Thursday, September 27, 2012

Harvest The Wind with Francesca Rheannon

Philip Warburg
Jonathan Koomey
Hear Jonathan Koomey who is author of Cold Cash, Cool Climate talk about ecological entrepreneurs.
Hear Philip Warburg who is author of Harvest The Wind talk about America’s journey to jobs, energy independence, and climate stability.
Francesca Rheannon is the interviewer, producer and host of Writer’s Voice. A life-long bibliophile, reading is her favorite thing to do and books are her preferred decor.
Source: Jonathan Koomey, COLD CASH, COOL CLIMATE & Philip Warburg, HARVEST THE WIND



James Loewen
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong By James Loewen

Meet the real Christopher Columbus. Who was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean? Source: Lies My Teacher Told Me



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Music includes Rise Against - Hero Of War, The Slackers - Propaganda, Robert Kennedy 4-4-1968, Tom Lehrer - Be Prepared, Joe Higgs - Upside Down, John McCutcheon - Let's Pretend, Good Night, Good Luck Movie - McCarthy Responds to Edward Murrow, Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner


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Thursday, September 20, 2012

The U.S. Empire vs. U.S. Republic

David Unger
David Unger comments on the growth and persistence of U.S. national security agencies and services since World War II. David Unger explains that every president since World War II has failed to curb the national security state's expansion, even though it has cost trillions of dollars and has not made us safer. David Unger is a member New York Times, Editorial Board.
Source: The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs





James Loewen
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong By James Loewen

How history textbooks turns real people into cardboard heroes. Meet the real Christopher Columbus.
Source: Lies My Teacher Told Me


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Music includes Cranberries - Zombie, Dave Lippman - Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers on Drugs, Jackson Browne - The Drums of War, Judith - Fools rule the world, Network Movie - Death of Democracy, Big Bill Broonzy - Black Brown And White, Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Hijacking of America

Charles Ferguson
"Inside Job" director Charles Ferguson talks about Wall Street and the continuing crisis. He explains why American finance and politics is fundamentally corrupt and corrupting. Includes Ben Protess, a legal and regulatory correspondent for the New York Times.
Source: Predator Nation with Tom Ashbrook







Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen

How history textbooks turns real people into cardboard heroes. Meet the real Helen Keller and the real Woodrow Wilson.
Source: Lies My Teacher Told Me





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Music includes David Freyer - Rise Up, Solar Twins - Rock The Casbah, Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground, Movie "Clueless", Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky, Movie "Network", Odetta - Chilly Winds, Malcolm X 3-29-1964, Flogging Molly - What's Left of the Flag, Dr. King - Nonviolence is the Most Powerful Weapon

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Economic Inequality and Instability

James Galbraith
James Galbraith discusses economics with Bob McChesney. Author Galbraith, in his new book, Inequality and Instability challenges standard economic notions. Providing rigorous, historic evidence, Galbraith "demonstrates that finance is the drive shaft that links inequality to economic instability."

James K. Galbraith is a leading economist whose books include The Predator State, Inequality and Industrial Change, and Created Unequal.
Source: James Galbraith discusses inequality and economic instability



Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen

How history textbooks turns real people into cardboard heroes. Meet the real Helen Keller and the real Woodrow Wilson.
Source: Lies My Teacher Told Me

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Music includes Dispatch - The General, Buffy Sainte-Marie - Soldier Blue, Gandhi Advocates Policy of Nonviolence, George and Julius - I Don't Want To Be a Soldier, Vince Gill - Let There Be Peace On Earth, John McCutcheon - Let's Pretend, LATO - Not in my name!, Stop the Repression

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