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Growing Support for a One-State Solution for Palestinians and Israelis
Sept. 29, 2012, 5:04 p.m.
Republicans had to do some damage control after Mother Jones magazine published a covert video of Mitt Romney's comments to wealthy donors that a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was unrealistic. The video, which was published online on the magazineâs website, provoked handwringing that Romney's remarks could compromise U.S. standing as an "honest broker" in the peace process should Romney become president.
But Romney isnât alone in his doubts about the viability of a two-state solution. A growing number of activists, scholars, and commentators, Palestinian and Israeli, have been declaring that the two-state solution is dead for some time now, based on physical and political realities on the ground in the occupied West Bank.
The failure of the Oslo Accords to lead to a negotiated two-state settlement has led to calls for something else: a one-state solution where Palestinians and Jews would live together in full civil and political equality.
With George Bisharat, law professor at University of California's Hastings College of the Law.
Government's Vast Electronic Surveillance Dragnet Likely Catching Domestic Communications
Sept. 29, 2012, 4:10 p.m.
The House of Representatives recently voted to reauthorize the FISA Amendments Act, a law originally passed in 2008 that subjects Americans citizens to the government's vast warrantless wiretapping program. Most Americans donât know that theyâre international calls and emails are subject to this program. Even their domestic emails and phone calls can be picked up without a warrant from a judge. The law's proponents donât seem to know this either.
With Julian Sanchez, a Washington, D.C. - based writer and journalist and a Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.
Israeli-imposed Water Restrictions
Sept. 29, 2012, 3:21 p.m.
Host John Roberts and his guest Samer Jaber discuss the Palestinian water situation. Most Palestinians are forced by Israeli occupation forces to survive (if they can) with 24 quarts of water per person per day. Meanwhile Israeli settlers face no limit, watering their lawns and in some cases even maintaining swimming pools. That's one quart per hour for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and toilet use. Think about this: one flush of one low-flow toilet uses 6 quarts, one-quarter of the daily water allotment. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers have been shooting holes in Palestinians' rooftop rain collection tanks.
Teaching Racial Literacy in a Multicultural High School
Sept. 29, 2012, 2:58 p.m.
Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts has an extraordinarily diverse student body that reflects the kaleidoscopic racial, ethnic, and economic composition of the city. With over 1500 students speaking over 64 languages, the school mirrors what our guest calls "the new face of America," with its growing populations of Latinos and Asians, Africans and Afro-Caribbeans, and people of mixed heritage. "More communities across America will increasingly look like this one," he says, yet most people lack the ability to talk intelligently and honestly with each other about race.
Our guest is Lawrence Blum, a white college professor who taught a course on Race and Racism at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School over a span of four years. His new book, High Schools, Race, and America's Future: What Students Can Teach Us About Morality, Diversity, and Community, is the compelling story of what he calls "a remarkable adventure" in teaching â and learning âabout race in America, in a multiracial, multi-ethnic classroom.
With Lawrence Blum, the Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education and a professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Capitalism is Like an Old Fridge
Sept. 29, 2012, 1:20 p.m.
Cindy Sheehan interviews Marxist economist, Richard Wolff, about current economic woes and what the solutions could be and would look like.
Media Network Plus 092912 weekly 30min and 55min
Sept. 29, 2012, 11:22 a.m.
What Chicago Teachers Taught Us
Sept. 29, 2012, 10:52 a.m.
What Chicago Teachers Taught Us
With
Kimberly Bowsky, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) rank and file activist, member of CORE, Council of Rank and File Educators
and the CTU House of Delegates
and
Brian Jones,former NYC public elementary school teacher, now pursuing a doctorate in urban education, and is co-narrator of the film "The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman" and contributor to the book "Education & Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation"
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has a tentative agreement. Some have proclaimed the strike as the biggest and most inspiring union victory since the 1997 UPS Teamsters strike. While it clearly demonstrates the resilience of unions and the viability of the traditional strike tactic, it also raises the limitations of what even the best led unions can accomplish through collective bargaining alone today. What are the lessons of the
CTU strike for N.Y.C.'s school personnel and its students, & for teacher's unions and public workers across
Sept. 29, 2012, 9:18 a.m.
David J, founding member of goth/post-punk pioneers Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, explains the accidental concept behind his new album "Not of This World," discusses his collaborations with author Alan Moore, and tells us how theater has been a major influence on his musical career, then and now.
Transition Network Conference 2012
Sept. 29, 2012, 5:02 a.m.
Some audio recordings from the 2012 Transition Network Conference, the audio here links to the archive here: http://static.transitionnetwork.org/tnconf2012/audio/
See also:
https://transitionradio.posterous.com/archive/9/2012
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/news/conference-2012
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/conference-2012-uk
http://www.reconomyproject.org/?p=3959
Sept. 29, 2012, 4:58 a.m.
Sept. 29, 2012, 2:27 a.m.
Canada's Premier Environmental News Hour:
# 203: If You Love This Planet: Guest - Col. Ann Wright
Sept. 29, 2012, 1:41 a.m.
Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and internationally recognized author and lecturer, hosts a weekly, one-hour radio program titled If You Love This Planet.
Produced by Jasmin WIlliams and Scott Powell. Edited by Jasmin Williams.
