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June 26, 2012, 11:50 p.m.
Wright calls out Amnesty International's new campaign to paint the War on Afghanistan as a NATO humanitarian effort and the dangers that poses for the world. Ford discusses the role of AFRICOM and the recent escalation in the number of US troops stationed in Africa. Part 1 of a series called "Getting Down to BAsics with the People of Sanford" - interviews with people in Sanford as they meet up with a movement for revolution and the work and vision of Bob Avakian.
June 26, 2012, 9:11 p.m.
Rick Rozoff of Stop NATO describes describes the NATO meeting occurring during heightened tensions with Syria. With the war machine heating up, he investigates the position of the new government in France, the composition of the UN team, and whether the UN is a problem or a solution.
Zafar Bangash investigates the foreign support for Syria's rebels. "The Saudis have opened their chequebooks."
Potluck Breakfast June 20, 2012
June 26, 2012, 4:44 p.m.
"It's all about money, not freedom, ya'll, okay? Nothing to do with fuckin' freedom. If you think you're free, try going somewhere without fucking money, okay?" - Bill Hicks
Every Wed, 8am-11amPST, the Potluck Breakfast is on the intertubez, spinning fantastic 3 hour sets for no one, on www.killradio.org As if you care.
Weekly News in Review 26 June 2012
June 26, 2012, 1:10 p.m.
Morsi declared winner in first democratic election in Egypt ... Sandusky convicted ... Florida police chief who didn't arrest Zimmerman fired ... Witch hunt against Attorney General Eric Holder successful ... Supreme Court more corrupt than ever ... Romney won't address black journalists for fear of questions ... and Vagina Monologues on Michigan statehouse steps.
Janie Rezner interviews Ecologist Sandra Steingraber, PhD
June 26, 2012, 12:11 p.m.
Sandra is a biologist and Distinguished Scholar in residence at Ithaca College. Sandra's acclaimed book, Living Downstream, was the first to bring together data on toxic releases with data from US cancer registries and won praise from international media. Called a "poet with a knife," Sandra has received many awards and in 2010 was named "one of the 25 visionaries who are changing your world," by Utne Reader. Her most recent book is "Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environment Crisis." She is founder of New Yorkers Against Fracking. She writes, "The pregnant mother who drinks unfiltered water from a rural well in the Susquehanna River valley has the same right to environmental protection as the mother in Manhattan who drinks unfiltered water brought to her from the off- limits New York City watershed." There are no children and counties in our beloved state that we are willing to sacrifice." And, isn't this true for all our world? JR
The Amazing World Of Shortwave Listening (1959)
June 26, 2012, 10:48 a.m.
SCOTUS, 'ALEC' and Egypt
June 26, 2012, 7:13 a.m.
ALEC STRIKES AGAIN, WITH ARIZONA-STYLE IMMIGRATION LAWS
The Supreme Court ruled this week against key portions of Arizonaâs immigration enforcement law, and declared mandatory life-without-parole sentencing for juveniles to be an Eighth Amendment violation. The rulings represent a double defeat for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) [ alecexposed.org ], the conservative corporate-backed network that also promulgated Floridaâs notorious âstand your groundâ law.
BRENDAN FISCHER, a law fellow with the Center for Media and Democracy [ prwatch.org ], discusses the rulings, ALECâs hidden hand in bypassing Congress with cloned reactionary bills in the various state legislatures, and the cynical finances behind the industrial-legislative complex [ prwatch.org/print/10980 ];
Buffy Sainte-Marie - "Welcome, Welcome Emigrante";
SUPREMES SPLIT OVER CITIZENS UNITED
The Court also ratified corporate corruption of the electoral process, striking down a century-old Montana law that banned direct corporate spending in political campaigns. The 5-4 ruling supports the controversial âCitizens United v. FECâ decision, which effectively granted corporations âfinancial free speechâ rights.
