California and Climate Change

Proposition 23 was voted down by California voters on Nov. 2, 2010

KQED Radio discusses Proposition 23 which would suspend implementation of California's air pollution control law (AB 32) until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for a full year. The speakers are Anita Mangels, communications director for Yes on 23, Craig Miller, senior editor for KQED's Climate Watch, and David Hochschild, vice president of external relations for Solaria.
Looks like the fossil-fuels industries vs. the clean and green industries. I'm against Proposition 23 but here is both sides of the issue. This is 52 min.
Source: From Sept. 13, 2010, Climate Watch, Proposition 23, Host: Michael Krasny

DOWN TO THE WIRE, Confronting Climate Collapse

Dr. David W. Orr, green pioneer, on denial & solutions. David W. Orr is a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, at Oberlin College, in Ohio.This is 22 min.
Source: From Radio Ecoshock April 9, 2010

Developing a Plan B for Climate Change

An international group of scientists and policy makers met to set some ground rules for "Plan B" for dealing with climate change. There is already more CO2 in the atmosphere than many climate scientists say is healthy for civilization as we know it. At these levels, we might need an emergency brake. This is 6 min.
Source: From the California Report from Mar. 22 2010, reporters: Craig Miller & Gretchen Weber

Should Humans Help Mother Nature?

California is home to a rich diversity of plants and animals, but as the climate changes, some of those species are struggling to survive. If habitats change faster than species can adapt, should humans help? This is 6 min.
Source: From the California Report from February 26, 2010. Reporter: Gretchen Weber

State to Deploy Greenhouse Gas Sniffers

California will be the first state to have its own network of devices to sniff out greenhouse gases. This technology brings a new degree of precision to air quality testing. This is 4 min.
Source: From the California Report from February 09, 2010. Reporter: Craig Miller

Warmer Water Ahead

A new important study finds temperatures rising in six major lakes in California and Nevada, including Lake Tahoe. Scientists naturally suspect that climate change is the reason, and they expect dramatic changes to come as the water continues to warm up. This is 2 min.
Source: From the California Report From January 06, 2010. Reporter: Craig Miller

Music includes New Orleans, The Galaxy Song, Earth Anthem, I am not a number.

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Are these the last days of the American Republic?

Scott Horton interviews Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson, author of "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic". He discusses the enormous and expanding U.S. defense budget amidst a general economic collapse, the army of defense lobbyists ready to fight against any spending cuts. This is about 23 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton interviews Chalmers Johnson on February 05, 2009

Scott Horton interviews Fred Branfman

Fred Branfman, author of the article "5 Million Iraqis Killed, Maimed, Tortured, Displaced" discusses the false assertion that Iraqis are "better off" now than under Saddam Hussein, and the ongoing class war in America (that the billionaires are winning) and why holding elections does not qualify Iraq as a democracy. This is about 29 minutes.

Source: Scott Horton interviews Fred Branfman on July 01, 2010

Scott Horton interviews Eric Margolis

Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of "War at the Top of the World" and "American Raj", discusses how the Afghan election failed to confer any legitimacy to the government and was a total waste of time and money, and the incredible hubris of the "government in a box" strategy for pacifying Marja and the stealthy U.S. occupation of Pakistan. This is about 20 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton interviews Eric Margolis on September 21, 2010

Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben sat down with David Letterman on the Late Show to discuss climate change and the actions desperately needed to confront it. This is about 12 minutes.
Source: From September 01, 2010, 350.org's Bill McKibben on David Letterman: Put Solar on the White House

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Slavery, yesterday and today

Radio KXJZ host Jeffrey Callison sits down with scholars and officials to discuss the history of the slave trade in California, and modern day trafficking. About 51 minutes.

Source: Slavery in California, broadcast 2005

Haiti's child slaves 

Haiti's children were vulnerable even before the devastating earthquake. Most had poor health care and little education. And many were exploited as child slaves. Marco Werman talks E. Benjamin Skinner who is the author of "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with modern-day slavery". Skinner is also a fellow at Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights. About 5 minutes.
Source: PRI's The World from February 1, 2010

Why does slavery continues?

We sometimes assume that because slavery was abolished in the 19th century, it doesn't go on today. However, Kevin Bales has made a study of modern slavery and in his shocking book "Disposable People", he estimates that there are around 27 million workers enslaved today - whether they are in debt bondage in a Pakistani brick factory, imprisoned in a brothel in Thailand, or sweating in a charcoal camp in Brazil. Benin in Western Africa is the scene of child slavery and trafficking but why does it continue? and how do the conditions of slavery today compare with those in the past? About 11 minutes.
Source: Speaker's Forum: Kevin Bales - How to End Slavery

From the movie "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. About 11 minutes.
Source: Movie Speech: Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)








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On getting revenge and forgiveness

Michael McCullough describes the purpose of revenge. He also shows that human being have a forgiveness instinctive. Knowing this suggests ways to calm the revenge instinct in ourselves and others and emboldens the forgiveness intuition.  McCullough is also a professor of psychology at the University of Miami in Florida, where he directs the Laboratory for Social and Clinical Psychology. He wrote "Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct". This is about 52 minutes.
Source: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett from March 25, 2010

Michael Prysner

James Circello

Scott Horton interviews Michael Prysner and James Circello

Michael Prysner and James Circello are staff members of March Forward!, an antiwar organization for active duty soldiers and veterans, they discuss the bigotry ingrained in military culture that dehumanizes the enemy and the intentional "draw fire" missions that boost an officer's career while endangering troops and the continued deployment of soldiers with PTSD. This is about 30 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton interviews Michael Prysner and James Circello from December 20, 2009

World Future Council speaks on climate change. This is about 6 minutes. Reported by Deutsche Welle on May 15, 2007.

Music includes Rudeboy Shufflin, When We Make It Through, "Beans, Bacon, Gravy", It Aint Me Babe

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The history of the extra-Constitutional Presidency

Garry Wills is an historian and author of "The Modern Presidency and the National Security State."  Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Wills argues that the atomic bomb paved the way for presidential authority that has "enfeebled" Congress and the courts, and that reached its apex with George W. Bush.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on February 11, 2010. It's about an hour and 5 minutes.
Source: Garry Wills: The Extra-Constitutional Executive

Scott Horton Interviews Juan Cole

Juan Cole wrote the book "Engaging the Muslim World", and he talks about Gaza's transformation into a blockaded prison, and Israeli officials involvement in Gaza war crimes who would risk arrest if they travel abroad, and Egypt detention of human rights activists who bringing aid to the occupied territories. It's about 33 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Juan Cole on January 10, 2010

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