Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 30 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Kevin Bankston, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a plaintiff in the lawsuits against telephone companies that conducted warrantless wire taps. He examines the consequences for the Constitution and holding lawbreakers accountable, with Congressional Democrat's caving in to the Bush administration on a new FISA surveillance bill.
- Brendan Bell Washington representative with the Union of Concerned Scientists, who assesses the credibility of calls to scrap environmental laws in order to expand drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and fragile coastal areas.
- Steve Heller, aka the "Diebold Whistleblower." In January of 2004 he stole and exposed legal documents [PDF] proving that Diebold Election Systems, Inc. was using and planned to continue using illegal, uncertified software in their California voting machines. He discusses issues related to election integrity, as citizens prepare to vote for president and Congress this November.
- Matthew Smucker, of the War Resisters League, summarizes a new report which features interviews with 90 peace and justice organizers from around the country expressing their views on the state of the U.S. anti-war movement.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: surveillance , Diebold , anti-war, ANWR
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 29 on WPKN
Live Music on Bill Nolan's Antique Blues
Science, Innovation and Culture Night
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Saturday, June 28 on WPKN
Ken Best interviews Sheila Weller
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday, June 27 on WPKN
Business in China : Testing Olympic Meddle
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thursday, June 26 on WPKN
Tidings from Hazel Kahan
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday, June 25 on WPKN
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 24 on WPKN
Monday, June 23, 2008
Monday, June 23 on WPKN
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sunday, June 22 on WPKN
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saturday, June 21 on WPKN
Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday, June 20 on WPKN
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Thursday, June 19 on WPKN
East End Ink
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Wednesday, June 18 on WPKN
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Tuesday, June 17 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Human Rights Groups Condemn Guantanamo Military Commissions Judging 9/11 Defendants." Interview with Hina Shamsi, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Palestinian Group Struggles to Protect Students' Education Rights." Interview with Lucy "X", an activist with the Palestine-based Right to Education Campaign, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Senate Report Finds Bush Distorted and Misused Intelligence to Sell Iraq War." Interview with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern, conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: Gnantanamo, anti-war, Palestine
Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday, June 16 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Kathryn Kolbert, president of People for the American Way, assesses the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Guantanamo detainees to appeal their cases in U.S. courts -- and the importance of future Supreme Court nominations in this year's presidential election.
- Journalist and historian Gareth Porter, reports on the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran as President Bush nears the end of his term in office.
- Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Organizer and Research Associate at the Institute for Policy Studies, looks at Barack Obama's historic candidacy and the issues of race and economic inequality in the U.S. election campaign.
- Stephen Kobasa, of the Catholic Worker, discusses plans for a June 21st protest vigil at the launching of the USS New Hampshire fast attack submarine at Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton, CT.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: Guanatanamo, Iran, Obama, race-baiting, anti-war
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Sunday, June 15 on WPKN
Backstage Buzz & Madame Veronica tonight
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Saturday, June 14 on WPKN
Second Saturday Magazine
- 10:00AM Martha Hall Foose- Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook. I have found the food from Mississippi and points south to be irresistible.
- 10:20AM Michelle Prosser- "Excuse me your God is Waiting." More from publisher Hamton Roads Excuse Me series and the expansion of the Law of Attraction.
- 10:40AM Christine Wicker- The Fall of the Evangelical Nation. The right wing Christian church is losing parishioners. Journalist Christine Wicker uses their own statistics to prove it.
- 11:00AM Co-Authors John Ivanhoe and Lisa Kivirist- Ecopreneuring: Purpose and the Planet before Profits. Learn how to save the planet and make a sustainable life for you and your family.
- 11:20AM Rabbi Benjamin Blech -The Sistine Secrets: Michalangelos Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Penned with co-author Vatican tour guide Roy Doliner- Rabbi Blech says that the messages are mostly, if not all, from the Jewish tradition.
- 11:40AM Simon Winder- The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond. Ian Flemings centennial was last week.
- 12:00 Noon Mark Bauerlein- The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our FutureOr, Dont Trust Anyone Under 30.
- 12:20AM Carl Honore- Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From Hyper- Parenting. So that they will be better prepared life-long learners, research shows that kids need to play more rather than be pushed to perform early on
- 12:40PM Dr. Neil Bernstein- There When He Needs You: How to be an Available, Involved, and Emotionally Connected Father to Your Son.
- 1:00PM Tracy James returns to WPKN to perform live in the studio. She has some new songs she wants to share with us.