Sept. 28, 2012, 10 p.m.
What's new in the world of world music is -- reggae; cumbia, filling dancefloors since the 19th century; Congolese and Senegalese sounds; biguine, cadence and konpa from the French Caribbean
Out of the Woods - Show #130 9-28-12
Sept. 28, 2012, 9:44 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 are approximately 30 minutes in most cases.
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, 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, from Arlo Guthrie to Aerosmith. 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.
Sept. 28, 2012, 6:13 p.m.
Sun Myung Moon, the infamous founder of the Unification Church, died on September 3 at the age of 92. The Unification Church is notorious for luring people into its ranks using brainwashing techniques. Steven Hassan was recruited into the Moonies in the early 1970s at the age of 19. He is the author of 3 books including Freedom of Mind.
Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti
Sept. 28, 2012, 5:49 p.m.
The use of irregular armed organizations to suppress democratic struggles has a long history in Haiti. That history extends to the current government of President Martelly. Author Jeb Sprague focuses on the overthrow of the Aristide government in 2004. He interviewed paramilitary members and documents their involvement in the coup. The book was given an award by Project Censored.
Sept. 28, 2012, 5:40 p.m.
The Kelly Alexander Show 092912
Sept. 28, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
Voodoo Debauchery and Politics
Sept. 28, 2012, 3:37 p.m.
Political and Social Satire from CCCP Monthly Laughing Nightmare, The Final Edition Radio Hour, Duncan Trussell, and Imaginary Friends
The Crunge, Ep. 32 - Float/Melt
Sept. 28, 2012, 3:19 p.m.
The Crunge, Ep. 6 - Tribute - Feb. 20, 2012
Sept. 28, 2012, 2:53 p.m.
28Sep12 326 Turkish Army Officers Convicted Over Coup Plot
Sept. 28, 2012, 2:42 p.m.
http://bcfm.org.uk/2012/09/28/17/friday-drivetime-90/22103
Tearing down Vancouver's viaducts
Sept. 28, 2012, 2:25 p.m.
City council wants to remove two remnants of a never-completed highway system in Vancouverâs downtown core. But, in the process, two long-standing community gardens are threatened with demolition. In this documentary Green For All or Green for Some, Peter Driftmier explores the debate around the removal of the viaduct through the twin lenses of gentrification and environmental sustainability.
28Sep12 Queen called for radical Muslim's arrest
Sept. 28, 2012, 2:20 p.m.
http://bcfm.org.uk/2012/09/28/17/friday-drivetime-90/22103
Feelings...oh, wo, wo....feelings
Sept. 28, 2012, 1:06 p.m.
They can be good, bad, sneaky or frisky. "They" are...feelings....and they are the theme for this edition of 'Random Acts of Music'.
Stream Random Acts of Music live on WCOM every Thursday from 8-10pm EST on wcomfm.org
#239 -- The Crisis of Civiization (part 2) and More
Sept. 28, 2012, 11:38 a.m.
Selections from the film documentary ... plus a good article by BRUCE DIXON on Obama and Romney.
In the film, political analyst Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed discusses the 7 interconnected global crises we face. This week: militarization and destruction of civil liberties, plus conclusions. Old film clips brighten the commentary.
Politicians of both parties won't even discuss 6 of these 7 crises. Bruce Dixon shows that in fact Romney & Obama agree on MOST issues. That's bad news for most of us.
Sept. 28, 2012, 10:20 a.m.
UN DIPLOMAT ATTACK: BENGHAZI IN NEW YORK
REZA MARASHI of the National Iranian-American Council on Muhaheedin-e-Khalk assault in broad daylight of Iranian presidential spokesperson; and
Former CIA presidential intelligence briefrer RAY McGOVERN on continuing blowback of Obama administration's clandestine jihadi alliances.
AUDIO CLIPS:
The Mujaheedin-e-Khalk attack on Iranian presidential spokesperson RAMIN MEHMAN-PARAST; and
The "capture," torture and murder of Libyan Leader MUAMMAR GADDHAFI.
Sept. 28, 2012, 5:47 a.m.
"Last night I settled myself in with a book called Rez Life: An Indianâs Journey Through Reservation Life, by David Treuer. I hadnât turned very many pages before it became clear that this was no simple voyeurâs ride through the lives and relationships of some interesting people with values perspectives different from mine. If I was going to read this book, I was going to have to pay attention..."
Transcript: AuthorNancyCasey.com/rezlife/
#621 - US Capitalism From Start To Finish
Sept. 28, 2012, 3:17 a.m.
As we return to reading David Graeber this week, we look at the origins of capitalism in USA - how the system of self-sufficient slave estates and family farms gave way to one of wage labor. Then we ask, were the events of 11 years ago the cover for a massive financial fraud? We conclude by reflecting on what these angles contribute to our understanding of 'capitalism' and the importance of personally, consciously stepping away from it.
#620 - Sex And Drugs And Mental Health
Sept. 28, 2012, 3:01 a.m.
This week we hear three different perspectives on the Mental Health of the US population - and indeed upon the American concept of 'mental health. Is it a matter of fixing broken brains with carefully targeted drugs? Our speakers agree that the US public have been profitably misinformed by professional experts full of ideas about how they should and shouldn't behave.