May 30 2007
GUEST: Noam Chomsky, has taught Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for more than 50 years, author of dozens of books including “Hegemony or Survival,” and “Failed States”
Since 2002, the New York Times Syndicate has been distributing op-eds written by the pre-eminent foreign policy critic and scholar of our time, Noam …
May 30 2007
GUEST: Gregory Wilpert, editor of VenezuelaAnalysis.com
Earlier in the week Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez refused to renew the license for the TV station Radio Caracas Television, known as RCTV) VHF. RCTV was the nation’s oldest private broadcaster, operating since 1953 and had a record of airing mostly right wing view points. During the …
May 29 2007
GUEST: Courtney E. Martin, journalist, film maker, teacher and author of “Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body.” She has written for Newsweek, New York Times, and the Village Voice, and is an adjunct professor of Women’s Studies at Hunter College
“Most women spend at least … about …
May 21 2007
GUEST: George Monbiot, weekly columnist for the Guardian Newspaper, author of “Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning”
Most KPFK listeners know well the reality and danger of the warming of the planet, and that this global warming is happening as a direct result of human behavior through the burning of fossil fuels …
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May 09 2007
GUEST: Paul Waldman, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, author of “Being Right is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservatives’ Success”
Earlier this week, Media Matters for America released a report that found cable news networks to be severely lacking in racial and gender diversity. The report, “Locked Out: The Lack …
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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