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May 24, 2010, 4:38 p.m.
This is the full 5-17-10 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
On todayâs program we hear voices from a memorial vigil held at the Haymarket monument in Downtown Chicago last Saturday to honor the memory of Farzad Kamangar who was executed by the Iranian government on May 9th. Farzad Kamangar was an Iranian Kurd, a teacher, a human rights activist and a member of the Teachers' Union of Kurdistan. He was sentence to death in 2008 for his opposition to the theocratic regime in Iran. The death sentence was carried out on May 9th.
We will also here about wage theft in Chicago and a new study released last month by UICâs Center for Urban Economic Development on the prevalence of wage theft in our great city. You will also hear stories of experiences of wage theft from a 3 Chicago workers who have experienced it first hand.
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
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Dioxin Exposure and Prostate Cancer
May 24, 2010, 4:36 p.m.
Dr. Robert Moore, Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy has studied the effects of dioxin exposure on reproductive systems for a large part of his career as an academic researcher. This focus led him to consider the role of dioxin exposure in the development and aging of the prostate. He has discovered that gestational dioxin exposure causes persistent changes in the prostate gland, which are believed to constitute precancerous lesions. In delving into the molecular biology of this phenomenon, he has learned that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor inhibits prostate carcinogenesis. Dr. Mooreâs current research seeks an answer to the question of whether or not gestational dioxin exposure predisposes offspring to increased prostate cancer susceptibility.
May 24, 2010, 2:52 p.m.
Richard Hienberg lays out the basics of Peak Oil,
its implications and what we're doing about it.
A three-part series based on interviewies conducted in
April, 2006. Introduction updates program 1.
Busting GALZ+US rallies for ENDA and against DADT+more news
May 24, 2010, 2:20 p.m.
Arrested advocates and hardball politics in Zimbabwe; U.S. activists agitate for "ENDA" and against "Don't Ask"; Malawi men's engagement party nets 14 years hard labor, Portugal's president ratifies marriage equality, Minsk's banned Pride march is mauled by police, Singapore activists think "Pink", and the Episcopal Church blesses its first lesbian bishop.
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
May 24, 2010, 9:13 a.m.
Talk by Chris Hedges author of "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" given April 23, 2010 at the 8th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference "War & Global Health" held at the University of WA in Seattle
Cool Jazz Set - 23rd May, 2010 - Hank Jones Tribute
May 24, 2010, 7:55 a.m.
Happy May 2-4 When Guys Go 2 War! - May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010, 6:18 a.m.
This episode: Happy May 2-4 Canada! However, would it be even happier if we were more sure about our future? Since we're partying with friends, can we work with them to get active before the G20 Summit to make sure we make enough noise to stop our "world" leaders from treating us like crap when they come to our city? Don't we listen to music all the time that (sort of) tells us to do this anyway? Don't all religions (sort of) say the same thing? This might be a lot easier than we thought... ;-)
Cool Jazz Set - 23rd May, 2010 - #2
May 24, 2010, 6:02 a.m.
Stocking Weather Spies Pts 1 & 2
May 24, 2010, 3:01 a.m.
Mostly rowdy with cacophonous segues, punk and hip hop. Plus one folk song by Jim Page (Pt 1). Another sonic flight to the stratosphere.
Luddites - a short history of the first labor movement
May 23, 2010, 9:48 p.m.
Call someone a luddite today and youâll likely receive a sour look. The term has evolved into meaning someone who is against modern ways or technology. But the original luddites were far more calculating in their rejection of the industrialization that was destroying their way of life. They emerged in Nottingham, England, curiously, -- the same district famous for another champion of the poor, Robin Hood. The Luddite movement was a reaction by mill workers of the Manchester - Leeds industrial region of England to the coming of steam powered machinery, replacing their skilled labor and leaving them jobless and hungry.
May 23, 2010, 9:45 p.m.
Hey Everyone! This is Happening Harvey Hall, sitting in for Michael Murphy on this edition of "Mellow Madness". Join me for the next two hours as I bring you the best of Soul Music. Enjoy!
The Motherland Influence: May 23, 2010
May 23, 2010, 8:57 p.m.