JOHN BONIFAZ, executive director of Free Speech for People [ freespeechforpeople.org ], discusses big moneyâs impact on âdemocracy,â and describes the legislative campaign for electoral reform launched by a national coalition of public interest organizations;
Bob Malone - âMoney in Politics (Only Dead Presidents Vote)â;
NEW EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT GETS A POLITICAL MAKEOVER
A year after the âArab Springâ uprising in Cairo, Egypt now has neither a parliament nor a constitution, since the Superme Armed Forces Council usurped such authority. But there is a new âpresident,â with undefined duties and powers.
JENNIFER LOEWENSTEIN, associate director of Middle East Studies at the University of Wisconsin, discusses the cosmeticizing of Muslim Brotherhood leader and president-elect Mohamed Mursi, who now claims to have left the Islamist group whose early platform denied government roles for women and Coptic Christians. Lowenstein also considers whether the de facto military government will cooperate with Washingtonâs overthrow of Syria and escalation against Iran; and
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - âMercy, Mursi, Mercyâ.
Careful Now. Reflecting on the Mutations of War
June 26, 2012, 3:07 a.m.
The nature of war has completely changed over the course of the past century. From being the domain of a trained warrior caste who lived and died face to face, it has, especially in more recent times, become an exercise in technical sophistication where decisions made and actions taken at a vast distance from the field of battle determine the fate not only of combatants, but of fathers, mothers and children who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This original piece offers a brief reflection on the senselessness, the tragedy and the dehumanisation wrought of war at a time when the great powers continue to draw down vast portions of national economies to maintain and further develop the technologies of death.
Comments, questions and reflections are welcome. Contact vincent@thehealingproject.net.au
June 26, 2012, 2:16 a.m.
On the Monday, June 25, 2012, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (http://wildidahorisingtide.org/) enthusiastically welcomes Eriel Deranger, the Edmonton-based communications coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations. Eriel discusses the Third Annual Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray on August 4 and the impacts of Alberta tar sands operations on indigenous land and health. We also talk about ExxonMobil/Imperial Oilâs recent decision to withdraw its permit applications to use Highway 12 and Montana rural roads for its tar sands equipment transports to Alberta. Originally broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow (http://radiofreemoscow.org/) between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers regional and continent-wide climate activism news.
June 26, 2012, 12:24 a.m.
" Reading is such an admirable addiction. Itâs practically organic. You can get all kinds applause for it. No matter you take such refuge in it. No matter you always have it on hand. No matter you always know when and where you can get some more...."
Transcript: AuthorNancyCasey.com/readalot/
June 25, 2012, 10:52 p.m.
Bob Paleczny hosts weekly Labor News. This week's show features our phone-in guest John Reimann with a discussion of the SYRIZA party and Greek election. Tom Thomas recites his weekly poem in the Labor Hour Cultural Corner.
June 25, 2012, 10:44 p.m.
Bob Paleczny hosts weekly Labor News. This week's show features our in studio guests Leighton Christiansen and Alex Kueny from the International Socialists Organization. They discuss the upcoming ISO conference in Chicago and the rise of the Syriza party in Greece. Tom Thomas recites his weekly poem in the Labor Hour Cultural Corner.
June 25, 2012, 10:28 p.m.
David Johnson hosts weekly labor news. This week's program features interesting discussions on elections and politics. Tom Thomas recites his weekly poem in the Labor Hour Cultural Corner.
Canadian history and current Quebec struggle
June 25, 2012, 9:52 p.m.
Poet Joe Rosenblatt on the important work of Milton Acorn. Celebrated illustrator, Francis Back objects to glorification/distortion of the war of 1812. Yves Engler explains the dynamics of Quebec student movement.
June 25, 2012, 6:51 p.m.
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June 25, 2012, 6:44 p.m.
As U.S. allies provide arms to help overthrow the Syrian government, reports indicate that Russia and, possibly, China are providing military support for the government. Whatâs really going on and will the fight over Syria lead to a war between the major powers?
"Saving" Uganda's Gays + Trans studies + more!
June 25, 2012, 5:21 p.m.
