War/Peace

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Welcome to the Machine. The USA PATRIOT Act has been renewed for another four years.

Airs at: Tue, 06/07/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.   The surveillance state ushered in under the reign of Bush the Younger was given a bipartisan imprimatur in late May when the USA PATRIOT Act was renewed for another four years. Warrantless wiretaps? You bet. Illegal searches of perso... Read more

War on Drugs: failures, misconceptions and alternatives.

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill and Sanho talk about the reasons why the war on drugs has failed to curb abuse while defying empirical evidence about usage. More importantly, Sanho points out, the Drug Warriors fails to grasp why some people use drugs and why most others don't: the lack of means to l... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 6th

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today show, hosted by Joe Clement, features discussions about the war on drugs, medicare for all, a tribute to Helen Keller, a commentary on animal resistance and a piece imploring that the Obama administration denounce its commitment to carbon fuels. For information about ... Read more

Poet Kazim Ali

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kazim Ali -- poet, essayist and Oberlin College professor -- discusses his latest book, Fasting for Ramadan. For more information about the book, check out: http://www.tupelopress.org/books/fasting. Read more

WikiLeaks & Guantanamo; What Can We Learn?

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Guest: Andy Worthington; WikiLeaks media partner and author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories Of The 774 Detainee's Locked In America's Illegal Prison. On April 24th WikiLeaks released thousands of pages of classified military documents from Guantanamo. What can we learn... Read more

Bob Chenowith, former prisoner of war in Hanoi, pt 2: Experiences in prison

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Host Marvin Simmons of Northwest Vets for Peace interviews Bob Chenoweth who was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for five years and a member of the Peace Committee while in prison. Members of the Peace Committee were deeply affected by their combat experiences and as a result re... Read more

May 23 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this program with segments on the Middle East, right-wing attacks on Disability and Social Security, the IMF, and the Catholic Church's explanation of its own sins.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also ... Read more

Arab Spring, Palestine & Israel

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Stephen Zunes talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick as they review the democratic uprisings in the Middle East and US foreign policy in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse.  Zunes teaches at San Francisco State University and writes for Foreign Policy in Focus and... Read more

What about building 7? David Ray Griffin debunks official 9/11 conspiracy theory

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell speaks with theologian, writer and outspoken 9/11 researcher David Ray Griffin, author of Cognitive Infiltration: An Obama Appointee's Plan to Undermine the 9/11 Conspiracy Theory; Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive?; The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, ... Read more

Medical Delegation Reports on Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Physicians for Social Responsibility Members Speak about their Recent Trip Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart about the health threats they witnessed on their January 2011 medical delegation visit to Gaza. Portland nurse practitioner Maxine Fooks... Read more