War/Peace

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Vietnam War triage nurse Arlene Edwards on her experiences in Portable Hospital in 1968

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2011 at 12:00am
Co-hosts Marvin Simmons and Bill Bires interview Arlene Edwards, who was a nurse in Vietnam at the 45th Surgical Hospital in 1968. The 45th was first organized in 1943 at Camp White, Oregon as the 45th Portable Hospital. It was designed to be carried by men, pack animals or... Read more

Mr. President: Let's look at the 7-decade growth of executive power in the U.S.

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is off for the summer.   Mr. President: Let's look at the 7-decade growth of executive power in the U.S. It's been nearly 70 years since the U.S. Congress has declared war. The current administration has enshrined and deepened the sur... Read more

Drone Warfare, The Cost of War and Killer Hummingbirds

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Brian of voices for creative non-violence describes the surreal and no less traumatic situation where drone-pilots operate their weapons from thousands of miles away while soaking up more of the bloody imagery. Brian argues that drone warfare is prefered because it makes w... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 20th

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts today's Old Mole Variety Hour, and we hear:     Bill and Brian Terrell talk about drone warfare. Larry Bowlden reviews "The Bad Girl" by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa Jan and Frann talk about the film, "The Beginners" Bill talks ... Read more

Matthew Fox on the Pope's War

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Matthew Fox, a Roman Catholic liberation theorlogian, was silenced by the church but he refused to stay silent. In his latest book, The Pope's War, he discusses the new Inquisition of Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Bnedict. We also talk about the suspicious death of John Paul... Read more

Mike Gravel on Government Secrecy and the Pentagon Papers

Airs at: Wed, 06/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's Guest is MIKE GRAVEL, former two-term senator from Alaska, speaking on the hypocrisy of the US government's move to make the complete Pentagon Papers collection available to the public. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to t... Read more

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