May
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GUEST: Emily Rochon, Climate and Energy Coordinator for Greenpeace International, lead author of the report, “False Hope: Why carbon capture and storage won’t save the climate”
Earlier this week , oil giant ExxonMobil announced plans to complete the development and testing of a natural gas treatment plant to “make carbon capture and storage (or CCS) more …
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May
07
2008
… about Pontiac’s rebellion
Produced by Radio Rootz.
Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org. …
May
07
2008
“All truth passes through three stages: first it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” –- Arthur Schopenhauer …
May
06
2008
* With over 20,000 confirmed dead in Burma, we’ll examine the biggest natural disaster since the 2004 Tsunami – what it means for the military regime and the people struggling to survive.
* A new book by Michael Eric Dyson on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
* A report by Greenpeace about Carbon Capture and Storage – they call it a Corporate Boondoggle That Shortchanges the Environment and Consumers. …
May
06
2008
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GUEST: Pepe Escobar, foreign correspondent for the Asia Times, and a news analyst for the Real News
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking on Israeli TV, characterized the prospects of a US attack on Iran as a “significant challenge.” In his statements made on Monday, Admiral Michael Mullen cited the wars in …
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May
06
2008
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GUEST: Anna Baltzer, Fulbright scholar, author, and volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service. She is the author of ‘Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.’
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded a two-day weekend trip this Monday to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Ahead of President Bush’s trip next week, Rice …
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May
06
2008
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GUEST: Andrew Gussert, Director of the Citizens Trade Campaign
The outcome of today’s primary races in Indiana and North Carolina could be the deciding factor in who becomes the Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. Of the remaining eight races, these two states have the largest numbers of delegates at stake. If Obama wins both states, …
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May
06
2008
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GUEST: Mumia Abu Jamal, political prisoner and award winning journalist
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the Politics of Denunciation.
Listen to Mumia’s audio commentaries at www.prisonradio.org. …
May
06
2008
… about the Works Program Administration
Produced by Radio Rootz.
Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org. …
May
06
2008
“Everybody now admits that apartheid was wrong…. I just told the world the truth. And if my truth then becomes political, I can’t do anything about that.” -– Miriam Makeba …
