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June 16, 2010, 1:27 p.m.
Aidge Patterson talks about the opening of the trial, the shocking developments so far and the fight for justice; Bob Avakian, the Chair of the Revolutionary Communist Party, talks on the nature and role of police brutality; Emily Kunstler, who co-directed the film "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe" with her sister Sarah Kunstler, talks about the life and views of her father and how it impacted the times and the world he lived in; Joey Johnson talks about having Bill Kunstler as his attorney in the 1989 flag burning case in the Supreme Court.
Noam Chomsky - The US Role in the Destruction of Haiti - June 8, 2010
June 16, 2010, 1:23 p.m.
Dr. Chomsky runs through Haiti's history and current problems. He also takes questions from the audience on a variety of topics, including the Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla.
Nadia Tarzi on Afghanistan's Archaelogy
June 16, 2010, 9:37 a.m.
Do Conspiracy Theorists - or - People Know About GMO Population Control?
June 16, 2010, 6:23 a.m.
This episode: Do conspiracy theorists know about the dangers of GMO foods? Do other people know? Do we know companies don't have to label them? They sterilize us? Cause organ failure? Hair to grow in our mouths? Should we figure out how to tell everyone about this to help stop it instead of just chanting old slogans and blowing-off steam at the G20 "protest" set up to show off the new world order "police state" (divisive term) in a big city? Should people deal with real issues in a serious way?
Between the Lines Week Ending June 25,2010
June 16, 2010, 6:23 a.m.
Israeli and U.S. Policy Effect on Iranian Hardliners and the Democracy Movement;Decision Barring Matching Funds in Arizonaâs Public Campaign Finance;A Sustainable USA Energy Outlook
June 16, 2010, 3:47 a.m.
ite_s4_e11_thmThis Week:
1. Oil Flopping
2. May Day Machete
3. P.I.G.S.
4. Betty Cariño R.I.P.
5. Unsettling Israeli violence
6. Lowkey - Long Love Palestine
7. Colonization 101
June 16, 2010, 1:09 a.m.
some super new music from head trip conception tonight--this new song should be on their next album which may be out later this year or early next year!
might do a quick noise set tonight, plus other goodies.
point blank is playing this friday at canal club, opening up the show for c.o.c!
june 26th, at fallout, project pitchfork will be back in town playing live!
June 15, 2010, 11:04 p.m.
A tribute to those just before the big genX paradigm shift. That is, those who paved the way.
June 15, 2010, 10:51 p.m.
As the US prepares to withdraw from Iraq, reporter Evan Williams and director Matt Haan travel to the most dangerous part of the country and find increasing religious, ethnic and political violence in this oil-rich region threatening to spill into bloody civil war once the troops leave.
A Voyage of Life and Death Israeli raid on Gaza aid Flotilla
June 15, 2010, 8:52 p.m.
(Audio of video) Documentary on Israeli raid on Gaza aid Flotilla.
Artists Boycott Israel raid and blocade of Gaza
June 15, 2010, 7:32 p.m.
Program featuring musicians that are boycotting Israel in response to raid and blocade of Gaza. Gil Scott Heron, Elvis Costello, Pixes, Gorillas, Klaxon and Santana.
June 15, 2010, 7:10 p.m.
Week 3 coverage of Gaza Flotilla deadly raid by Israel military new news of Iran sending aid ships also where is the flotilla aid now? and new documentary A voyage of life and death By Imran Garda of Al Jazeera. Music by Dam, Baghdad Heavy Metal.
June 15, 2010, 2:15 p.m.
11JUN2010: LCD Soundsystem and their influences
June 15, 2010, 1:44 p.m.
Songs from LCD Soundsystem's new album interspersed with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Brian Eno, The Normal, The Cars...cool late 1970s inspirations for LCD? Plus Hanzel und Gretyl, Kraftwerk, more fun.
www.wrir.org/index.php?/blog/entry/388
June 15, 2010, 12:54 p.m.
