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April 5, 2009, 10:03 a.m.
Wrap-up of the past weeks news with Geov Parrish and Maria Tomchick of Eat the State! (www.eatthestate.org).
April 5, 2009, 9:59 a.m.
The School of Engineering at McMaster University organized a conference on the Global Financial and Climate Crisis
Lisa Davis addressing health issues through chiropratics
April 5, 2009, 9:49 a.m.
Discussed the many benefits of chiropractic to help a wide variety of maladies. Focused on the role chiropractic plays in a healthly lifestyle.
Wall Street Protests - Bail Out the People
April 5, 2009, 9:11 a.m.
Thousands of protesters marched & rallied on Wall Street on 4/4-5 in actions sponsored by the Bail Out the People Coalition & United for Peace & Justice, fighting to make clear itâs the people,
not the banks that must be bailed out.
April 5, 2009, 8:50 a.m.
The documentary is a five minute piece from the No-to-NATO protest, April 4, 2009 in Strasbourg. It contains an introduction from the observations of the author (English) and interviews with participants of the protest (French).
April 5, 2009, 1:27 a.m.
1. Good news round up
2. Montreal Angst
3. X-acto Shooting
4. Olympic Greenwash
5. Obama chills motherfucker out
6. European Rebellions part Deux
7. Biden needs more time
8. Goose Liver Revolution
9. Atari Teenage Riot
10. C.R.A.S.S. & the RNC 8
galactic activation shooooowww
April 4, 2009, 10:03 p.m.
disRespect - A 35-minute Look at The McGuinty (neo) Liberal Ontario Budget
April 4, 2009, 7:26 p.m.
Following a technical barrier to airing this budget critique after the budget, we've decided to air it this week, but for the faithful, put the edited interview, heart of the show, up for you to hear before the show. Prof. Graefe's beliefs are his credentials, but his insights are a pleasure to share.
What's Left - Episode 8 - Obama on the International Scene
April 4, 2009, 4:39 p.m.
This week, the G20 Summit and Listener Feedback (to 'What's Left') dominate the show.
Steve, Katrina, and Greg discuss Barack on the Scene, what went on at the G20, the Queen's Ipod, NATO, the Korean missile test, the Queen's Ipod, Afghanistan troops vs. Diplomatic overtures to Iran, tough love for automakers, Michelle Obama's manhandling of the Queen, and much more - - - Alll through the prism of the G20 Summit.
Also discussed is the left-wing purity test and "What's Left.
CODEPINK in Gaza Special on Pacifica's Sprouts
April 4, 2009, 3:45 p.m.
he story of CODEPINK delegates who went to Gaza, Hollywood stars who supported them, and others, who pressured Israel, Egypt, and the White House. Finally President Obama puts pressure on PM Ehud Olmert, and Israel blinks.
April 4, 2009, 3:40 p.m.
April 4, 2009, 3:02 p.m.
BEST OF FLASHPOINTS - Marjorie Cohn, Nora BF in Palestine, G20
April 4, 2009, 10:27 a.m.
"Best of Flashpoints" is a weekly, one-hour digest featuring the hottest segments of the week
April 4, 2009, 9:45 a.m.
Healthcare databases and the surveillance state
April 4, 2009, 7:53 a.m.
Micheal Vonn of the BCCLA talks about the threats to patient privacy in particular and democracy in general when the government starts putting all our healthcare files into unified databases.
Lawsuit challenges Canadian government on transfer of detainees in Afghanistan
April 4, 2009, 7:42 a.m.
Grace Pastine talks about the case brought by the BCCLA and Amnesty International over the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan. The two groups says that the Canadian government had grounds to believe that detainees would be tortured.
Canadian Arab Federation loses funding for language classes
April 4, 2009, 7:33 a.m.
Executive Director Mohamed Boudjenane talks about why his organization has lost government support for its settlement services for immigrants. He says it's because of their criticism of the policies of Israel.
#58 -- Can Technology Save Us?
April 4, 2009, 6:02 a.m.
Even though you know the answer, you'll probably still enjoy the show. Features selections from 2 funny and inteligent talks. Jello Biafra explains how the LAST supposedly revolutionary technological advances--cell phones and the Internet--have weakened REAL communities and increased alienation. Urban-design theorist J.H. Kunstler discusses our technology gurus' (at Google) inability to understand that you can make Ipods out of petroleum but not vice versa!
April 3, 2009, 10:25 p.m.
Current affairs analysis with Dr. Gerald Horne, hosted by Norman Otis Richmond. Dr. Gerald Horne is the author of a new book "The End of Empires: African Ameicans and India" and "Blows Against the Empire: US Imperialsm in Crisis". Topics include: G20, Afghanistan, George Galloway, Janet Jagan, Bobby Womack
April 3, 2009, 7:18 p.m.
April 3, 2009, 6:18 p.m.
March 26, 0100UTC Happy Station
April 3, 2009, 5:46 p.m.
"Hosting a Community Dialogue on Local Food Systems II / Backyard Chickens VII"
April 3, 2009, 5:44 p.m.
episodes116/117 - march 27/april 3, 2009
April 3, 2009, 4:36 p.m.
some of the clouds are not clouds on episode116 of media monarchy & it's coming around as we're watching chicago cops & the private police, dark knight debts, death & destruction, lucky larry & the continuing coverups of 9/11, wamu truth & the econocrash crisitunity, obamessiah & the apostles of war, budgets, drugs, cyberwar videogames & the uk x-files + artificially sweetened music from superdrag and tons more...
19SEP2008: Thank God It's Friday!
April 3, 2009, 3:19 p.m.
Let's continue last week's theme...party! Lots of upbeat songs to get your toes a tappin'. And bands that just played or will play Richmond soon.
www.wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7880
12SEP2008: It's Friday night...let's party!
April 3, 2009, 2:05 p.m.
How about a simple theme this week...party! Lots of upbeat songs to get your toes a tappin'. Oh yeah, and some tickets to give away for next Thursday night's punk show at Nara Sushi!
www.wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7831
April 3, 2009, 12:55 p.m.
In 1952 Paul Robeson, an African-American hero, was barred from entering into Canada to speak to union workers in Vancouver, so he addressed 40 000 assembled workers on the Canadian-US border via a radio microphone. More then fifty years later Canada's censorship regulators have not gotten any wiser and have tried to silence British MP George Galloway, who will use the medium of a video-link hookup to address the masses in four Canadian cities.
April 3, 2009, 12:07 p.m.
Hot Mix
April 3, 2009, 11:41 a.m.
This week, NATO raises its profile, ghostwriters, and hijacking choice. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin,'" DC Navigators.
Ellen Hodgson Brown on Escaping the Global Web of Debt
April 3, 2009, 9:46 a.m.
Ellen Brown goes over the definitions, what derivatives are, why the banks failed, and then offers suggestions on ways to help salvage the economy. She urges all states to set up state banks, like N. Dakota.