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Marty Hart-Landsberg on the economy (part 1)

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Marty Hart-Landsberg is Professor of Economics and Director of the Political Economy Program at Lewis and Clark College. His books include Marxist Perspectives on South Korea in the Global Economy, which he edited with Richard Westra and Seongjin Jeong.  This is Part 1 of ... Read more

Pratap Chatterjee on our Privatized, Outsourced Military

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Pratap Chatterjee (CorpWatch) talks about why the privatized, outsourced military Barack Obama has inherited from the Bush administration will prove a done deal.  Pratap Chatterjee's article, "The Military's Expanding Waistline, What Will Obama Do with KBR?," appears at h... Read more

Chuck Collins on the Stimulus Package

Airs at: Tue, 02/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Required reading for today's broadcast:  EconomicMeltDownFunnies.org... President Obama has just signed a 787 billion dollar stimulus package into law. So what does it all mean and what can we hope for? Locus Focus Resident Economist Chuck Collins joins Locus Focus host Barb... Read more

Liberal whiplash syndrome

 This about sums it up. -A H/T Salon.com   Read more

Positively Revolting on 02/20/09

Airs at: Fri, 02/20/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Marty Hart-Landsberg on the Economy, Part Two. Host Melodie Silverwolf. Marty Hart-Landsberg is Professor of Economics and Director of the Political Economy Program at Lewis and Clark College. His books include Marxist Perspectives on South Korea in the Global Economy, whic... Read more

Economic Stimulus: Winners & Losers

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Host Jo Ann Bowman talks about winners & losers in the final Economic Stimulus Package.   Read more

Punk'd?

Hmm. So after a resounding electoral victory, an inauguration the likes of which we've never seen, and an odd new empathic burst of shared purpose, President Obama did what now? He followed Bush's lead on civil liberties.   Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on 'Ex... Read more

John Cavanagh on the Stimulus Package

Airs at: Tue, 02/03/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with John Cavanagh with the Institute for Policy Studies about the ins and outs of Barack Obama's economic stimulus package.  What is progressive about the proposal, where could it go further and why does it upset the Republicans so ... Read more

Trans & Womyn's Action Camp 2009 Needs Workshops!

Trans & Womyn's Action Camp 2009 Needs Workshops! author: TWAC e-mail: twac@riseup.net We are happy to announce that there will also be a Trans' and Womyn's Action Camp gathering of eco-activists, who are also working to bring down patriarchy. This will be a 6 day training... Read more

David Korten: Agenda for a New Economy--Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2009 at 4:00pm
Host Stephanie Potter interviews David C. Korten about his new book "Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth: Why Wall Street Can't Be Fixed and How to Replace It."    Korten identifies the deep sources of the current economic crisis: Wall Street instit... Read more