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Laura Flynn, editor of Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, speaks with Women's Magazine's Kate Raphael about the aftermath of the earthquake and the political challenges for Haiti. Audio 14:29...
Posted: Mon, Jan 18, 2010 11:42am PST
A Mexican judge has once again called for the release of human rights activist Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno. Moreno was charged with the murder of Indymedia journalist Brad Will in 2006, despite the fact that there was no evidence against him. On Friday, a Mexican judge recognized this lack of evidence, and ordered Moreno’s release within fifteen days....
Posted: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 12:22pm PST
To invade countries that did nothing to it; to bomb and kill tens of thousands, to occupy and install puppets sounds pretty imperial to me....
Posted: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 8:14pm PST
As if calling the Afghanistan war a 'just' one wasn't ironic enough (the State of Afghanistan didn't attack the U.S. - a group of foreigners in that country did), to be accepting a peace prize while escalating war makes the prize about as meaningful as the latest reality show on TV....
Posted: Tue, Dec 29, 2009 11:39pm PST
Julian Assange runs a website that publishes confidential information to the world (Wikileaks.org). He believes this information can lead to a more transparent government, but does it?...
Posted: Tue, Dec 22, 2009 10:58am PST
Climate Change Hits Women Harder, So Where Are the Feminist Voices? asks Anushay Hossain, gender policy analyst and founder/editor of Anushay's Point. Audio, 15:05...
Posted: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 12:41pm PST
As part of "Whose Streets? Our Streets!," KBOO's Maggie Starr looks at the history of the Indymedia Network. The Seattle Independent Media Center was put together to bring the streets of the Seattle to the world during the 1999 WTO protests. Ten years later, it's spawned a global network of Independent Media Centers that allow millions of people to post and read independent news....
Posted: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 6:43pm PST
Normally this is a one hour show of all independent music from across the globe. This week, host Coral Reef did a special show of music fun and Poetry after the loss of the closest and most special person in my life. I thank her for putting together such a moving show that Amy would have loved while I was unable. Next week we will be featuring a local band, Sweet Jam. Enjoy!...
Posted: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 6:29pm PST
One of the greatest theorists, analysts and critics of colonialism was the late Martinican psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, but Dr. Fanon's work dwelled on the crises of colonialism in Africa. We like to think that colonialism was a problem of yesteryear -- the '60's, '70's and early '80's. It's history -- right?...
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 12:29pm PST
Venezuela News Headlines #92 (Audio: 11min, 14sec)
Chavez Rejects U.S. Mediation in Venezuela-Colombia Spat, U.S. Withdrawal is “Only Solution” - Chavez Says Venezuela Will Defend Itself Against Colombian-U.S. Aggression - Venezuela Declares Commitment to Peace and Dialogue, Prepares Defense of Natural Resources - United Socialist Party of Venezuela Elects Congress Delegates amidst Debates over Party Direction - Venezuelan Government Takes Hold of Two Largest Coffee Companies - Venezuela Des...
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 2:35pm PST
L@s Maestr@s hablamos con Alfredo Lopez Alvarez de OFRANEH, la ORGANIZACION FRATERNAL NEGRA HONDUREÑA, sobre las luchas varias de la comunidad negra en un pais bajo gobierno defacto. Con 21 muertos en mas que cuatro meses del golpe de estado, la gente de Honduras estan en crisis diariamente....
Posted: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 7:26pm PST
Zoya, a 28-year-old spokeswoman for the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, spoke in San Francisco last month. She calls for immediate withdrawal of foreign troops and that the U.S. disarm the warlords it armed. Audio - 32 mins....
Posted: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 1:38pm PST
Venezuelanalysis News Summary #91
October 27th- November 8th, 2009 (Audio: 13mins, 34secs)
Venezuela Announces Special Measures to Boost Electricity Production - Chavez Comments Spark Discontent Among Venezuelan Electrical Workers - Venezuela Launches Military Operations on Border to Fight Drug Trafficking and Protect Coltan Reserve - Venezuela Says Israeli Criticisms of Relationship with Iran Lack Moral Authority - Colombia “Hands Over Its Sovereignty” to U.S. with Military Accord, Says Cha...
Posted: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 7:19am PST
Paramilitary repression and police brutality continue unabated on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border after three years of the assassinations of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes in Oaxaca, Mexico and Fong Lee in Minneapolis, MN...
Posted: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 12:05pm PST
Venezuelanalysis News Summary: (Audio- 10mins, 24secs)
Government Builds Genetics Research Center and Special Classrooms for Venezuela’s Disabled - Venezuela Elected to UNESCO Executive Council - Venezuela Moves Up Four Positions in U.N. Human Development Ranking -Venezuela and U.K. Sign Anti-Drug Trafficking Agreement - Venezuela and Ecuador Advance Bilateral Cooperation - Venezuela Nationalizes Hilton Hotel - Urban Land Committees Demand Law Reform - Venezuela Grants Land to Indigenous ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 17, 2009 5:24am PDT
Interview of Ralph Schoenman by Louis LaFortune on Free Radio Santa Cruz, Sept. 18, 2009....
Posted: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 9:35pm PDT
Since 2001, U.S. presidents have tried to sell their foreign adventures and invasions as exercises in exporting democracy -- as if democracy was a crate of corn, or a barrel of oil... Many apologists for the Afghan war have used the export of democracy argument to justify its invasion and occupation....
Posted: Sat, Sep 19, 2009 1:24pm PDT
18-year-old track star Caster Semenya of South Africa was forced to undergo an invasive battery of "gender verification" tests after she won the 800 meters gold in the recent World Championships. Last week, newspapers leaked the results of the tests, which apparently show that Caster is intersex. The subsequent media frenzy amounts to a gang rape of this young woman. Audio, 2:54....
Posted: Mon, Sep 14, 2009 1:32pm PDT
Venezuelanalysis News Summary (Audio: 12mins, 03secs) Chavez Attends Venice Premier of Oliver Stone’s new South American Documentary - Global Marches For and Against Venezuelan President See Mixed Turnout - Venezuelan “Peace Bases” to Counter U.S. Military Buildup in Colombia with Binational Reconciliation - Venezuelan President Strengthens Relations with Libya, Algeria, and Syria - U.S. NGO’s Case against Venezuela’s Citgo and Chavez Dismissed - Venezuela Tells UNASUR Meeting, U.S. “Talking ...
Posted: Tue, Sep 8, 2009 6:26pm PDT