Latest Programs
Audience Discussion to 'Origins of the Economic Crisis and the Way Out'
May 16, 2010, 6:18 p.m.
An audience discussion following Dean Baker's talk, 'Origins of the Economic Crisis and the Way Out'.
May 16, 2010, 5:56 p.m.
Secrets of Britain's New Government
May 16, 2010, 5:11 p.m.
May 16, 2010, 12:11 p.m.
Wrap-up of the past weeks news with Geov Parrish and Maria Tomchick of Eat the State!
NORTH KOREA'S BOMB & THE ROAD TO PEACE
May 16, 2010, 12:09 p.m.
May 16, 2010, 11:57 a.m.
A scythe requires external energy to manufacture, but once itâs made, it operates off of human power. Thatâs a good part of the reason why I bought a scythe and am learning to use it and maintain it.
A good scythe, in the right hands, can mow grass about as low as a lawn mower. Once the grass reaches a certain height, a person with a scythe can also mow faster, at least than the gasoline-powered push mower we use on our lawn.
May 16, 2010, 9:19 a.m.
1st North American Degrowth Conference April 2010, Vancouver. Intro by Rex Weyler. Tom Walker on Barcelona Conf. Overview of peak fossil fuels by ASPO'S Dave Hughes. Maximum sustainable human population, Jack Alpert.
Greek Meltdown; Mass Transit Unions Fight Cuts
May 16, 2010, 8:01 a.m.
2500 Transit workers and supporters at NYCâs Penn Station on May 4, in an event timed to coincide with other actions taken around the nation to protest the insufficiency of federal funding for mass transit and transit layoffs in NYC and nationwide. Plus, draconian austerity measures were forced on Greece despite tumultuous worker protests.
288 - Oil, Nukes, War: Drugs of Self Destruction
May 15, 2010, 9:22 p.m.
Pt A - News: more oil and nukes against our better judgement; Steve Diamond analyzes a conversatoin on nuclear weapons; Redeye Coop Radio: Antonia Juhasz on Dangers of Deepwater Oil Drilling; Redeye: World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
Pt B - Outside The Box: Wonders of the World; Backyard Chicken Broadcast: Eggshells; Hidden Histories: Motherâs Day; Media Minutes; Between the Lines; music.
Residents of a small town in Ecuador sue the Toronto Stock Exchange
May 15, 2010, 6:42 p.m.
Three people who live in Intag, Ecuador, launched a one and a half billion dollar lawsuit in court in Ontario, suing both the mining company Copper Mesa and the TSE. We speak with Carlos Zorilla, an environmental activist in Ecuador.
Sanctions-busting telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
May 15, 2010, 6:34 p.m.
Nearly a year has passed since a federal court judge ordered the Canadian government to allow Abdelrazik to return home to Canada. But he still can't work, have a bank account, or travel. Recently supporters organized a telethon to raise money and awareness about Abdelrazik's plight. We speak with Mary Foster of Project Fly Home.
May 15, 2010, 6:25 p.m.
Catherine Edwards thinks it's time for cable companies to open up their airways to communities to create their own programming. Edwards is with CACTUS, an advocacy group for public access broadcasting. She spoke recently at public hearings into the state of public access TV in Canada.
Understanding the Greek debt crisis
May 15, 2010, 6:16 p.m.
Bankruptcy, massive protests and accusations of corruption have dominated the media's coverage of the Greek economic crisis. Belt-tightening is the proposed solution. Costas Panayotakis disagrees. He is an associate professor of sociology at City University of New York and he has been closely following the developments in Greece.
BC government cuts benefits for homeless and seriously ill
May 15, 2010, 6:09 p.m.
Following the provincial budget in March, the BC Liberals announced that they were cutting dental support, shelter allowance for the homeless and other services for the poorest people in the province. Martha Roberts is a registered midwife and organizer with the Alliance for People's Health. She outlines the nature of the cuts.
May 15, 2010, 6:03 p.m.
Got to have it! Soul explosion on BTS. Check it out yall. Many thanks to all volunteers and members of CJLY. Keep the alternative waves rollin'!
Palestinian activist reflects on visit to South Africa
May 15, 2010, 6 p.m.