Two hours of African, Latin & Caribbean music.
Every Sunday 5:00-7:00 PM
May 23, 2010, 8:20 p.m.
Two hours of Congolese music.
Every other Sunday 3:00-5:00 PM
289 - Sustaining Our Program and our World!
May 23, 2010, 6 p.m.
Pt A - News: Obama Hates Successful Diplomacy With Iran; WBAI News Report: N Koreaâs Bomb; Stepping Out of Babylon interview: Efia Nwangaza on LPFM Radio & Community Organizing; music.
Pt B - Outside The Box: Change Vs Charity; Peak Oil Check-In: Scythe Power; Hidden Histories: Jackson State Massacre; Media Minutes; Between the Lines.
Night Transmissions #59 64 kbs Low Fi
May 23, 2010, 2:51 p.m.
Night Transmissions is a 120 minute show featuring vintage radio shows. In this show...
Mystery In The Air,Crime And Punishment 9/25/47
Nightfall, Wind Chill 9/18/80
The Vanishing Point,A Question of Re-Entry
The Torture by Hope, by the Count Villiers de l'Isle Adam.
Music:
The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1958)
Thelma Grayson - Night and Day (1932)
Joan Baez - The Trees They Do Grow High (Tradishional)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man (1970)
Neil Diamond - Solitary Man (1966 )
More at http://www.nighttransmissions.com/
May 23, 2010, 2:45 p.m.
Night Transmissions is a 120 minute show featuring vintage radio shows. In this show...
Mystery In The Air,Crime And Punishment 9/25/47
Nightfall, Wind Chill 9/18/80
The Vanishing Point,A Question of Re-Entry
The Torture by Hope, by the Count Villiers de l'Isle Adam.
Music:
The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1958)
Thelma Grayson - Night and Day (1932)
Joan Baez - The Trees They Do Grow High (Tradishional)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man (1970)
Neil Diamond - Solitary Man (1966 )
More at http://www.nighttransmissions.com/
Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation
May 23, 2010, 1:15 p.m.
Interview with Sharon Lerner author of âThe War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nationâ
May 23, 2010, 11:18 a.m.
Wrap-up of the past weeks news with Geov Parrish & Maria Tomchick of Eat the State!
Observing elections in the Philippines
May 23, 2010, 11:08 a.m.
Montreal-based journalist and community organizer Stefan Christoff shares his experiences as an election observer in the Philippines in May of this year.
We learn about a full range of irregularities and examples of corruption that occurred on election day, as witnessed by members of the People's International Observer's Mission. Incidents such as election-related killings, bribes taking advantage of working-poor people's desperation, brute military intimidation near and at election precincts, and the dubious introduction of voting machines by foreign multi-national corporation Smartmatic are some of the issues discussed.
This piece shows that Philippines elections have been, and continue to be, far from clean, democratic, and peaceful. They're definitely not in the best interest of the working-class people in the Philippines, the majority of whose citizens live below the poverty line.
What will help victims of state repression heal and stave off these horrific cyclic realities? Stefan talks about strengthening our critical thinking powers, progressive activism, and working with social movements.
Sick Childrens Hospital Denies Care to Disabled Child - Police permit Doctors continuing practice
May 23, 2010, 10:42 a.m.
After refusing to provide proof or disproof of administering Fentanyl to end the life of Annie Farlow, the same doctors at Sick Childrens' Hospital are trying repeatedly to deny life to Kaylee Vitelli. Police seem to treat this investigation as a slow one. Father Jason Vitelli has yet to invoke the Accessibility for Ontarjans with Disabilities Act, penalties from which, if not settled prior to a hearing, would range into hundreds of millions of dollars for doctors and Hospital alike.
May 23, 2010, 8 a.m.
This week's episode of "BOB"'S SLACKTIME FUNHOUSE is a true treasure from the vaults--the Lymph Node Institute's audio examination of the origins, myths, and mysteries of your favorite cult of drugged-out, delusional killers -- uh, not counting the Church of the SubGenius, of course -- The Hashishin!
