a "new low" in the war on the poor. The whole sale of public assets and dismantling of social security and pension plan is "theft". He offers alternatives to mitigating the economic crisis and restoring democracy.
worldbeatcanada radio august 2 2013
July 30, 2013, 2:05 p.m.
The inside on Debo Band live from Folk Fest,new Gogol Bordello, Mali Blues,Tigerstyle - Worldwide,world's best.worldbeatcanada
KR Weekly News In Review 30 July 2013
July 30, 2013, 12:17 p.m.
"Car Culture Shock - Americans Putting the Brakes on Driving"
NBC news business article by Phillip LeBeau
While this is a business article about the drop in vehicle sales, they don't even mention the growing bicycle culture.
Former Prime Minister of Rwanda to return
July 30, 2013, 11:28 a.m.
The former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Faustin Twagiramungu, has announced his intention to return to the country - we find out why.
Twagiramungu lived through the grim violence of 1994 Rwanda and became Prime Minister of the new government. He soon found that the RPF strongman Paul Kagame had no intention of establishing a multiparty democracy or permitting any significant opposition. Twagiramungu, out of concern for his personal safety, went into exile, but has now made the decision to return to Rwanda and resume the fight for justice and democracy.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0206
July 29, 2013, 11:08 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
July 29, 2013, 9:41 p.m.
Richmond's Kanawha Canal was conceived by George Washington and bulldozed by ... who? Venture Richmond? Newmarket Corp? We may never know. Also, troubled School Board representative Shonda Harris Muhammed is back in headlines, this time for being married to a guy who happens to smoke pot -- not unlike about a 20 percent of the U.S. population (depending on what stats you're looking at).
Local events & Israeli Surveys
July 29, 2013, 7:38 p.m.
Announcing some local events in Santa Cruz; plug for Jewish Voice for Peace; surveying Israelis on their relationship with the Palestinians; music.
Russia, Cameroon & Zimbabwe + more LGBT news
July 29, 2013, 6:50 p.m.
Russian repression threatens the Olympic torch; Cameroon activists mourn assassinated leader Eric Lembembe; Zimbabwe's long hard slog against ignorance and hate continues; Moldova surprises rights groups with its own "no promo homo" law, death threats and stones greet Montenegro's first-ever LGBT Pride march, dignitaries are pelted with eggs at Lithuania's second Pride, a Super Mario satire stings Spanish language media, and more global LGBT news.
Hiroshima Peace Garden in Toronto + Stop Cop-violence Rally
July 29, 2013, 6:28 p.m.
We live in a world of nuclear weapons, and the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can tell us the most about what they can do. For thirty years, those days of infamy have been commemorated on August 6-9th. Ted Schmidt tells us about Toronto's special event this year, and also efforts to revitalize the role of the Catholic church in social justice.
Jacob Leibovitch reports live on the scene from a protest against the police shooting of Sammy Yatim. Phil also describes upcoming events, including one related to "La Question" - Henri Alleg's account of his own torture by France in Algeria.
Broadcast One Hundred Thirty Four
July 29, 2013, 6:17 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a low-tech, DIY, freeform exploration of music from the last century of recorded sound and music in all genres ... including 78s, reel to reels, cassettes, vinyl records and even endangered cds. Each week I play an ecclectic blend of tunes released between 1900 (more or less) and next week. It's never the same program twice. Radio Thrift Shop is music and culture in the spirit of free radio.
July 29, 2013, 5:44 p.m.
Nachrichten Kommentar von Australien mit Wolfgang
50th Anniversary Edition Part Three
July 29, 2013, 4:46 p.m.
the third installment in the Tardis Radio celebration of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary.
Halifax solidarity with Elsipogtog
July 29, 2013, 4:07 p.m.
(This is the same intro at the outset of the piece)
Elsipogtog, traditional territory of Miâkmakik, north of Moncton, New Brunswick. Since early June, it has been the epicentre of resistance to shale gas mining in NB, with a core of Mi'kmaq people and allies set up at an encampment there. Near the encampment, SWN (âswinâ, a Texas-based company) has been exploring for shale gas, the first step towards hydrofracturing, or fracking. Fracking is a toxic chemical intensive process producing what opponents consider unacceptable destruction to the surrounding water and land. Over the last two months, over 30 people have been arrested while engaged in peaceful opposition to SWN's activities. While the core of resistance comes from Elsipogtog and surrounding communities, people from neighbouring provinces have also lent their support. In the following, I speak to two Halifax based allies with the people of Elsipogtog, Billy Lewis and Allison McCready. Billy is an indigenous elder, who has helped bring allies against shale gas together. Allison is one of the founders of the recently formed Halifax Coalition Against Fracking. We focus on why the anti fracking struggle at Elsipogtog is a regional issue; opportunities and challenges that allies bring and organizing in Halifax.
#282 -- More Things Fall Apart
July 29, 2013, 2:46 p.m.
KD reflects on still more appliances that are self-destructing everywhere he turns. Somehow his ailing washing machine becomes a metaphor for all that's wrong with the U.S. government and economic system. With a comic-satiric song by Roy Zimmerman and a new video by the Progressive economists, ECON4.
KR Weekly News Special Report .02
July 29, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
Exclusive: 4 in 5 in US face near-poverty, no work
Yahoo Finance
July 29, 2013, 2:36 p.m.
Military affairs commentator Marchand MacDermotRoe examines the Chinese way of war from Sun Tzu to Mao. He, also, looks at Chinaâs current geo-political objectives and military capabilities relative to the U.S.
Lymph Node Institute's Watergate Show!
July 29, 2013, 2:27 p.m.
Yes! Tonight I turn the FUNHOUSE over to the Lymph Node Institute. It's summertime--and thoughts turn to a summer almost 40 years ago, when a weaselous president's regime crumbled to dust before our stunned, giddy eyes. Even though Doc Ellis and Doktor Bugbladder were but mere one-year-old sprats back then, they have some unique insights to offer on the topic of one of the classic political scandals. Get ready for a wallow through the back corridors of Washington as we soak in WATERGATE.
KR Weekly News Special Report 7 29 13
July 29, 2013, 12:26 p.m.
"Sometimes, The Boss is Really a Psycho"
written by Allison Linn for CNBC
"Swinging into our 5th!"; July 28, 2013; Set #1
July 29, 2013, 6:12 a.m.
"Swinging into our 5th"; July 28, 2013; Set #2
July 29, 2013, 6:06 a.m.
July 29, 2013, 4 a.m.
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