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DOJ Probes JPMorgan Chase for $2 Billion Loss; DEA Accused of Role in Killing of 4 Civilians in Honduras; Greece to Hold New Elections After Unity Talks Fail; Charges Unveiled in Rebekah Brooks Phone-Hacking Case; Virginia House Denies Judgeship to Openly Gay Prosecutor; Investigation: Texas Executed Innocent Man in 1989; Medical Report Claims Zimmerman Had Injuries After Martin Killing. And more.
Ghazi Khankan (1934-2012) and the 64th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
What enables a citizen to work for peace and justice day after day, year
after year… for three generations? Some answers can be found in the life
of Ghazi Khankan. Our American-New York brother died suddenly two weeks
ago, Khankan’s resolute manner exemplifies the enduring struggle and
demonstrates the finest qualities of a long-distance runner in this
demanding phase of our US history.
First hour of an expanded 2-hour show. More...
How safe is bottled water? What are the environmental consequences? Who owns the water? What can YOU do to improve drinking water? Host Ken Gales talks with Dr. Sandra Steingraber, cancer survivor and author of Living Downstream. Other guests will be: Ruth Caplan of the Sierra Club Water Privatization Task Force, Peter Rugh of Occupy Wall Street's Environmental Working Group and Donna Stein, president of New York City Friends of Clearwater.
Second hour of an expanded 2-hour show. More...
Colorado Lawmakers Nix Same-Sex Union Bill; Report: NATO Failed to Fully Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya Bombing; Rebekah Brooks Charged in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal; Malaysian Tribunal Finds Bush, Cheney Guilty of War Crimes; California Governor Unveils Cuts, Tax Hikes to Overcome Budget Shortfall; Ron Paul to Suspend Campaigning, Focus on Delegates; Democrats Accept Corporate Funds for Convention; Activists Protest Resumption of Controversial Immigration Policy in New York. And more.
This expanded show aired from 7pm to 10pm. "SING YOUR SONG", A Survey of the life and times of HARRY BELAFONTE. This isn’t just the story of a man, but the story of a country and a century. It’s a motivational look at an important figure in history who challenged the status quo and inspired change. From his rise to fame as an international calypso star and his experiences touring a segregated country, and his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights
movement and impacted many other social-justice movements. Belafonte is a tenacious hands-on activist who fought against poverty and worked for labor rights.
Produced & Hosted by Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash. See www.BUILDINGBRIDGESRADIO.ORG
FUNDRAISING SPECIAL: Theater tickets!! Broadway, off-Broadway, season tix, hit show tix, new productions of classic plays tix! Bargain tix! With guest Crystal Field, founder and artistic director of Theater for the New City. Hosted by Janet Coleman and David Dozer.
More info about the Pentagon attack on 911. Guest: Barbara Honegger, a former White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy. She has written about the attack on the Pentagon during 911. First hour of a 2-hour show. More....
49 Mutilated Bodies Found in Monterrey Mexico; 11 Killed in Apparent U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen; JPMorgan Chase Ousts 3 Execs Over $2B Loss; Spaniards Mark 1 Year of Anti-Austerity Protests; Greece Election Likely as Leftist Reject Coalition;
Former News of the World Editor Confirms Close Contact With British Leaders; Colleagues Donate 8 Months Vacation to Trayvon Martin’s Mother. And more.
Stephen The Road Warrior presented "Mad In America - Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill" by Robert Whitaker. Whitaker, a science reporter for the Boston Globe, shows how the treatment of the "mad" has reflected society's changing political views and philosophical values. It's a history of the medical treatment of the mentally ill in the US, from its roots in England to the present, and it also addresses the history of Eugenics.
Stephen will personally mail Mr. Whitaker's presentation by Friday, as a thank-you gift to Listeners who call 212-209-2950 and make a $60 donation. It can also be ordered online. Thanks again for your 52 years of continued financial support to WBAI, 99.5 FM in the NY tri-state area, and 62 years of financial support to the Pacifica Foundation.
Mothers Day Special. Second hour of an expanded 2-hour show. Host Shelton Walden was joined by Florence Williams, author of "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History".