Presented for your review are bits of Hakim Bey, William S. Burroughs, the Four Horsemen, Brian Ritchie, Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR, Butthole Surfers, leavened with the visceral philosophy of killing from DOGVILLE, the horrific 1984 assassination of own own High Epopt "Bob" (one of many)--and, as always, the brutally incisive insights of Doc P. Ellis and Dr. Bugbladder, your friendly therapists at the Institute.
So ENJOY!
May 23, 2010, 7:44 a.m.
We are drilling, mining, and burning our way to a horrible climate shift. Can Gaia save us? Dr. Melanie Lenart, U of Arizona on book "Life in the Hothouse." + clips from "What Awaits Us In the Greenhouse World" by Prof George Kennedy, & review of book "The Cretaceous World"
May 23, 2010, 6:21 a.m.
Garage-rock from around the world; Afro-rock -- 1970's and today; the Cuban son revival; Gogol Bordello and their influences
May 22, 2010, 5:22 p.m.
Soul Grits this week on BTS. 3 mixes of Alice Russell "Hurry On Now", remix of Sharon Jones "how long" and some Jackie Mittoo to start off the show. The Spinning Wheel Meddley and the some Louisiana style funk with the Meters, Bo Dollis and the Dixie Cups. The Temptations are standing on "Shaky Ground" and Beyonce rips it up with J5 and Dave Matthews in a Lenlow mashup. Thanks for tuning in! Coop Radio gone Large!
432 LCSC Women's History 04-09-2010
May 22, 2010, 1:43 p.m.
May 22, 2010, 1:17 p.m.
May 22, 2010, 12:21 p.m.
No Bill 94 - Kingston Panel Discussion
May 22, 2010, 11:53 a.m.
n early 2010, the Jean Charest government proposed legislation which, if approved by the National Assembly of Quebec, would deny essential government services, public employment, educational opportunities, and health care to people who wear facial coverings.
This week, radio613 airs audio from a panel discussion held in Kingston on April 27, 2010 exploring Bill 94 from legal, feminist, and religious perspectives. Featured speakers include: Dr. Mona Rahman â Active member of the Islamic Society of Kingston; Dr. Beverly Baines â Gender Studies Department Head & Professor of Law, Queenâs University; Dr. Dana Olwan â Assistant Professor, Gender Studies, Queenâs University.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial
May 22, 2010, 11:50 a.m.
Today, April 19, marks the start of the most intense period of fighting between the Jewish resistance and the Nazi occupation during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. In a week of Holocaust Remembrance, many around the world are celebrating the spirit of resistance against oppression that arose during the Shoah. The Workmenâs Circle/Arbeter Ring (a 100+ year old Jewish organization committed to Yiddish culture and social justice), for one, is hosting Warsaw Ghetto Uprisig Memorials today in New York, Toronto, and elsewhere.
On this weekâs radio613, we speak with Adrienne Cooper of the Workmenâs Circle/Arbeter Ring. Our conversation explores Holocaust education and remembrance through themes of resistance and mutual aid, the work of AR and the Bund, Yiddish music as historical text, and much more. The show begins with the song âDi Shvueâ, the theme of the Bundist movement, performed by Adrienne Cooper, The New Yiddish Chorale, and The Workmenâs Circle Chorus and concludes with a rendition of âZog nit Keynmolâ from the Partisans of Vilna album.
Adrienne Cooper is one of the most acclaimed singers of Yiddish vocal music in the world today. She has written, performed, and produced countless Yiddish theatre shows, was a key part of the âKlezmer Revivalâ, and worked for a decade as Assistant Director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Arizona to Toronto: Stop Racial Profiling! (May 2010)
May 22, 2010, 8:39 a.m.
Todayâs show is titled Arizona to Toronto: Stop Racial Profiling!
We speak with Dave Zirin, sports columnist, activist and author of Peopleâs History of Sports in the United States. He has supported the No 2010 Olympics campaign and is an active supporter of protests against Arizonaâs SB 1070.
As the racist laws in Arizona are being challenged throughout the United States, activists here in Toronto have stepped up resistance to increased immigration enforcement on our streets. Joining us by phone is Mohan Mishra, an organizer with No One Is Illegal - Toronto.
Featuring:
âTear down that Wallâ Chuck D