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Latest blog posts from Jon Wiener: On the Radio
KPFK Wed. 9/3: Jane Mayer on “The Dark Side”
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST “The Dark Side” " that’s where Dick Cheney said we would have to go to “achieve our objectives” in the White House’s war on terror. JANE MAYER has been investigating what “the dark side” really means. Her conclusion:... Read more...
Published 6 days ago
Palin and “The Lumberjack Song”
Those disparaging Palin’s lack of achievements have forgotten that it was Palin who wrote the famous “Lumberjack Song,” which of course is about life in Alaska: “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK/I sleep all night and I work all day.” The song generated controversy because of the next... Read more...
Published a week ago
Obama’s Limits: Interview with Andrew Bacevich
“We have presidential elections as a substitute for serious democratic politics” " that’s what Andrew Bacevich says. He’s been writing and teaching history and international relations at Boston University, after spending 23 years in the army and retiring as a colonel. What would serious... Read more...
Published a week ago
KPFK Wed. 8/17: Obama and the Limits of Power
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST ANDREW BACEVICH says even if Obama gets elected in November, he will disappoint us, and won’t be able to achieve his goals. That’s because the imperial presidency has eviscerated democracy; the endless wars have been a catastrophe for the... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
KFPK Wed. 8/20: Taxi to the Dark Side
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST “Taxi to the Dark Side” is THE film of the year on the Bush Adminstration and torture " it won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and tells the story of a taxi driver who committed no crime but was tortured and killed in Afghanistan.... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
KPFK Wed. 8/13: Traffic Problems
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST How traffic works, and why we drive the way do: TOM VANDERBILT has been studying the most democratic place in America, where people of every race, class, religion, and age work together closely and successfully: in traffic. Tom answers questions... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
KPFK Wed. 8/4: “Guilty” in Gitmo
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST The first military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay has come up with a predictable verdict of “guilty” for Osama bin Laden’s driver in the first US war crimes tribunal since WWII. But Salim Ahmed Hamdan was found “not guilty” of... Read more...
Published a month ago
KPFK Wed. 7/30: Collapse of the LA Times
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST The LA Times laid off 150 people from the newsroom last week; the stand-alone book review was published for the last time last Sunday; this week the paper is the thinnest it’s ever been. The new owner, Sam Zell, seems to hold his employees in... Read more...
Published a month ago
KPFK Wed. 7/23: Obama in Israel
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST In an effort to shore up his support among Jewish voters, many of whom voted for Hillary, Obama visits Israel Tuesday and Wednesday. His schedule includes trips to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial, and Sderot, the town that is the frequent... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
KPFK Wed. 7/16: Heavy Metal Islam
LISTEN TO THIS SHOW ONLINE - SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Young people in the Mideast are not all religious fundamentalists. MARK LeVINE found Morroccans who loves Black Sabbath, rappers in the Gaza Strip, and a young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song.’ " Heavy metal,... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
