Progressive Radio News Hour

Progressive Radio News Hour - Eric Draitser - 05/18/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:03:16 +0000

Eric Draitser is a New York-based independent geopolitical analyst. He founded Stop Imperialism.com. He contributes regularly to progressive web sites. He discusses issues mattering most.

He’ll do so on air.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Bruce Gagnon - 05/17/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:55 +0000

Gagnon is co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Having worked on space issues for over 20 years, he says:

“The US intends to control….and dominate space (militantly) and deny other countries access.”

America’s global hegemonic ambitions and world issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - John Kozy - 05/12/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:50 +0000

Kozy is a retired philosophy professor, now writing on social, political and economic issues. He taught for many years and has been writing for many more.

His latest writing will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour -Finian Cunningham - 05/11/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:00:19 +0000

Finian Cunningham is a musician, writer and activist. He’s based in Northern Ireland when not on site elsewhere.

Earlier he spent months in Bahrain. He did so addressing brutal Al-Khalifa monarchy repression.

Currently, he’s on the Horn of Africa. He’s covering struggles in that strategic part of the world. He’s not ignoring others.

Key ones will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Elizabeth Woodworth - 05/10/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:59 +0000

Woodworth is a writer and former head librarian for the British Columbia Ministry of Health (1978 - 2002). Her writing focuses largely on social justice issues.

She’s also involved in Consensus 9/11. It seeks “best evidence” proof to dispel official story falsehoods. New information learned will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - 05/05/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:03 +0000

Progressive Radio News Hour - Rodney Shakespeare - 05/04/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:00:38 +0000

Rodney Shakespeare is a Professor of Binary Economics at Trisakti University, Britain where he teaches postgraduate Islamic Economics and Finance.

He’s also a qualified UK Barrister, co-founder of the Global Justice Movement, and distinguished writer, scholar and lecturer, particularly at Islamic conferences on money, the real economy, and social and economic justice.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Paul Craig Roberts - 05/03/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:30:24 +0000

Roberts was former Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, a Wall Street Journal Associate Editor, and holder of numerous academic appointments, including at Georgetown University’s Center for Strategic and International Studies. He now prominently criticizes destructive, repressive state policies, harming people everywhere.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Ellen Brown - 04/28/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:00:18 +0000

Brown is a civil litigation attorney, distinguished author, and frequent writer on financial issues. A new edition of her important book, “Web of Debt,” is a brilliant analysis of the private banking system, how it usurped money creation power, and how we can get it back.

She also heads the Public Banking Institute (PBI), an initiative to return power to the people where it belongs.

Her latest writing will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Larry Pinkney - 04/27/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:00:55 +0000

Pinkney’s a dedicated activist. He’s a former political prisoner. He’s a Black Panther Party veteran. He formerly served as Republic of New Africa Minister of Interior.

Currently he’s an editorial board member of The Black Commentator.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Robert McChesney - 04/26/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:30:45 +0000

McChesney is a leading media scholar, critic, and activist. He’s also University of Illinois Research Professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

He’s a prolific writer and frequent speaker. His new book is titled “Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Away from Democracy.” It represents 15 years of research. He calls it “the capstone of (his) career.”

Discussion will focus on why the book’s so important.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Charles Derber

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:00:40 +0000

Charles Derber

Derber is Boston College Professor of Sociology. He’s a leading social critic. He challenges corporate power, globalization injustice and imperial lawlessness.

His books include “Regime Change Begins at Home,” “Corporation Nation,” “The Wilding of America,” and “People Before Profit.”

Progressive Radio News Hour - Denis Rancourt - 04/20/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:00:48 +0000

Denis Rancourt is a distinguished tenured Professor of Physics, a recognized expert in his field, and an Environmental Science Researcher at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Yet he was persecuted, unfairly fired, and barred from campus. Doing so constituted a gross violation of his academic freedom, tenure, stature, and support for human rights, civil liberties and equal justice.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Karl Grossman - 04/19/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:34:47 +0000

Karl Grossman is a State University of New York Professor of Journalism. He focuses on investigative reporting. He’s done so for over 40 years.

His books include “Cover Up: What You Are Not Supposed to Know about Nuclear Power.”

Updating Japan’s nuclear disaster will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - John Kozy - 04/14/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:00:30 +0000

Kozy is a retired philosophy professor, now writing on social, political and economic issues. He taught for many years and has been writing for many more.

Kozy’s latest writing will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Michael Parenti - 04/13/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:00:23 +0000

Michael Parenti

Parenti is an internationally known, highly respected political scientist and award-winning author and lecturer.

His many books include Democracy for the Few (in its 9th edition), Superpatriotism, and Inventing Reality on the state of the media.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - James Petras - 04/12/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:30:40 +0000

Petras is Binghamton University, New York Professor Emeritus, a noted figure on the left, a distinguished Latin American expert, and longtime chronicler of the region’s popular struggles.

He’s also a consummate scholar and prolific writer of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including his latest titled, “The Arab Revolt and the Imperialist Counterattack.”

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - John McMurtry - 04/07/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:00:39 +0000

McMurtry is an internationally recognized moral and political philosopher who is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and University Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, Ontario.

His volumes on Philosophy and World Problems for UNESCO are globally published, and his widely translated works include the influential books, “Unequal Freedoms,” “The Cancer Stage of Capitalism,” and “Value Wars.”

McMurtry is also an active public advocate for global justice, world peace, and international law.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Rodney Shakespeare - 04/06/13

progressiveradionetwork — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:00:20 +0000

Rodney Shakespeare is a Professor of Binary Economics at Trisakti University, Britain where he teaches postgraduate Islamic Economics and Finance.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.

Progressive Radio News Hour - Rick Rozoff - 04/05/13

progressiveradionetwork — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:30:51 +0000

Rozoff’s an activist, anti-war supporter, and editor of the web site Stop NATO.

It “document(s) and oppose(s) global militarist trends and an expanding theater of war that began” by balkanizing Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

It then expanded to South Asia, and now ravages the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.