- 1:40PM Marina Namet- Prisoner of Tehran: One Womans Story of Survival an Iranian Prison. Ms. Namets teenage life was taken away after being arrested and sent to prison by the Muslim radicals during the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday, June 13 on WPKN
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thursday, June 12 on WPKN
New Music New Haven
- "Gone Today" by Rob McClellan
- "These Worlds In Us" by Missy Mazzoli
- "Endurance" by Jennifer Graham
- "New Era Dance" by Aaron J. Kernis
- "Grace" (concerto in 3 movements for two marimbas) by Martin Bresnick
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday, June 11 on WPKN
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday, June 10 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "Deteriorating U.S.-Russia Relations Missing from Presidential Election Debate." Interview with Stephen F. Cohen, professor of Russian Studies at New York University, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Israeli Military Resisters Seek International Pressure to End Occupation of Palestinian Lands." Interview with Ofer Neiman, an activist with the Israeli military resisters' group, Yesh Gvul, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "In New Book, Former White House Press Secretary Says U.S. Media Complicit in Bush's Iraq War Propaganda." Interview with investigative journalist Robert Parry, conducted by Scott Harris.
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: McClellan, anti-war, Israel
New Music New Haven
- "Gone Today" by Rob McClellan
- "These Worlds In Us" by Missy Mazzoli
- "Endurance" by Jennifer Graham
- "New Era Dance" by Aaron J. Kernis
- "Grace" (concerto in 3 movements for two marimbas) by Martin Bresnick
Monday, June 09, 2008
Monday, June 9 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Retired 27-year veteran CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the conclusion of a recently released Senate Intelligence Committee report that President Bush knowingly overstated the threat Iraq posed to the United States in the lead-up to the war.
- Hina Shamsi, a staff attorney with the ACLU, talks about the controversial arraignment she witnessed of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 others before a military judge at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval base in Cuba last week.
- Herb Boyd activist, author and national editor of the Black World Today discusses Barack Obama's historic candidacy and the pattern of GOP race-baiting that is sure to be a factor in this year's general election campaign.
- Foreign Policy in Focus columnist Conn Hallinan examines the many warning signs he's documented that President Bush may be planning an air-strike against Iran before he leaves office.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: Iraq, Iran, Obama, race-baiting, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Live music tonight!
- June 22nd Patty Tuite & Band - Patty Tuite is a seasoned singer/songwriter/musician from Connecticut with a varied background based primarily in swinging blues, classic R&B and jazz.
- June 29th Mark Nomad - Singer and guitarist from western Massachusetts, performing solo or with a band, redefines the Skip James, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker.
- July 13th Rocky Lawrence - Rocky Lawrence had already made a reputation for himself as a brilliant electric blues guitarist on the East Coast and in the Midwest. A student of Muddy Waters, Hubert Sumlin and Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Lawrence was no stranger to the blues scene.
- July 20th Kerry Kearney & Band - Anyone who listens to Kerry Kearney play will agree he's one of the best slide guitarists you'll ever hear!
- August 31 Tommy Keys & Band - Finalist at the 22nd International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN, has a winning combination - Barrelhouse Boogie & Blues Piano with moody, Soulful Vocals.
Sunday, June 8 on WPKN
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Saturday, June 7 on WPKN
Friday, June 06, 2008
Friday, June 6 on WPKN
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Thursday, June 5 on WPKN
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Wednesday, June 4 on WPKN
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Tuesday, June 3 on WPKN
This afternoon on Between the Lines
- "FBI Agents at Guantanamo Kept 'War Crimes File.'" Interview with Marjorie Cohn president of the National Lawyers Guild, conducted by Scott Harris.
- "Palestinians in Village of At-Tuwani Resist Israeli Settler Harrassment." Interview with Hafez Hureini, a leader in At-Tuwani conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- "Army Sgt. Matthis Chiroux Refuses to Serve in 'Illegal' Iraq War." Interview with Sgt. Chiroux conducted by Scott Harris."
Free program summaries, interview transcripts, more info: http://www.btlonline.org/ Technorati tags: Guantanamo, Matthis Chiroux, Israel
Monday, June 02, 2008
Monday, June 2 on WPKN
Tonight on Counterpoint
- Steven F. Cohen, professor of Russian Studies and History at New York University, and author of Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia - discusses Russia's internal power struggles and the future of U.S. - Russian relations.
- Robert Parry, award winning investigative journalist and author of "Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush," assesses the inside look at the Bush administration published in the new book by former Bush press secretary Scott McClellan, titled, "What Happened."
- Cliff Schecter, author of "The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't."
- Missouri Congressional candidate Byron DeLear talks about his campaign to defeat incumbent Republican Rep. Todd Akin.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.whiterosesociety.org/. Technorati tags: McClellan, elections