Ali Abunimah has just returned from meeting with solidarity activists and government officials in South Africa. Abunimah is co-founder of Electronic Intifada. He reflects on what the struggle for justice for Palestinians can learn from the successful fight to end apartheid.
May 15, 2010, 8:32 a.m.
Asian pop from the 70's; Ali Hassan Kuban, the Captain of Nubian Music; the golden age of West African bands; Afrobeat meets funk
Toronto Politics and the Debate for Mayor, G20 Watch with Press for Truth
May 15, 2010, 6 a.m.
Featuring clips from the Debate of the Candidates for Mayor of Toronto May 11th 2010, hosted by Habitat for Humanity. Also, featuring interviews with Rocco Rossi & Giorgio Mammoliti & Joe Pantalone & Rob Ford... And a G20 Watch interview with Dan Dicks, from Toronto Freedom Festival 2010
14May10 Frontline Bangkok & UK General Election review
May 15, 2010, 5:22 a.m.
14May10 UK Election review with LibDem cabinet member Dr. Jon Rogers
May 15, 2010, 4:45 a.m.
Death toll rises in Bangkok clashes
May 14, 2010, 10:30 p.m.
(Audio of news report) Sporadic explosions have been heard in central Bangkok after a night of violence that saw the death toll in clashes between Thai security forces and anti-government red shirt protesters rise to 16.
May 14, 2010, 10:09 p.m.
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Cyberwar. A conflict without footsoldiers, guns, or missiles.
Instead the attacks are launched by computer hackers. Digital spy rings. Information thieves. Cyberarmies of kids, criminals, terrorists - some backed by nation states.
Anti-Psychiatry Radio May 14, 2010
May 14, 2010, 10:06 p.m.
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Speeches recorded at this years annual anti-shock treatment rally at Queens Park, Toronto
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Word of Mouth Radio May 14, 2010
May 14, 2010, 9:46 p.m.
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News Updates
From Cochabamba, Bolivia: speech of retired Ardoch First Nations chief Bob Lovelace
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People of Mexican descent working as "Journaleros" in NYC
May 14, 2010, 9:13 p.m.
Recorded in the winter of 2010 at the community radio station in Guelph, ON, the following is a phone interview conducted by Cailey Cambell and Eduardo Huesca with two members of the group Jornaleros Unidos De Woodside (United Day Laborers of Woodside), who were born in Mexico and when interviewed were working as "journaleros" or "day labourers" in New York, USA.
May 14, 2010, 7:11 p.m.
Pirate Radio Song
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Palestine Today for May 13
Israeli peace movement under new attack-Between the Lines
War Update:Bloody suicide bombing in Tol Afar, Iraq
Retired Marine sues US over illness from chemweapons on Vienques-Short from Between the Lines
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Code Pink shuts down Mall military display
Protesters march on White House demanding end to offshore oil drilling
BP spill update from Between the Lines
Green Capitalism convention in Baltimore disrupted by HLS protests over Fortress Investments
New chair of Vancouver Coastal Health proponent of two-tier healthcare
May 14, 2010, 6:59 p.m.
Kip Woodward is a former board member of the for-profit Cambie Surgery Centre. Yet the B.C. government has just appointed Woodward to oversee the second-largest health authority in the province. The B.C. Health Coalition has serious concerns about what this move says about the Liberals commitment to public healthcare.
Oxfam America under fire over GMOs
May 14, 2010, 6:52 p.m.
Food activists question Oxfam America's stance that "transgenic crops offer enormous possibilities". Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute was one of the signatories of an open letter to Oxfam America, critiquing the organization's stance and the research it was based on.
Deepwater oil drilling never safe
May 14, 2010, 6:37 p.m.
Chevron Canada has just begun work on the deepest oil well ever drilled in Canadian waters. Antonia Juhasz says the leak in the Gulf of Mexico will help us fight offshore driling. Juhasz is the author of The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry and What We Must Do To Stop It.
A grassroots agenda for climate change
May 14, 2010, 6:14 p.m.
Activists attending the people's conference in Cochabamba, Bolivia came up with a declaration articulating a radical new approach to the issue of climate change. Ben Powless tells us how they did it. Powless is a Mohawk from Six Nations in Ontario.