This is the full 6-14-10 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
On todayâs program weâll hear about a tremendous victory for the forces of reform in the Chicago Teachers Union. CORE, the Caucus of Rank and File Educators, a reform caucus within the teachers union that emerged less than two years ago has won the election for union leadership over the incumbent United Progressive Caucus receiving nearly 60% of the vote. This is a startling victory for a group that started with just a handful of angry teachers back in 2008, but which built itself into a formidable force with zero money but a lot hard grassroots organizing. Will hear from CORE member and new elected Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.
Will also bring you more audio from this yearâs Labor Notes conference. Will hear from a couple of the international guests at the conference. First will hear from Jose Humberto Montes de Oca who is a leader in the Mexican Electrical Workers union SME and after that will hear from George Walter, a German autoworker and a member of Germanâs largest union I.G. Metall.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Monday morning at 10:00 AM on Chicago's Sound Alliance, WLUW, 88.7 FM. For more information, see our website at: www.laborexpress.org
and our homepage on Archive.org at:
http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio
or page at Radio4All.netâ¦
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Labor+Express+Radio
June 15, 2010, 11:11 a.m.
This is the full 6-7-10 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
On todayâs program weâll hear more from this years Labor Notes conference. Well hear from Lucas Benitez of the Coalition of Immokalee workers about their recent victory with Aramark and their new campaign targeting some of the biggest grocery store chains.
Will also hear from Karen Lewis, candidate for president of the Chicago Teachers Union on the CORE slate. Karen spoke at labor notes about COREâs efforts to reform the Chicago Teachers Union.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Monday morning at 10:00 AM on Chicago's Sound Alliance, WLUW, 88.7 FM. For more information, see our website at: www.laborexpress.org
and our homepage on Archive.org at:
http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio
or page at Radio4All.netâ¦
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Labor+Express+Radio
Full Circle Farm - An Organic Farm in the Middle of Silicon Valley
June 15, 2010, 8:32 a.m.
Full Circle Farm is an 11-acre sustainable, educational farm nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley.
The farm is located at:
1055 Dunford Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
In partnership with Schmahl Science, The Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale will offer 3 one week summer camps featuring garden-based learning through hands on exploration, taste testing, art projects, and scientific experiments. There will be daily themes focusing on important aspects of the natural world (seed starting, plant parts, secrets of soil, powerful pollinators, etc). Each day will begin with a combination of garden tasks and farm-fresh snacks, we will then âdig inâ to investigatory activities, and we will wrap up the day with and arts and crafts project to take home. There will be 3 one weeklong sessions throughout the summer for students from ages 5-11.
For more information, please contact Anna Vinitsky at anna@fullcirclesunnyvale.org or phone (408) 394-1464
Professor and Author Dr. Linda Hawes Clever ("The Fatigue Prescription)
June 15, 2010, 7:38 a.m.
Stanford and UCSF physician and professor, Linda Hawes Clever, MD, will be reading from her book The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy, Health, and Life (Viva Editions, 2010) at Kepler's (1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park) on June 30th at 7:30PM.
Dr. Clever is a recent recipient of the Stanford Medal and founder of the not-for-profit RENEW, which helps devoted, but over-busy people regain their effectiveness and joy in life. This timely book is particularly relevant to anyone who is struggling between multiple jobs, a family, or is simply over-scheduled. Dr. Clever is a dynamic, sympathetic, and even humorous speaker who always gets the audience involved and talking. Dr. Clever offers a unique perspective; she offers a holistic approach to help readers gain awareness of physical and emotional signs of fatigue. The book is filled with personal stories, self-assessments, doctors' check up advice, and tips.
The website for RENEW is http://renewnow.org/
Carbon Sings as Methane Dances
June 15, 2010, 7:34 a.m.
A collage focused on carbon and methane and the planets environment. Not a feel-good program.
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network
June 15, 2010, 3:59 a.m.
Nader: Proposition 14 Has Killed "Free Elections" in California
The deceptively passage of Prop 14 in California last week, Ralph Nader explains to BAR, locks down the electoral process for everyone but celebrities and the wealthiest business-backed candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties. It's the end of free elections in California.
