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Defund the Military

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Mandy Smithberger, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project, about the recent congressional approval of the largest military budget in US history and how to shrink the Pentagon. Smithberger also works with the Center for Defense Information P... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 11, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments:   After the Coup: Bill Resnick speaks with Norm Solomon about the attempted coup by Trump and his supporters and what opportunities the Biden administration will have following the Geo... Read more

Not A Nation of Immigrants w/ Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz - Part 1 - Ep 89

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz returns to the podcast, discussing the premise of her new book, "NOT "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion", coming soon from Beacon Press. Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much,... Read more

Karen Kwiatkowski - Ep 88

Airs at: Sun, 12/20/2020 at 6:30am - Sun, 01/03/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), writer at LewRockwell.com, and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Center, stops by the podcast for an in-depth discussion of her career, to include serving at the height of the Cold War, the huge collection of persona... Read more

Dr. Ben Freeman - Ep 87

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Dr. Ben Freeman, the Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy (CIP), stops by the podcast to discuss his own intellectual and professional journey, his work on foreign funding and influence inside the United States, th... Read more

Bill Astore - Ep 86

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 6:30am - Mon, 12/14/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Bill Astore, a retired Lieutenant Colonel (USAF), professor of history, one of TomDispatch’s regular contributors, and a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, stops by the podcast to discuss his career in the Air Force as an engineering officer, his family history ... Read more

Petition to demilitarize Portland Police advocates end of military-style training and weapons on the force

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  A local petition to demilitarize the Portland Police has been gaining traction, with signers including veterans groups, faith-based communities and environmental advocates.  KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss spoke with Alison Cole, the petition's administrator about what demilitar... Read more

Veteran's Voice on 06/18/10

Airs at: Fri, 06/18/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Veterans' Voice
Guests include the new Executive Director of Veterans For Peace, Dennis Lane. Lane is he against war in principle in resolving issues, but he is especially concerned about the personal impact that combat has on the military personnel. http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Bio_de... Read more

Cindy Sheehan on 5/19/08

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2008 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist and conspiracy theorist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. CD-1460 Read more

History Counts Series on 1/01/08

Airs at: Tue, 01/01/2008 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler won two Congressional Medals of Honor for fighting in the U.S. foreign military interventions. Yet in the 1930's, General Butler became one of America's most outspoken anti-imperialists. Learn about the career of this remarkable sol... Read more