Host Shelton Walden is joined by guest Florence Williams, author of "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History".
This expanded show aired from Noon to 2pm. Beyond the Pale with Esther Kaplan, Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark was preempted.
Tony Ryan and his co-host for the week, the Rev. Dr. Shawn Graham, journeyed into the world of Gospel Music. They looked at the various personal and spiritual characteristics of the genre and took listener phone calls.
The Republican Brain with Chris Mooney. Two-Hour Special.
Topic: Science journalist Chris Mooney's new book, The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science - and Reality.
Why do conservatives and Libertarians think differently than liberals and anarchists/socialists? Why do those on the Left seem ambiguous and often disunited or overly nuanced in their attempts to engage the political landscape while those on the Right seem close-minded and unwilling to accept objective scientific facts? We discussed these issues and more with Mr. Mooney and will be offering his book and the entire interview with him as thank-you's for contributing to WBAI during our program! Equal Time for Freethought is the ONLY humanist/atheist/freethought broadcast program on the East Coast (and perhaps nation-wide)!
Final hour of an extended 3-hour show. Economic Update with Professor Richard D. Wolff was pre-empted. His website is www.rdwolff.com and Prof. Wolff will post new shows on his website all during the month of May, even though his show is not heard on the air.
This was yet another pitching program. Right before this program we found that our voice mail doesn't appear to be functioning anymore. That may be the end of that. If it does come back we'll let you all know.
We had some computer problems at the start of this program. It's always a challenge to get anything to work at WBAI.
We once again updated the ongoing saga of R. Paul's struggles with gizzarditis. We're still running back and forth and getting even more scans, is there any limit to how many times a human body can be scanned? By the end of the month we're supposed to meet with the surgeons and see what they want to do.
The Sun rose at 5:41 this morning. So we did a substantial amount of this program with the Sun up. This is still quite the bizarre development for us. We're used to doing radio in the deep night.
We talked a tiny bit about the final transit of Venus that any of us alive today will ever see. The transit, where the planet Venus crosses the face of the Sun as seen from the Earth, will begin during the early evening of June 5. We'll post links to sites that will give good advice about protecting your eyesight while watching the transit. The next transit of the planet Venus will occur in December 2117.
Oh, the pitching. Well, we did pretty badly. I'm hoping that we can find out if anyone pledged using the WBAI Web site. Merry Middle Third everyone.
Obama Fundraises After Same-Sex Marriage Announcement; Romney Bullied Gay High School Classmate; 55 Killed in Syria Bombings; Up to 400,000 Protest Austerity Measures in London; JPMorgan Loses $2B on Complex Instrument; Deutsche Bank Settles Mortgage Fraud Claims; House GOP Cuts Protections for Immigrant, Native American, LGBT Victims in Domestic Violence Cases; Attorneys for Jailed Environmental Activist Tim DeChristopher Seek to Overturn Sentence. And more.
Obama Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage; U.S. Hosts Bahraini Prince as Monarchy Vows Harsher Crackdown; Greek Left Drops Bid for Coalition Gov’t; Hundreds Protest Bank of America in Charlotte; Parents of Captive U.S. Soldier Reveal Secret Talks on Prisoner Swap; Report: NYPD’s "Stop and Frisk" Heavily Targets Black, Latino Men; Vermont Set to Become 1st State to Ban Fracking. And more.
The department of Defense – taxpayer waste, lack of accountability. Guest: Dr. Ben Freeman, a National Security Investigator at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) in Washington DC. His specialties are: Department of Defense personnel issues, weapons procurement, and the impact of lobbying by foreign governments on U.S. Foreign policy. More...
North Carolina Approves Gay Marriage Ban; GOP Blocks Student Loan Relief in Senate Vote; Would-Be Airline Bomber Was Saudi CIA Double Agent; Greek Leftists Rule Out Coalition with Austerity Backers; Al Jazeera Closes China Bureau over Visa Denial; 10 White Supremacists Arrested in Florida for "Race War" Plot; Officers Face Manslaughter Charges over Fatal Beating of Homeless Man; Twitter Resists Court Order on Occupy Activist. And more.
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