Rwanda Regime is âDictatorship, a Totalitarian State,â Says Colleague of Jailed American Lawyer
With Rwanda now a close ally of the US in East Africa, raising fact and evidence-based questions on the Rwandan genocide story can earn you prison or worse in that unhappy land, says Christian Davenport, a young black professor of Peace Studies at Notre Dame who has conducted research in Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Northern Ireland, Turkey and beyond. The âHotel Rwandaâ story doesn't begin to tell the whole tale of what went on in Rwanda in those days, Davenport tells BAR.
Black Exclusion From Juries is Endemic in the U.S.
Atty Jacqueline Jones-Peace outlines how the how Blacks are rejected from juries for reasons ranging from appearing âarrogant,â to having a goatee. Atty. One prosecutor rejected a Black juror because he âshucked and jived when he walked,â according to a study of eight southern states done by the Equal Justice Initiative,
NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Prison-Based Gerrymandering Resembles â3/5s Manâ Rule
LDF attorney Dale Ho told BAR âthe parallels between prison-based gerrymandering and the three-fifths compromise are strong and eerie.â The practice counts prison inmates as âresidentsâ of the jurisdiction in which they are incarcerated, rather than their home cities.
June 15, 2010, 1:34 a.m.
June 15, 2010, 1:18 a.m.
Author ("Life as a Sandwich") and Stanford University Alumnus, Eric Peterson
June 14, 2010, 11:09 p.m.
A third generation Californian and Stanford University graduate, Eric Peterson grew up in Los Gatos, a town south of San Francisco. Mr. Peterson lives in Southern California with his family. His latest novel is entitled, "Life as a Sandwich" which is a sharp-witted and darkly funny read about one man's quest for identity--and the colorful cast of characters that threaten to turn his attempt at long-awaited respect and success into a staggering personal defeat. The book was published by Huckleberry House in November 2009.
Mr. Peterson and his family played selections which pertain to his book and his experiences.
Eric Peterson's website is www.lifeasasandwich.com
06-13-10 The Ron and Rand Paul Clown Show
June 14, 2010, 9:11 p.m.
June 14, 2010, 6:26 p.m.
I ran over a deer in the middle of the night last night coming home from Ohio. Tonight's show is themed around road kill and all the critters you might find in the road.
What is the future context for Transition?
June 14, 2010, 4:54 p.m.
Attached is a recording of a session titled, "What is the future context for Transition?", which was run by Sophy Banks on Sunday 13th June 2010 at the Transition Network Conference.
Photos of the artwork produced during the session: http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/06/453567.html
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/blogs/conference-2010
June 14, 2010, 4:22 p.m.
Mountain Bike Results from Elings Park and Elfin Forest. Sounds from Tulsa Tough, interviews with Rackster, Muscle Milk and Death Valley Stage Race Promoter and womens winner. Results from So Cal State Championships Elite and Masters Road Races, Encino Velodrome Al Nash on Masters State Track Championships
June 14, 2010, 4:04 p.m.
So Cal/Nevada State Team Time Trial Championships and Elite Criterium Championships. Barry Wolfe Grand Prix race action for Masters Cycle League, Mens Elite Category 4 and Womens category 3/4 races. Also interviews with Rancho Cycling's Womens team manager and Brixton Cycles
48, 2009 Rainbow Gathering pt I of IV
June 14, 2010, 2:22 p.m.
Thousands of people praying for peace together, The 2010 Rainbow Gathering is just about to start in the Allegheny National Forest in Pensilvania. We look back at shows I made at the 2009 Rainbow Gathering outside Cuba, NM.
Revealing Latter Day Prop 8 politics + global LGBT news
June 14, 2010, 2:12 p.m.
"8:The Mormon Proposition" reveals Latter Day dominance in anti-marriage equality campaigns; inclusive policies take Episcopalians out of the ecumenical conversation, Iceland lawmakers unanimously agree to marriage equality, pardoned Malawi men part under pressure, but three million celebrate Pride in Sao Paulo while Tel Aviv Pride remembers the victims of last year's murderous attack on an LGBT youth group.