A Ugandan activist fights to "*Save* the Gays"; new trans books help sort things out; a well-known queen honors British-born "out" gay artist David Hockney; Beijing hosts a landmark Chinese LGBT leadership conference, Kenyan bars bar patrons who don't "pass as straight", Australian marriage equality counts on MP consciences, an Ohio "Buckeye" damns bisexual trees, and more LGBT news from around the world.
Palestinian Freedom Ride September 2012
June 25, 2012, 2:15 p.m.
On our show today weâll feature two pre-recorded segments, a short introduction to the work of the Freedom Theater by the late founder of the Freedom Theater, Juliano Mer Khamis, and my pre-recorded interview from May 27th with Ben Rivers on the upcoming Freedom Bus initiative. This is an initiative of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin that will use interactive theatre and cultural activism to bear witness, raise awareness and build alliances throughout occupied Palestine and beyond. From September 23rd - October 1st 2012, people from around the world will take part in a 9-day solidarity ride through the West Bank of occupied Palestine. During the ride, Palestinian actors and musicians will use Playback Theatre to perform the personal stories of community members throughout the region. Enactments will be based on autobiographical accounts about home demolitions, land appropriation, political imprisonment, the Separation Wall and other realities of life under Israeli occupation. Participants on the freedom ride will also hear stories that underscore the rich Palestinian history of creative protest, boycotts, general strikes, and other forms of non-violent popular struggle. In addition, the ride will include guided visits by community leaders, concerts, and round table events where Palestinian human rights advocates, artists, activists and scholars will discuss the BDS movement, the role of women in popular struggle, resistance through art and other aspects of Palestinian civil resistance.
Ben Rivers, who heads the Freedom Bus initiative was born in Scotland and raised in the UK and Australia. He is currently based in occupied Palestine where he works as a cultural activist, educator and applied theatre practitioner.
Ben specializes in initiatives that promote community building, social justice and trauma recovery. Over the past 12 years he has worked in several continents with a broad range of populations including the homeless, marginalized youth, the incarcerated, migrants, refugees, relatives of forced disappearance and other communities impacted by structural oppression, political violence and collective trauma.
As a facilitator and project leader, Ben helps to create spaces where individuals, groups and communities can access imagination and creativity in the pursuit of peace and justice. He draws from a variety of arts-based, therapeutic and pedagogical traditions including Playback Theatre, Psychodrama, Theatre of the Oppressed and Popular Education.
June 25, 2012, 1:55 p.m.
On June 24, 2012, David Widgington spoke with Sudanese activist and co-founder of Girifna, Nagi Musa, from his location in Cairo about the student demonstrations and violent repression that is currently taking place in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan.
Nagi spoke about the founding of Girifna during Sudanâs election campaign in 2009, its evolution during South Sudanâs referendum and separation period and Sudanâs current upheaval that started when students began protesting against the fee increases for student housing that has expanded into a larger upheaval related to austerity measures and the soaring inflation rates, among other issues. Nagi implores people to always work toward the improvement of society with regards to social justice, human rights issues, etc.
In relation to student movements worldwide and their important role in initiating active social change, Nagi says, âIn Sudan and worldwide, students are always in front. they are more active. They are more courageous to stand up for their rights. They are more connected and organized.â
If Music Could Talk - June 24, 2012
June 25, 2012, 12:36 p.m.
Media Network Plus June 23, 2012
June 25, 2012, 10:03 a.m.
Everybody Thought The Show Was Funny
June 25, 2012, 8:54 a.m.
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Cool Jazz Set; June 24,2012 Set #1
June 25, 2012, 5:32 a.m.
Cool Jazz Set; June 24, 2012 Set #2
June 25, 2012, 5:24 a.m.
June 25, 2012, 2:12 a.m.
More tunes on Friday afternoons from KRFP in Moscow, Idaho.
Radio Canada International's farewell message
June 24, 2012, 11:44 p.m.
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The Motherland Influence: June 24, 2012
June 24, 2012, 11:16 p.m.
Two hours of African, Latin & Caribbean music.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0149
June 24, 2012, 10:20 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
June 24, 2012, 6:57 p.m.
A weekly variety show from Pine KONE Radio, Pine Mountain Club, CA 100.9 fm brought to you by Peter Gullerud